Dr Elizabeth Nance – The Role of Nanoparticles in Neuroscience
Dr Elizabeth Nance has an impressive track record. Now a Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Washington, USA, Dr Nance’s work centres around the use of n...
13 Syys 201912min
A Holistic Approach to Improving Dairy Farming - Dr Amber Adams-Progar, Washington State University
Dairy farming is a tough business, where farmers experience countless challenges on a regular basis, from ensuring the health and welfare of their cattle to protecting the safety of their employees. D...
23 Elo 201911min
Lifting Brain Fog - Professor Etienne Sibille and Professor James Cook
Effective treatments for cognitive dysfunction, such as declines in memory and other mental faculties often associated with depression or old age, may be within reach, according to Professor Etienne S...
23 Elo 201913min
Understanding Lassa virus - Dr Matthew Boisen, Zalgen Labs
For many years, Dr Matthew Boisen, Director of Diagnostics Development at Zalgen Labs, has focussed on trying to understand Lassa fever. Part of the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Consortium, his group’s obj...
16 Elo 201913min
Understanding Fear in Animals - Professor Jeansok Kim, University of Washington
Research into animal fear typically utilises laboratory techniques based on Pavlovian fear conditioning, but these approaches are limited. Professor Jeansok Kim, from the Department of Psychology, Uni...
16 Elo 201912min
Unravelling the Mysteries of Working Memory - Mark D’Esposito, MD, University of California, Berkeley
To accomplish even a simple goal, our brain must coordinate thousands of pieces of information, remember which parts are relevant, and ignore anything that is extraneous. Professor Mark D’Esposito of ...
9 Elo 201913min
Leveraging New Technologies to Treat Brain Injury - Mark D’Esposito, MD, University of California, Berkeley
The brain is the most mysterious organ in the human body – despite decades of research, we have just begun to scratch the surface in understanding how the brain works and how we can help it to heal fo...
9 Elo 201912min
Improving Milk Quality from the Farm to the Table - Professor Ronald Erskine, Michigan State University
The US dairy industry has undergone major restructuring over the past couple of decades, with growing herd sizes and an increased reliance on labour from outside the family. These changes have brought...
19 Heinä 201913min
