Dec 3, 2021
Paras interviews a previous post-doc at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, Ryan King. They chat about Ryan's long-lasting interest in how the heart functions and what was it like being a first-time dad in graduate school. During this interview, Ryan was a post-doc in Dr. Scott Johnstone's lab, who was featured in...
Sep 8, 2021
Big Lick of Science brings a first for us, we sit down with a summer undergraduate research fellowship (SURF) student at the Fralin Biomedical Research Insititute at Virginia Tech. Gabe focused on addiction research during his summer months in Roanoke and also talks a little bit about his educational...
Jul 8, 2021
We bring you a special episode today with Dr. György Buzsáki, Biggs Professor of Neuroscience at New York University School of Medicine. Paras and Dr. Buzsáki discuss his Inside Out approach and philosophy to how brain rhymes support cognitive function. Dr. Buzsáki is the author of over 300 papers and 2 books, the...
Jun 11, 2021
Dr. Stefanie Robel is a primary investigator at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech who focuses on these little star-shaped cells within our brains called astrocytes. These cells are important for brain health and function, but that can all change during traumatic brain injury, as her group...
May 22, 2021
Big Lick of Science sits down with new Principal Investigator, Dr. Scott Johnstone to discuss his research into cellular communication via pannexins and connexions and his unique experience working in academia in both the United States and the United Kingdom, along with opening a new lab during the pandemic.