Send us a text Hold onto your lab coats as we delve into the astonishing medic skills of the Matabelle ants and their natural antibiotics, a discovery with implications that could ripple through human healthcare. We'll chuckle together at AI's attempts at artistic genius and its more practical uses in the operating room, and then ponder the ethical maze surrounding a pioneering pig liver medical procedure. Allergies got you sniffling? We've got the scoop on how nanoparticles might be the game-ch...
Feb 15, 2024•40 min
Send us a text Ever felt curious about the behind-the-scenes of animal research and the fascinating technologies being leveraged? Well, strap in as we embark on an enlightening journey, unveiling the intriguing world of animal research and its advancements through the lens of CRISPR-Cas9. We're discussing how a team at the University of Basel is revolutionizing gene-editing to minimize the use of mice in muscle disease studies. Our discussion doesn't stop at gene editing! We dive into the nitty-...
Nov 16, 2023•32 min
Send us a text News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: Ever wondered if taurine could be the secret to longevity and health span? We got curious and decided to investigate. With insights from animal studies, we explore if taurine could help combat obesity, inflammation, blood pressure, and type two diabetes. Brace yourselves a...
Oct 15, 2023•35 min
Send us a text Lab Rat Chat - Episode 34 with Dr. Ben Wylie Get ready to embark on a fascinating scientific journey with our esteemed guest, Dr. Ben Wylie. We know you're curious about his career journey, his cutting-edge work in sarcoma research, and his innovative approach towards cancer treatment. So, we promise you an enlightening conversation that is sure to feed your curiosity and inspire your scientific spirit. In the first part of our conversation, Dr. Wylie takes us through his journey,...
Aug 15, 2023•35 min
Send us a text News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: New birth control injection for female cats Making experiments more natural to better understand the brain Wound healing ink and 3D-printed applicator pens Potential cause of chronic pain associated with long COVID Links to all these stories can be found below In this epis...
Jun 27, 2023•37 min
Send us a text Lab Rat Chat - Episode 33 with Dr. Alejando Torrado-Pacheco What if psychedelics could hold the key to improving mental health? Join us for an inspiring conversation with Dr. Alejandro Torrado-Pacheco, a postdoc from Oregon Health Sciences University, as we journey through the world of psychedelics and their potential therapeutic applications. Alejandro shares his unique background, from growing up in Europe and studying physics, to ultimately transitioning into neuroscience and t...
Jun 19, 2023•32 min
Send us a text News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: The rapid evolution of the dogs of Chernobyl A mouse study that correlates nose picking with Alzheimer's How hibernating bears, pigs in small enclosures, and immobile humans avoid blood clots The quest to save the bees using robotic bees and artificial intelligence Links t...
May 04, 2023•37 min
Send us a text News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: March is National Kidney Month! How NAD+ and NMN can slow, stop, and even reverse kidney disease Scientists have been able to create mice from the cells of two male mice Did you know beetles mainly absorb water from their butts? Superb Fairy Wrens and their willingness to ...
Apr 04, 2023•39 min
Send us a text Lab Rat Chat - Episode 32 with Dr. Jodi Salinsky In this episode of Lab Rat Chat, Jeff and Danielle chat with Jodi Salinksy, DVM, Animal Welfare Officer for the University of Auckland, New Zealand. We're thrilled to finally talk with someone from New Zealand to be able to compare and contrast some of the similarities and differences regarding animal research in that part of the world. Topics discussed in this episode: Dr. Salinksky's extensive and impressive background and her jou...
Mar 28, 2023•45 min
Send us a text News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: Monogamous prairie voles - Happy Valentine's day! How freezing hibernating frogs might one day save humanity A discussion about the FDA Modernization Act February is American Heart Awareness month, so of course we talk about new research to repair scar tissue in the heart ...
Feb 10, 2023•31 min
Send us a text Lab Rat Chat - Episode 31 with Erin Vogelsong In this episode of Lab Rat Chat, Jeff and Danielle chat with Erin Vogelsong, MS, Program Director of Drexel University's Master of Laboratory Animal Science program. Special Live Webinar Announcement - February 1st @ 12pm EST: In celebration of International Laboratory Animal Technician Week, Drexel University is hosting a webinar Bringing the Magic Through Podcasting: A Behind the Scenes Look Into the Lab Rat Chat Podcast . The webina...
Jan 12, 2023•46 min
Send us a text Lab Rat Chat - Episode 30 with Dr. Agnès Lacreuse In this episode of Lab Rat Chat, Jeff and Danielle chat with Dr. Agnès Lacreuse, PhD, who is a researcher at the University of Massachusetts in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences Department. She utilizes nonhuman primates in her research in order to better understand neurocognitive aging and pathological aging processes, such as those involved in Alzheimer's disease. Two-thirds of Alzheimer's disease cases in humans...
Dec 14, 2022•31 min
Send us a text News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: How mice, and many other species, benefit from having fat in their bodies. Needless jet injection technology?! Reviving organs in pigs HOURS after death Why elephants don't get cancer - we bet you've never even thought about this but it's quite incredible Links to all thes...
Oct 31, 2022•29 min
Send us a text News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: Kinda Baboons and how their social structure affects their development How whale brains are protected through their special blood vessels Testosterone - a cuddling hormone?! Dogs and their ability to smell when we're stressed out Links to all these stories can be found bel...
