Greg Suess Podcast
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The Greg Suess Podcast s04e16: Patrick Whelan
59 minutes Posted Sep 21, 2020 at 5:09 pm.
In today's episode Greg sits down with Dr. Patrick Whelan, Professor in Comparative Biology & Experimental Medicine at the University of Calgary to discuss the differences between science in Canada vs. the United States
how he developed his passion for researching spinal cord injury and good lab practices
the advantages of a good model organism in spinal cord research
how dopamine modulates CPGs to alter movement
the association between pain and locomotion
how innervation of the spinal cord may be modulated by the gut-brain axis
his collaborative work with clinicians on movement disorders
and Calgary as a city
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In today's episode Greg sits down with Dr. Patrick Whelan, Professor in Comparative Biology & Experimental Medicine at the University of Calgary to discuss the differences between science in Canada vs. the United States (2:32), how he developed his passion for researching spinal cord injury and good lab practices (8:17), the advantages of a good model organism in spinal cord research (19:32), how dopamine modulates CPGs to alter movement (27:57), the association between pain and locomotion (38:59), how innervation of the spinal cord may be modulated by the gut-brain axis (41:12), his collaborative work with clinicians on movement disorders (48:26), and Calgary as a city (53:06).