Brain Matters the Podcast
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Episode 6 - Visualizing Glutamate Receptor Action with Dr. Vasanthi Jayaraman
On this episode, Matt and Dr. Vasanthi Jayaraman talk about glutamate receptors and how Vasanthi came to be a neuroscientist. They also discuss how science training and teaching can impact both the student and the teacher.
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Dr. Ahern publishes an article about molecular timers in eLife! Check out this new and exciting open access journal.
Before the interview, Dr. Chris Ahern and the Brain Matters team talked about reproducibility in science and how predictions and results do not always align.
“Don’t feel too pigeon-holed to get a result… If predictions don’t work out, that’s okay! That’s the data.”
On last week’s episode, Dr. Chris Ahern told a story about Francisco “Pancho” Bezanilla building a TV as a child to watch soccer games. Those skills proved to be useful when he was conducting his own experiments!
You can read more about Dr. Bezanilla and his work with voltage-sensing ion channels here.