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BS 204 Guy Caldwell: The Role of Molecular Biology in Neuroscience
FromBrain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone
BS 204 Guy Caldwell: The Role of Molecular Biology in Neuroscience
FromBrain Science with Ginger Campbell, MD: Neuroscience for Everyone
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76 minutes
Released:
Jan 27, 2023
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Podcast episode
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This month's episode is an encore presentation of an interview with Dr. Guy Caldwell from the University of Alabama. Dr. Caldwell explains how tools from molecular biology make it possible to use the famous C. Elegans roundworm to improve our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease. Dr. Caldwell will return to Brain Science next month to give us an update on his work. Links and References: Visit the Wormshack at the University of Alabama Molecular neurodegeneration, 14(1), 29. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13024-019-0329-1 C. elegans Alpha-Synuclein Models of Parkinson's Disease. Brain sciences, 9(4), 73. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci9040073 See show notes for BSP 59 for additional references. Scroll up or click here for the free episode transcript. Listener Support is greatly appreciated: brainsciencepodcast.com/donations Announcements: Please take a few minutes to complete this audience survey. Contact Dr. Campbell if you are interested a listener meet-up or sponsoring a talk by Dr. Campbell during her trip to Europe in April 2023. Please subscribe or follow Brain Science in your favorite audio app and please share it with others. Get free gift "5 Things You Need to Know about YOUR Brain when you sign up for the free Brain ScienceNewsletter to get show notes automatically every month. You can also text brainscience to 55444 to sign up. Check out the Brain Science podcast channel on YouTube Support Brain Science by buying Are You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Certainty by Virginia "Ginger" Campbell, MD. (Autographed copies are available) Check out the free Brain Science Mobile app for iOS, Android, and Windows. (It's a great way to get both new episodes and premium content.) Learn more ways to support Brain Science at http://brainsciencepodcast.com/donations Connect on Social Media: Twitter: @docartemis Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/brainsciencepodcast Contact Dr. Campbell: Email: brainsciencepodcast@gmail.com
Released:
Jan 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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