Ana S. from the University of Ottawa speaks with Dr. Stephanie Willerth, a Professor and the Acting Director of the Centre for Biomedical Research at the University of Victoria. Dr. Willerth runs a research program investigating neural tissue engineering treatments for disorders of the central nervous system, while concurrently training highly qualified personnel. In this Curiosity Capsule, Dr. Willerth speaks about how her groundbreaking work combines stem cells, tissue engineering, drug delivery, and 3D bioprinting.Learn more about Dr. Wilerth’s research https://www.engr.uvic.ca/~willerth/drwillerth.shtml

Dr. Lara Gharibeh, uOttawa/Ottawa Heart Institute, interviews Mr. Hashem Al-Ghaili, a science communicator and a video producer based in Berlin, Germany. In this episode, Mr. Al-Ghaili shares what inspired him to pursue his career journey in science communication. He also shares insights on the challenges he faces, how he navigates misinformation, and where he sees the evolution of the field of science communication is going.Learn more: https://hashem-alghaili.com/

تقابل الدكتورة لارا غريبه ، معهد أوتاوا للقلب / أوتاوا ، السيد هاشم الغيلي ، متخصص في التواصل العلمي ومنتج فيديو في برلين ، ألمانيا. في هذه الحلقة ، يشارك السيد الغيلي ما ألهمه لمتابعة رحلته المهنية في مجال الاتصال العلمي.يشاركنا أيضاً التحديات التي يواجهها في ظل إنتشار المعلومات العلمية الخاطئة واين يرى توجه مجال الاتصال العلمي في المستقبل

Nicole Chu from the University of Ottawa speaks with Chloe Yap, MD-PhD Candidate at the Mater Research Institute and the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland and Fulbright Future Scholar currently visiting UCLA. In this interview, Chloe shares the major findings from her recent work published in CellPress Journal titled “Autism-related dietary preferences mediate autism-microbiome associations”. Tune in to learn more about Chloe's research on the brain-gut-microbiome axis and its relationship to our social mind. Learn more about this study:  https://t.co/ZJpQ2Tkr44 Timestamps: 1:30 - Major findings from the paper?3:28 - What is the gut microbiome and its role in our health?6:30 - Hypothesis "hype" around the gut microbiome driving autism?8:57 - "Big data" analysis method12:17 - Future takeaways to help improve the standard of care for autism? 

Nicole Chu from the University of Ottawa speaks with Dr. Richard Lee, Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology at Harvard University and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Lee is also a Senior Physician at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Leader of the Cardiovascular Diseases Program at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute. Tune in to this episode and learn more about Dr. Lee's research on induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) derived cardiomyocytes for heart regeneration. Learn more: https://hscrb.harvard.edu/labs/lee-lab/

Our host and producer Ana Spasojevic from the University of Ottawa speaks with Dr. Milica Radisic, a Professor at the University of Toronto’s Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Radisic’s research aims to enable cardiovascular regeneration through tissue engineering and the development of novel biomaterials. In this Curiosity Capsule, Dr. Radisic discusses her pioneering work in the engineering of cardiac patches, generating beating in-vitro heart tissues from stem cells via electrical stimulation.Learn more about Dr. Radisic’s research: https://www.labs.chem-eng.utoronto.ca/radisic/

Tuba B. from the University of Ottawa talks to Dr. Joanne Lemieux a Professor of Structural Biology at the University of Alberta in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry. Most recently, during the COVID-19 pandemic, as the principal investigator on the study, Dr. Lemieux worked to develop an antiviral drug against coronavirus disease. In this interview, Dr. Lemieux speaks on her discovery of antiviral protease agents that interfere with SARS-CoV-2, the chemical design process of drug development, and her perspective on the future of antiviral pills. Learn more: https://lemieuxlab.biochem.ualberta.ca/ 

Tune into our latest episode featuring Dr. Nicole Racine, clinical psychologist and post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Calgary and the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute. In this episode, Dr. Racine shares actionable insights on the global-wide mental health crisis youth and adolescents are facing during the pandemic. Dr. Racine discusses topics such as the reopening of schools across Canada, possible long-term impacts the pandemic could have on Youth mental health, and much more.

In this episode, Dr. Pedro Curi Hallal talks about the challenges of physical activity in different countries and in the era of COVID-19. Dr. Hallal also shares with us his view on how to become more physically active and what is being done in the exercise field to overcome the under-representation of women.

Neste episódio, o Dr. Pedro Curi Hallal fala sobre os desafios da Atividade Física em diferentes países e na era do COVID-19, como aumentar a participação nisto e tornar-se mais ativo, e o que está sendo feito na área de exercício físico para superar a sub-representação das mulheres na ciência.