Science Rehashed

06/16/2023

Patients with peripheral neuropathy are at risk daily due to the body failing to generate pain to prevent
injury. Dr Metallo at Salk Institute spoke with us about the link between insulin and this condition in diabetes and the inspiration for this research

05/25/2023

AI potential keeps surprising us! Dr Naik at tells us about a novel AI model that uses language-based approaches to generate functional protein sequences. This could help solve healthcare problems, changing traditional protein engineering. Link in bio

05/21/2023

Our next episode is coming up, don’t miss it next week! Will talk with Dr about deep learning language models for protein designing and engineering

05/05/2023

Respiratory pathogens are often antibiotic resistant, reason why ventilator associated infections represent a major cause of death worldwide. Dr developed bioengineered live bacteria able to eliminate those infections. Learn more at the link in bio

04/13/2023

Imagine if your body movements could generate electricity that would induce wound healing avoiding infections? 🤯 Mind blowing, right? It is what Dr Zong-Hong Lin and Dr Birman at Tsinghua University have been studying and developed a wearable/dressing for. Listen at the link in bio

04/12/2023

🥳🥳 Celebrate with us our 50th episode, will drop the link soon! Let us know what is your fave episode so far

03/25/2023

What if vaccine could revolutionise medicine all over again? Khalid Shah team is working on a cell-based vaccine to train the immune system to recognize and eliminate certain types of cancer cells. This could prevent relapse and metastasis. Link in bio

03/02/2023

So inspirational talking to the awardee of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Dr Carolyn Bertozzi, about her career journey made of opportunities but also pushbacks like challenges in finishing her grad program, sexism and switching between disciplines

Listen to this episode from Science Rehashed on Spotify. When chemist and Nobel Laureate Carolyn Bertozzi was leaving grad school, she asked her professors for letters of recommendation to pursue a postdoc in immunology. They warned her that she was flushing her career down the toilet. Instead, this...

02/13/2023

Our next guest is Dr Shah from BWH in Boston, where he is Vice Chair of Research in Neurosurgery and Professor at Harvard Medical School. He also directs the Center for Stem Cell & Translational Immunotherapy. Dr.
Shah and his team have pioneered major developments in translational cell therapy field, successfully developing gene edited and engineered cellular therapies for cancer

02/09/2023

How many of us are guilty of spending too much time on social media? 24/7 access to online content and social connection can impact mental wellbeing, especially in youth. We spoke with experts to gain a 360 perspective of this issue and explore solutions.
Luisa Fassi tells us about her research on adolescent development and creating a sense of self online. Emma Fyffe opens up about how making a career of her online persona has affected her own mental wellbeing. Sean Kelley presents his work on algorithms that can identify mental health status from peoples’ language on social media posts. Dr. Ashley Knapp tells us about the digital tools her team is developing for youth to combat anxiety and how we can make these tools accessible and effective for all

Listen to this episode from Science Rehashed on Spotify. Social media has infiltrated our society more quickly than any other technological advancement. Kids today have access to endless content and social connections by way of the internet than the generations before them. What effect does a 24/7 c...

01/18/2023

Learn from Dr Welch and Dr Vanhatalo about Family Nurture Intervention, a means of facilitating parent-infant emotional connection, to address pre-term birth and prevent developmental complications. Link in bio