Immunology in Rewilded Lab Mice w/ Grad Student Alexander E. Downie

03/06/23 • 20 min

In this episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond, Senna Aldoubosh and Ketevan Shavdia sit down with Alexander E. Downie, a final year graduate student in the Graham lab, to learn more about his upcoming dissertation. Alec discusses his research with rewilded lab mice, a recent New Yorker article featuring the Graham lab, and advice for students pursuing grad school.

This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 147th board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.

For more information about the Graham Lab, as well as the New Yorker article, feel free to visit the pages linked below.

RESOURCES

http://algraham.princeton.edu/
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/the-case-for-free-range-lab-mice

CREDITS

Written and Hosted by Senna Aldoubosh and Ketevan Shavdia

Edited and Sound Engineered by Senna Aldoubosh

Transcript by Oyshee Lahiry

Produced by Senna Aldoubosh

For more from the Daily Princetonian, visit dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Please direct all corrections to [email protected].

This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 147th board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.

For more information about the Graham Lab, as well as the New Yorker article, feel free to visit the pages linked below.

RESOURCES

http://algraham.princeton.edu/
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/the-case-for-free-range-lab-mice

CREDITS

Written and Hosted by Senna Aldoubosh and Ketevan Shavdia

Edited and Sound Engineered by Senna Aldoubosh

Transcript by Oyshee Lahiry

Produced by Senna Aldoubosh

For more from the Daily Princetonian, visit dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Please direct all corrections to [email protected].

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Noncommunicable Diseases and Socioeconomic Status in Turkana, Kenya w/ Grad Student Benjamin Muhoya

In this episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond, Thiago Tarraf Varella sit down with Benjamin Muhoya, a graduate student in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology department to learn more about his research. Benjamin discusses his research in hospitals prior to coming to Princeton, his research looking at the evolutionary perspective of the trends noncommunicable diseases among different socioeconomic backgrounds in Turkana, and some exciting research results coming out soon.

This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 147th board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.

For more information about Benjamin's research, feel free to visit the insights article linked below.

RESOURCES

https://insights.princeton.edu/2022/10/ses-health/

CREDITS

Written and Hosted by Thiago Tarraf Varella

Edited and Sound Engineered by Senna Aldoubosh

Transcript by Ketevan Shavdia

Produced by Senna Aldoubosh

For more from the Daily Princetonian, visit dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Please direct all corrections to [email protected].

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Theoretical Computer Science w/ Dr. Pedro Paredes

In this episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond, Senna Aldoubosh and Lina Kim sit down with Dr. Pedro Paredes, a professor and researcher in the Computer Science Department to learn more about his research with theoretical computer science. Aside from discussing his work, Dr. Paredes delves into what sparked his interest in the topic, and even includes a puzzle for listeners.

This episode of Brains, Black Holes, and Beyond (B cubed) was produced under the 147th board of the Prince in partnership with the Insights newsletter.

For more information about Dr. Paredes and his research, feel free to visit the page linked below.

RESOURCES

https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~pparedes/

CREDITS

Written and Hosted by Senna Aldoubosh and Lina Kim

Edited and Sound Engineered by Lina Kim

Transcript by Eden Teshome

Produced by Senna Aldoubosh

For more from the Daily Princetonian, visit dailyprincetonian.com. For more from Princeton Insights, visit insights.princeton.edu. Please direct all corrections to [email protected].