Radio In Vivo

Radio In Vivo 5-2-12

Wed, 2 May 2012 15:05:06 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. MIsha Angrist of the Duke University Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, discussing his book, "Here Is a Human Being: At the Dawn of Personal Genomics"

Radio In Vivo 4-4-12

Wed, 4 Apr 2012 14:26:16 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. David Kroll, Director of Science Communications, Nature Research Center (NRC), NC Museum of Natural Sciences, discussing the impending NRC Grand Opening.

Radio In Vivo 3-28-12

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:06:42 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. William Maixner, Director, Center for Neurosensory Disorders, UNC-CH, discussing chronic pain research

Radio In Vivo 3-21-12

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:24:41 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Sukanta Basu, associate professor in the Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences at North Carolina State University, discussing his research to improve wind energy.

Radio In Vivo 2-22-12

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:00:52 -0500

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Mark Wiesner, director of the Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology at Duke University, discussing the health and safety issues associated with engineered nanomaterials

Radio In Vivo 2-15-12

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:48:03 -0500

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Duke University plastic surgeon Dr. Detlev Erdmann, discussing the state of the science, and his practice in body contouring, particularly removal of excess skin following weight reduction surgery

Radio In Vivo 12-21-11

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:21:27 -0500

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Harold Heatwole, professor of zoology at NC State University, one of the world's foremost experts on sea snakes.

Radio In Vivo 12-14-11

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:43:57 -0500

Host Ernie Hood and co-host Jose Drost-Lopez welcome Dr. Cynthia Bulik, director of the UNC Eating Disorder Program, discussing her new book, "The Woman In the Mirror: How To Stop Confusing What You Look Like with Who You Are"

Radio In Vivo 11-30-11

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:25:30 -0500

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Diana Perkins from the UNC Psychiatry Department and Dr. Clark Jeffries from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, discussing their work on the genetics of schizophrenia.

Radio In Vivo 11-9-11

Wed, 9 Nov 2011 15:12:40 -0500

Host Ernie Hood welcomes bioinformaticist Dr. Alison Motsinger-Reif, assistant professor of statistics at NC State, and her husband, Dr. David Reif, statistician at the National Center for Computational Toxicology at EPA, discussing their work as bioinformaticists - Alison in pharmacogenomics, David in environmental toxicology.

Radio In Vivo 10-26-11

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:08:04 -0400

A Special Edition of Radio In Vivo featuring a speech by UNC/NCSU Chemistry professor Joseph DeSimone on the importance of teamwork in science.

Radio In Vivo 10-12-11

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:36:21 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Harald Ade of the NSCU Physics Department, discussing his research in organic electronics, including solar cells and LEDs

Radio In Vivo 9-28-11

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:35:11 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Denniz Zolnoun, director, Pelvic Pain Research Institute, UNC-CH

Radio In Vivo 9-14-11

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:35:04 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes paleontologist Dr. Dan Ksepka of North Carolina State University and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Radio In Vivo 8-31-11

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:34:35 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Nancy Allbritton, professor and chair, joint Biomedical Engineering Department, UNC/NC State

Radio In Vivo 8-24-11

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:58:32 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Bryan Stuart, Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, discussing the museum's collection, his duties and activities as curator, and his research in Southeast Asia and Central Africa

Radio In Vivo 7-6-11

Wed, 6 Jul 2011 13:06:05 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Rob Dunn, assistant professor of biology at NC State University and author of the new book, "The Wild Life of Our Bodies"

Radio In Vivo 6-1-11

Wed, 1 Jun 2011 13:08:46 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Meg Lowman, Director of the Nature Research Center at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, discussing the NRC and her career pioneering canopy research in the world's rain forests

Radio In Vivo 5-18-11

Wed, 18 May 2011 12:33:31 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Kater Hake, Vice President of Agricultural and Environmental Research at Cotton Incorporated, discussing scientific and technological developments in cotton research, as well as the current marketplace status of cotton

Radio In Vivo 5-4-11

Wed, 4 May 2011 12:54:08 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Jenny McGuire, conservation paleontologist at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, discussing the sixth mass extinction, biodiversity, and climate change and paleontology

Radio In Vivo 4-6-11

Wed, 6 Apr 2011 13:51:01 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Jason Painter, Executive Director of the North Carolina Science Olympiad, discussing NCSO and threats to its state funding.

Radio In Vivo 3-16-11

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:22:37 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Louis Martin-Vega, Dean of the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University, discussing the College and the state of engineering in the US

Radio In Vivo 2-23-11

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:20:01 -0500

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Bill Jenkins, former CDC epidemiologist, Co-Director of the Minority Health Project at UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, discussing health disparities, racism, and the Tuskegee Study

Radio In Vivo 1-19-11

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:57:30 -0500

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Wolfgang Liedtke, assistant professor of neurology at Duke University Medical Center, discussing his work on the molecular mechanisms of lung damage from air pollution, and pain perception

Radio In Vivo 12-29-10

Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:15:45 -0500

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Stephen Reynolds, astrophysicist and violinist, and Dr. Marco Buongiorno Nardelli, materials scientist and flutist/composer, from the NCSU Department of Physics, discussing their respective scientific work, and their professional musical pursuits, as well as the interface between science and music.

Radio In Vivo 11-24-10

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:55:29 -0500

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Jeffrey Abbey, President and CEO of Argos Therapeutics, Durham, Radio In Vivo's first repeat guest, discussing the progress of Argos's cancer immunotherapeutics since 2006

Radio In Vivo 11-10-10

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 13:55:19 -0500

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Bob Fesmire, co-author of "Energy Explained," a comprehensive look at the world of energy in two volumes: Conventional and Alternative

Radio In Vivo 11-3-10

Wed, 3 Nov 2010 13:12:17 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Josh Stohl, research engineer at MED-EL, RTP, discussing cochlear implants, including the history of their development in the Triangle

Radio In Vivo 10-20-10

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 13:46:23 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Temitope Keku of the UNC School of Medicine, discussing the human microbiome and its role in colorectal cancer.

