How neurons talk to each other - the synapse and more: Dr. Susan Voglmaier, UCSF
A psychiatrist studies the cellular machinery that drives synaptic transmission
12:29
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CTOR Short: The Cat Who Broke his Sweet Tooth
A genetic exploration of why cats can not taste sweet foods
07:56
Tapping into the Brain's Avoidance Centers: Dr. Garret Stuber, UNC Chapel Hill
A neuroscientist manipulates a tiny brain region that controls avoidance behavior To support the...
09:30
Speaking with the Lizard Man: Dr. Eric Pianka, UT-Austin
A biologist speaks about his life on the desert, his mentors, his bazooka accident, and lizards....
44:45
Pulling DNA: Dr. Sophie Dumont, UCSF
A biophysicist studies the microscopic machinery that pulls chromosomes apart during cell division
14:45
Exploring the Zombie Brain: Dr. Brad Voytek, UCSD
A neuroscientist uses the zombie brain as a springboard for teaching.
21:17
The big role of microRNAs in the immune system: Dr. Mark Ansel, UCSF
An immunologist studies microRNAs
17:30
How to become a heart cell: Dr. Benoit Bruneau, Gladstone Institute for Cardiovascular Disease
An epigeneticist studies how the heart is formed
11:38
A neurobiologist discusses the medical uses of Botulinum Toxin A
13:32
The cell's fusion machinery: Dr. Edwin Chapman (Part 1), University of Wisconsin-Madison and HHMI
A neurobiologist discusses the machinery that allows neurons to communicate
12:01
Evolution of the deer mouse: Dr. Hopi Hoekstra, Harvard University
An evolutionary geneticist studies how animals adapt to their environments
13:51
How the bat brain knows its place: Dr. Michael Yartsev, Princeton Neuroscience Institute
A neuroscientist uses bats to understand how the brain represents the 3D world
18:29
Our protective microbiome: Dr. Susan Lynch, UCSF
A microbial ecologist discusses the vibrant ecosystem known as the human body.
18:30
Exploring the evolution and development of the vertebrate skeleton: Dr. Richard Schneider, UCSF
A developmental biologist studies cellular mechanisms that form the head and face.
11:57
A chemist turned neuroscientist maps the motivational state of hunger
14:48
Towards personalized cancer treatments: Dr. Eric Collisson and Dr. Barry Taylor, UCSF
An oncologist and a computational biologist team up to treat cancer.
24:38
How does the brain motivate us to move?: Dr. Anatol Kreitzer, UCSF/Gladstone
A neuroscientist studies how diseases of the brain affect motivation and the body's ability to move.
13:01
How the brain stays stable in a changing world Dr. Graeme Davis, UCSF
A neuroscientist studies the brain's homeostat.
16:46
Energy balance in a changing environment: Dr. Kaveh Ashrafi, UCSF
A neuroscientist studies how a worm's brain regulates feeding.
25:40
The neighborhood of cells in breast cancer: Dr. Zena Werb, UCSF
A cancer biologist discusses the breast cancer and the cellular neighborhood
15:13
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