The Diploid Duo

Nicole and Qian Hua

Nicole and Qian Hua are two stem cell biologists whom are passionate about all things related to biology, biomedical sciences, health and medicine. The Diploid Duo is a fun avenue to discuss about new and exciting frontiers in biological research and also to share about what life as a researcher entails. Instagram: @thediploidduo Views are our own and are not endorsed by our affiliations in any way.

Episodes

  1. 04/05/2021

    TDD Episode 3 – Addressing your COVID19 concerns and introducing LUNAR-COV19: A new and upcoming vaccine (part 2)

    This episode of TDD, Nicole and Qian Hua, joined by special guest Professor Ooi Eng Eong, address more concerns the public has about the COVID19 vaccines and discuss further about the Science behind the vaccines. Prof Ooi co-directs the Viral Research and Experimental Medicine Centre at the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre. He is also a professor at Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, and the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the National University of Singapore. Prof Ooi also introduces an upcoming COVID19 vaccine, LUNAR-COV19, which he is co-developing with American pharmaceutical company Arcturus Therapeutics. This episode is the first part of a two-part series. References 1.  https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/long-term-effects-covid-19-vaccine-pfizer-moderna-allergies-14270174 2.  https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/encourage-take-up-covid-19-vaccine-govt-officials-will-go-door-to-door-address-concerns-gan-kim-yong 3.  https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2020/09/17/u-s-public-now-divided-over-whether-to-get-covid-19-vaccine/ 4.  https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/making-of-a-speedy-covid-19-vaccine-using-science-to-make-the-body-a-factory 5.  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-it-safe-to-delay-a-second-covid-vaccine-dose/ 6.  https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/vaccine-inventory-management.html 7.  https://www.moh.gov.sg/covid-19/vaccination 8.  https://www.hsa.gov.sg/docs/default-source/default-document-library/hsa-press-release-hsa-grants-interim-authorisation-for-first-covid-19-vaccine-in-singapore-(final-web2).pdf 9.  https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00409-0 10.  https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/long-term-effects-covid-19-vaccine-pfizer-moderna-allergies-14270174 11.  https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n597 12.  https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/israeli-study-shows-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-94-effective 13.  https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n567 14.https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2021/01/covid-19-vaccine-singapore/index.html?shell

    30 min

  2. 03/24/2021

    TDD 5-Minute Journal Club mini-series episode 3

    For today's 5-minute journal club, Nicole presented on a Stem Cell Translational Medicine article 'Longitudinal neuroimaging evaluation of the  corticospinal tract in patients with stroke treated with autologous bone  marrow cells' from a group at University of Texas Health Science Center. Link to the article: https://stemcellsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/sctm.20-0369

    8 min

  3. 03/15/2021

    TDD Episode 2 – Addressing your COVID19 concerns and introducing LUNAR-COV19: A new and upcoming vaccine (part 1)

    This episode of TDD, Nicole and Qian Hua, joined by special guest Professor Ooi Eng Eong, address more concerns the public has about the COVID19 vaccines and discuss further about the Science behind the vaccines. Prof Ooi co-directs the Viral Research and Experimental Medicine Centre at the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre. He is also a professor at Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, and the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the National University of Singapore. Prof Ooi also introduces an upcoming COVID19 vaccine, LUNAR-COV19, which he is co-developing with American pharmaceutical company Arcturus Therapeutics. This episode is the first part of a two-part series.  References 1.  https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/long-term-effects-covid-19-vaccine-pfizer-moderna-allergies-14270174 2.  https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/encourage-take-up-covid-19-vaccine-govt-officials-will-go-door-to-door-address-concerns-gan-kim-yong 3.  https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2020/09/17/u-s-public-now-divided-over-whether-to-get-covid-19-vaccine/ 4.  https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/making-of-a-speedy-covid-19-vaccine-using-science-to-make-the-body-a-factory 5.  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-it-safe-to-delay-a-second-covid-vaccine-dose/ 6.  https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/vaccine-inventory-management.html 7.  https://www.moh.gov.sg/covid-19/vaccination 8.  https://www.hsa.gov.sg/docs/default-source/default-document-library/hsa-press-release-hsa-grants-interim-authorisation-for-first-covid-19-vaccine-in-singapore-(final-web2).pdf 9.  https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00409-0 10.  https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/long-term-effects-covid-19-vaccine-pfizer-moderna-allergies-14270174 11.  https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n597 12.  https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/israeli-study-shows-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-94-effective 13.  https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n567 14.https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2021/01/covid-19-vaccine-singapore/index.html?shell

