34 episodes
The Gastronauts Podcast Gastronauts
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Because all who eat, do so to move. We move in search of the next meal, the next idea, the next big thing. Join us as we uncover what moves experts on gut brain matters.
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Episode 31: A Plant-Based Future
Join our conversation with Ilya Raskin, famous for his work on plant growth regulation, plant immunity to diseases, phytoremediation, and, in the last decade, for his research in plant-derived functional foods and medicines. He is also actively involved in international bioexploration, conservation and is an amazing photographer!
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Episode 30: Intestinal Inflammation Interface
Join us in our chat with Dr. Brian Gulbransen, from Michigan State University. His laboratory studies how inflammation in the nervous system leads to long-term changes in gastrointestinal function; and how glia, immune cells and the neurons in the gut communicate.
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Episode 29: The Unseen Controllers
Dr. Maude David is an Assistant Professor at Oregon State University. Her laboratory studies the microbial gut-brain connection, and how microbes impact behavior, specifically in Autism Spectrum Disorder and anxiety.
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Episode 28: Engineering Cyborgs
Join us in our talk with the amazing Dr. Greg Gage, CEO and co-founder of Backyard Brains, an engineer and neuroscientist designing open-source tools to bring advanced neuroscience into classrooms and designing robots that help us understand how neurons produce behavior.
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Episode 27: Wiggle the Mind
Join us in our talk with Dr. Polina Anikeeva, a material scientist and engineer leading a group at MIT that develops cutting-edge devices to understand and modulate the brain and other body systems.
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Episode 26: Carve Your Path
Our very own 2022 Bite Size Summit, featuring four amazing early career scientists studying the brain-body connection and the effects of microbiome and diet across different species, join us in our conversation with doctors Valerie Darcey, Aki Ohdera, Nikki Pelot and Shawn Spencer.