Stories of Women in Neuroscience

Dr. Eva Pool

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Eva who studies the role of affect in learning and decision making

Dr. Carla Shatz

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Carla, a pioneering neuroscientist whose work reveals how early neural activity sculpts developing brain circuits and informs our understanding of neuroplasticity and neurodegenerative disease.

Defining Your Legacy in Science and Beyond (Panel Discussion)

Dr. Alicia Che

This episode features Megan’s interview with Alicia who studies how early-life experiences impact cortical circuit assembly and function

Dr. Zoe Donaldson

This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Zoe who studies the neural circuits that govern social bonding and social loss, and how variations in these circuits shape emotional outcomes

Dr. Rita Teodoro

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Rita who studies the signaling pathways regulating synaptic formation

Dr. Emi Nagoshi

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Emi who studies the genetic and molecular basis of circadian rhythms and Parkinsons disease

Applying to faculty jobs 101

This special episode features Dr. Monique Smith (Assistant Professor, UCSD) discussing faculty job applications with host Dr. Nancy Padilla-Coreano.

Dr. Susana Lima

This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Susana who studies mate selection and female sexual behavior

Dr. Christine Constantinople

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Christine who studies the neural mechanisms of decision-making

Dr. Emily Cross

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Emily who studies human neuroscience, arts, and social robotics

Dr. Suelyn Koerich

This episode features Melissa’s interview with Suelyn who studies studies the cellular and molecular mechansims underlying Alzheimers Disease

Dr. Nicole Rust

This episode features Melissa’s interview with Nicole who studies the neural representations of mood and has recently published a book about new ways we can conduct neuroscience research to better understand mental illness

Dr. Emily Jacobs

This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Emily who studies how hormonal fluctuations influence the brain

Dr. Sahba Besharati

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Sahba who studies self-conciousness, emotion and social cognition

Dr. Sarah Heilbronner

This episode features Melissa’s interview with Sarah who uses cutting-edge neuroanatomical and neuroimaging techniques to decipher the wiring diagram of the primate brain

Dr. Melissa Caras

This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Melissa who studies the neurophysiological mechanisms of auditory perceptual learning.

Dr. Sasha Fulton

This episode features Melissa’s interview with Sasha who studies cellular mechanisms of peripheral nerve damage repair and regeneration

Didn't get into grad school, what now?

This episode features Nancy’s interview withD r. Maribel Patino, co-Founder of Colors of the Brain, about what to do if you didn’t get into grad school.

Dr. Daniela Popa

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Daniela who studies the role of the cerebellum in motor and emotional functions.

Dr. Eve Marder

This episode features Megan’s interview with Eve who studies the stability and flexibility of neural circuit function

Dr. Stephanie Correa

This episode features Meenakshi’s interview with Stephanie who studies how reproductive hormones regulate development and neural circuits for temperature and energy balance

Dr. Erica Rodriguez

This episode features Melissa’s interview with Erica who studies how emotions and social interactions influence sensory processing

Dr. Graziana Gatto

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Graziana who studies the spinal cord circuits involved in sensorimotor adaptation.

Dr. Aqilah McCane

This episode features Melissa’s interview with Aqilah who studies models of alcohol use disorder and the consequences of adolescent alcohol exposure on development and aging

Dr. Monique Smith

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Monique who studies the neural mechanisms of empathy

Dr. Aleksandra Badura

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Aleksandra who studies the neural networks that support behavioral flexibility

Dr. Malú Tansey

This episode features Nancy’s interview with Malú who studies how immune cells and the brain interact in neurodegenerative diseases

Dr. Natalia Kononenko

This episode features Margarida’s interview with Natalia who studies the cellular and molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases

Dr. Erin Hecht

This episode features Megan’s interview with Erin who studies how brains change in response to selection pressure on behavior