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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
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
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 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
Treating Chagas Disease: Dr. Jim McKerrow, UCSF
A pathologist studies a neglected tropical disease
16:13
Regenerating the heart: Dr. Deepak Srivastava, Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease
A cardiologist studies stem cells and heart development
08:20
Stem Cells and Epigenetics: Dr. Barbara Panning, UCSF
An epigeneticist discusses RNA interference
12:16
Chronic pain is a disease: Dr. Allan Basbaum, UCSF
A neuroscientist discusses the disease of pain
15:21
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