    47 min

  4. 02/06/2021

    TDD 5-Minute Journal Club mini-series episode 2

    For today's 5-minute journal club, Nicole presented on a Nature Communications article 'Transneuronal delivery of hyper-interleukin-6 enables functional recovery after severe spinal cord injury in mice' from a group at Ruhr-Universität Bochum.  Here is the link to the article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33452250/

    11 min

  5. 01/25/2021

    TDD Episode 1 - Let's talk about the elephant in the room: COVID19 vaccines

    In this episode of TDD, Nicole and Qian Hua gave a crash course on vaccinations and dived into the specifics of the different COVID19 vaccines that are starting to be distributed and administered globally. They also answered all of the pressing questions you have pertaining to the vaccines. References: Pfizer studies: Phase 1/2 - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2639-4  Phase 2/3 - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2034577 https://www.fda.gov/media/144245/download Moderna studies: Prelim/ Phase 1 - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmoa2022483 (July 2020) Phase 2/3 - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2035389  (Dec 2020) https://www.fda.gov/media/144434/download Sinovac studies: Phase 1/2 - https://www.thelancet.com/article/S1473-3099(20)30843-4/fulltext (November 2020) AstraZeneca studies: Phase 1 - https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31604-4/fulltext Phase 2/3 - https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)32661-1/fulltext Other articles: https://vk.ovg.ox.ac.uk/vk/types-of-vaccine https://www.vox.com/21590994/oxford-vaccine-results-covid-19-astrazeneca-trial-pfizer-moderna https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/wondering-about-covid-19-vaccines-if-youre-pregnant-or-breastfeeding-2021010721722 https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/california-nurse-tests-positive-over-a-week-after-receiving-pfizer-covid-19 https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/11/more-people-are-getting-covid-19-twice-suggesting-immunity-wanes-quickly-some https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)32661-1/fulltext https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.01.18.426984v1 https://investors.modernatx.com/news-releases/news-release-details/statement-variants-sars-cov-2-virus https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-astrazeneca-vaccine/update-1-astrazeneca-says-its-vaccine-should-be-effective-against-new-coronavirus-variant-idUKL1N2J21YQ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-55212787 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-vaccine-idUSKBN2710UQ

    21 min

  6. 01/22/2021 · BONUS

    TDD 5-Minute Journal Club mini-series episode 1

    For today's 5-Minute journal club, Nicole presented on the Cell article 'Top-Down Control of Sweet and Bitter Taste in the Mammalian Brain' from the Zuker Lab in Columbia University, U.S.A. Here is the link to the article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33417862/

    8 min

  7. 12/20/2020

    TDD Episode 0 - Who are we?

    This episode of TDD, Nicole and Qian Hua introduces themselves, tell a story of how they met and explain what 'The Diploid Duo' is.  Nicole's Science blog - www.two-cells.com

    5 min

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Nicole and Qian Hua are two stem cell biologists whom are passionate about all things related to biology, biomedical sciences, health and medicine. The Diploid Duo is a fun avenue to discuss about new and exciting frontiers in biological research and also to share about what life as a researcher entails. Instagram: @thediploidduo Views are our own and are not endorsed by our affiliations in any way.

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  • Creator
    Nicole and Qian Hua
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Nicole and Qian Hua
  • Show Website
    The Diploid Duo