Oct 03, 2022•33 min
Send us a text Lab Rat Chat - Episode 29 with Dr. Kyle Flippo In this episode of Lab Rat Chat, Jeff chats with Dr. Kyle Flippo, PhD, who is a postdoc in the University of Iowa Neuroscience and Pharmacology Department. He studies the role of endocrine signaling in the CNS in regulating metabolism, amongst other things. One of his current research projects has explored the role of a hormone (FGF21) in suppressing alcohol consumption in monkeys. Not only is this promising for providing a treatment ...
Sep 23, 2022•37 min
Send us a text News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: Zombie spiders - not quite as horrifying as it sounds Regeneration and restoration of heart cells in mice mRNA cancer vaccine development A pacemaker implanted into a mini-donkey An update on the rare colorful lobster news stories Links to all these stories can be found be...
Aug 23, 2022•33 min
Send us a text Lab Rat Chat - Episode 28 with Dr. Amanda Vanderplow In this episode of Lab Rat Chat, Danielle and Jeff chat with Dr. Amanda Vanderplow, a PhD research scientist in the Cahill Lab of Neuroscience Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She studies dendritic spine plasticity and how synaptic alterations contribute to neuropsychiatric disorders. In other words, she much smarter than the rest of us. One of her current research projects discovers a potential link between slee...
Aug 12, 2022•24 min
Send us a text News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: A promising new drug to prevent and slow the progression of Parkinson's disease Pain relief in the form of implantable nerve cooling devices How sound and music can reduce both chronic and acute pain Danielle's true calling in life, creating tiny adorable mouse villages Li...
Jul 21, 2022•34 min
Send us a text News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: The ability of animals to detect harsh speaking tones Bats and echolocation First-ever study showing that headbutting animals can and do suffer from traumatic brain injuries A new incredible imaging technology to image the middle and inner ear Links to all these stories ca...
Jun 23, 2022•34 min
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Jun 03, 2022•2 min
Send us a text Lab Rat Chat - Episode 27 with Dr. Christine Lattin In this episode of Lab Rat Chat, Danielle and Jeff chat with Dr. Christine Lattin, an assistant professor at Louisiana State University. She conducts incredible research using birds as a model to help our understanding of stress and how different neurotransmitters and hormones help wild animals successfully cope with challenges, from predators to disease. Dr. Lattin's research will advance our understanding of how these hormone a...
Jun 01, 2022•42 min
Send us a text News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: Ticking time bombs within our cells may determine when we die The ability of simple mosquito brains to detect humans An update on the first-ever pig to human heart transplant A potential vaccine for Alzheimer's disease which has shown promise in mice Links to all these sto...
May 09, 2022•33 min
Send us a text News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: How scientists have figured out a way to interpret pig grunts to reveal their emotions Jeff's lack of ability to pay attention to prior News Bite stories and re-tell a story from January about osteoarthritis (but, as a man with 4 kids, just happens to be able to make-up fo...
Apr 01, 2022•28 min
Send us a text News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: A new way to treat bacterial pneumonia in mice without using antibiotics Chimpanzees catching insects and using them to treat their wounds Paralyzed men able to walk again following spinal implant Regenerating frog legs and the possibility of one day growing human limbs fo...
Feb 18, 2022•26 min
Send us a text Lab Rat Chat - Episode 26 with Dr. Roy Taylor In this episode of Lab Rat Chat, Danielle and Jeff chat with Dr. Roy Taylor, a physician and author, who is currently the Director of Newcastle Magnetic Resonance Centre at Newcastle University. He has been conducting research on type 2 diabetes since 1978 and in 2011, Taylor showed that the disease was a simple, reversible condition of excess fat within the liver and pancreas. Taylor developed the system now used throughout the United...
Feb 10, 2022•36 min
Send us a text News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). Purchase Lab Rat Chat merch and help support the podcast and biomedical research! https://labratchat.myteespring.co/ In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: A new type of vaccine to combat addiction, specifically opioid addictions The first ever pig to human heart transplant Goldfish being able to drive The poss...
Jan 24, 2022•30 min
Send us a text News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). Purchase Lab Rat Chat merch and help support the podcast and biomedical research! https://labratchat.myteespring.co/ In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: A new therapy utilizing "dancing molecules" to offer a potential cure for paralysis mRNA vaccine technology is being used to develop a vaccine for Lyme dise...
Dec 20, 2021•32 min
Send us a text Lab Rat Chat - Episode 25 with Lindsay Bader Purchase Lab Rat Chat merch and help support our podcast and biomedical research! https://labratchat.myteespring.co/ In this episode of Lab Rat Chat, Danielle and Jeff chat with Lindsay Bader, who is a Senior Research Associate at the Oregon National Primate Research Center. Lindsay has a ton of hands-on experience working with many different species of monkeys . She's been deeply involved in the research as well the animal care and hus...
Nov 30, 2021•37 min
Send us a text News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). Purchase Lab Rat Chat merch and help support the podcast and biomedical research! https://labratchat.myteespring.co/ In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: In recognition of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we discuss a new method to treat aggressive forms of breast cancer. A new molecule that can a...
Oct 25, 2021•31 min
Send us a text News Bites are monthly episodes where Danielle and Jeff break down important topics surrounding the field of biomedical research (and some unrelated topics). Purchase Lab Rat Chat merch and help support the podcast and biomedical research! https://labratchat.myteespring.co/ In this News Bite edition, Jeff and Danielle discuss: A dissolvable pacemaker that has some really awesome applications for human medicine A new compound that has been shown to eliminate up to 100% of breast ca...
Oct 01, 2021•36 min
