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People Behind the Science Podcast - Stories from Scientists about Science, Life, Research, and Science Careers

Dr. Marie McNeely

Are you searching for stories to ignite your curiosity, teach you to perform better in life and career, inspire your mind, and make you laugh along the way? In this science podcast, Dr. Mari...

Episodes

20 of 328 episodes

889: Examining the Impacts of Exercise on Cardiovascular Health After Stroke - Dr. Ada Tang

Dr. Ada Tang is a physical therapist, an Associate Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Science at McMaster University, and a Clinician...

40:01Nov 2, 2026

888: Discovering How Bacteria Find and Break Down Complex Carbohydrates - Dr. Jeffrey Gardner

Dr. Jeffrey Gardner is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). Jeffrey's...

47:37Oct 26, 2026

887: Examining Emotions and How They Affect Our Actions - Dr. Jessica Tracy

Dr. Jessica Tracy is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and Director of the Emotion and Self Laboratory at the University of Britis...

42:38Oct 19, 2026

886: Developing Stem Cell and Extracellular Vesicle Therapies to Treat Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury - Dr. Franklin West

Dr. Franklin West is an Associate Professor in the Regenerative Biosciences Center at the University of Georgia. In the lab, Franklin and hi...

38:49Oct 12, 2026

885: Studying How Physical Forces Shape Cancer, Immunity, and Disease - Dr. Meenal Datta

Dr. Meenal Datta is the Jane DeFlorio Collegiate Professor and associate professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University...

50:07Oct 5, 2026

884: Investigating the Physics of Ultra-Fast Movements in Animals and Developing Low-Cost Scientific Tools - Dr. Saad Bhamla

Dr. Saad Bhamla is Assistant Professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Resear...

42:09Sep 28, 2026

883: Unearthing Clues to Reveal How People Lived in Early Mesoamerican Cities - Dr. Verónica Pérez Rodríguez

Dr. Verónica Pérez Rodríguez is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY). Ver...

44:41Sep 21, 2026

882: Examining How Environmental Exposures Shape Children's Health - Dr. Erica Walker

Dr. Erica Walker is the RGSS Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Brown University School of Public Health. Erica is an environmental...

53:44Sep 14, 2026

881: Dedicated to Discovering the Causes and Treatments for Hearing Deficits - Dr. Christopher Cederroth

Dr. Chris Cederroth is an Assistant Professor within the laboratory of Experimental Audiology working on tinnitus within the Department of P...

55:49Sep 7, 2026

880: Working to Preserve and Restore Populations of Bees and Other Pollinators - Dr. Lauren Ponisio

Dr. Lauren Ponisio is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Oregon. Lauren's research revolves around pre...

43:05Aug 31, 2026

879: Examining Early Mammals and the Evolution of Modern Mammalian Diversity - Dr. Greg Wilson Mantilla

Dr. Greg Wilson Mantilla is a Professor in the Department of Biology, Adjunct Professor in Department of Earth & Space Sciences, Curator of...

44:57Aug 24, 2026

878: Researching Flood Resistance in Rice and Other Plants - Dr. Julia Bailey-Serres

Dr. Julia Bailey-Serres is Director of the Center for Plant Cell Biology and Distinguished Professor of Genetics at the University of Califo...

37:28Aug 17, 2026

877: Studying How Dynamic Biological Systems Shape Health and Aging - Dr. Alan Cohen

Dr. Alan Cohen is Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Chair of Biological Complexity and Healthy Longevity, and Co-Directo...

51:33Aug 10, 2026

876: Dr. Isaac Harris: Uncovering the Hidden Roles of Antioxidants in Health, Cancer, and Other Diseases

Dr. Isaac Harris is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biomolecular Sciences and the Center for Discovery in Cance...

55:44Aug 3, 2026

875: Investigating How Disruptions in the Gut Microbiome Impact Intestinal Epithelial Cells and Lead to Disease - Dr. Mariana Byndloss

Dr. Mariana Byndloss is Assistant Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Research in M...

36:39Jul 27, 2026

874: Searching for Signs of Life on Mars and Beyond - Dr. Amy Williams

Dr. Amy Williams is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences and Assistant Director of the Astraeus Space Institute a...

47:33Jul 20, 2026

873: Finding Out How the Brain Controls Movement in Moths During Flight - Dr. Simon Sponberg

Dr. Simon Sponberg is Dunn Family Professor and Assistant Professor in the School of Physics and the School of Biological Sciences, as well...

54:50Jul 13, 2026

872: Uncovering the Mechanisms Underlying Uneven Rates of Evolution Across Organisms - Dr. Martha Muñoz

Dr. Martha Muñoz is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University. Martha is an evolutiona...

52:00Jul 6, 2026

871: Committed to Conserving and Reintroducing Crocodile and Turtle Species - Dr. Steven Platt

Dr. Steven Platt is a Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Herpetologist for Southeast Asia. Steve is a crocodile and turtle biologist who st...

49:11Jun 29, 2026

870: Determining the Drivers of Diversity in Bats and Other Mammals - Dr. Sharlene Santana

Dr. Sharlene Santana is Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Washington and Curator of Mammals at the Unive...

37:57Jun 22, 2026