Radio In Vivo 9-29-10

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:29:05 -0400

A special edition of Radio In Vivo - recording of a live remote from the Raleigh Science Cafe event on September 21, with guest urban planner Dan Douglas

Radio In Vivo 9-22-10

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:28:58 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Joseph Rogers and Dr. Howard Rockman of Duke University Medical Center, discussing heart failure

Radio In Vivo 9-8-10

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 13:07:17 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. K. Sean Kimbro, Director, Julius L. Chambers Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute (BBRI) at North Carolina Central University, Durham, discussing the research taking place at BBRI and health disparities

Radio In Vivo 7-28-10

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:56:21 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Geoff Ginsburg, Director of the Center for Genomic Medicine, Duke University, discussing personalized medicine

Radio In Vivo 7-21-10

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:06:43 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Bill Sheridan, Sr. VP and Chief Medical Officer, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, discussing BioCryst's drug discovery methods and pipeline of candidate compounds

Radio In Vivo 7-14-10

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 13:08:32 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Geraldine Dawson, research professor of psychiatry at UNC-Chapel Hill and Chief Science Officer of Autism Speaks, discussing exciting new developments in diagnosis and treatment of autism.

Radio In Vivo 6-30-10

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:21:37 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Vanessa Woods of Duke University, author of "Bonobo Handshake"

Radio In Vivo 5-5-10

Wed, 5 May 2010 13:07:27 -0400

Host Ernie Hood discusses sexually transmitted infections and the history and programs of the American Social Health Association (ASHA) with ASHA Media and Communications Director Fred Wyand

Radio In Vivo 4-14-10

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:14:45 -0400

A special edition of Radio In Vivo: broadcast of a speech by Dr. Neal Lane of Rice University, delivered 4-10-10. Dr. Lane's address is entitled "America's Science Challenges and Opportunities: Past, Present and Future." Dr. Lane previously served as director of the National Science Foundation and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Radio In Vivo 4-7-10

Wed, 7 Apr 2010 13:21:36 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Heather Patisaul, assistant professor of biology at NC State University, discussing bisphenol A and other endocrine-disrupting chemicals

Radio In Vivo 3-31-10

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:05:47 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Allen Rodrigo, the new Director of the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent)

Radio In Vivo 3-17-10

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:48:50 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Rick Weddle, President & CEO of the Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina, discussing the past, present, and future of the Research Triangle Park

Radio In Vivo 3-10-10

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:48:43 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes University of Iowa biology professor and NESCent sabbatical scholar Dr. John Logsdon, discussing his work on the evolution of sex

Radio In Vivo 3-3-10

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:50:02 -0500

Host Ernie Hood welcomes science writer Dennis Meredith, former Duke PIO and author of "Explaining Research"

Radio In Vivo 2-17-10

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:53:45 -0500

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Wenbin Lin, Professor of Chemistry and Molecular Pharmaceutics at UNC-Chapel Hill, discussing the research that led to his being named one of the Top Ten Chemists of the Decade

Radio In Vivo 2-10-10

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:03:50 -0500

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Russell Harris of the UNC School of Public Health, discussing the recently updated recommendations on breast cancer screening by the US Preventive Services Task Force

Radio In Vivo 1-27-10

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:52:39 -0500

Host Ernie Hood welcomes marine biologist Dr. Craig McClain, Assistant Director of Science at NESCent, discussing his research on body size and biodiversity in the deep sea environment

Radio In Vivo 1-20-10

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:11:03 -0500

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Tannishtha Reya, assistant professor of pharmacology and cancer biology at Duke University, discussing her research on hematopoietic stem cells (which generate blood cells) and cancer

Radio In Vivo 1-6-10

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 13:12:17 -0500

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Bradford Walters, VP and Chief Medical Officer, RTI International, to discuss his career as a neurosurgeon, venture capitalist, and RTI executive.

Radio In Vivo 12-16-09

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:44:49 -0500

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Chris Stern, Chairman & CEO, and Deb Thompson, Senior VP, Clinical Affairs, Oxygen Biotherapeutics, Inc., discussing the company's oxygen therapy products in development for traumatic brain injury, stroke, heart attack, and many other biomedical applications

Radio In Vivo 12-9-09

Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:06:20 -0500

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Blanche Capel, Professor of Cell Biology at Duke University, discussing her research on sex determination as decided by the gonads in the embryonic stage.

Radio In Vivo 11-25-09

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:09:56 -0500

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Raymond Pickles, Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and member, Cystic Fibrosis/Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center and Human Gene Therapy Center, UNC-Chapel Hill, discussing his research in gene therapy for cystic fibrosis, and respiratory viral pathogens such as influenza

Radio In Vivo 11-18-09

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:27:14 -0500

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Philip Benfey, director of the Center for Systems Biology, Duke University, and co-founder and chief scientific officer, GrassRoots Biotechnology, Inc., discussing systems biology, biological network dynamics, and plant root development.

Radio In Vivo 11-11-09

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:30:07 -0500

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Laura Miller, assistant professor of mathematics and PI of the Mathematical Physiology Group at UNC-Chapel Hill, discussing her work in mathematic biology

Radio In Vivo 10-21-09

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:47:28 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Kenneth Adler, Professor of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, NC State University, and Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, BioMarck Pharmaceuticals, Inc., discussing his pioneering work in respiratory pathology, including development of a drug currently in trials to treat chronic bronchitis

Radio In Vivo 9-30-09

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:51:46 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Rochelle Schwartz-Bloom, Director of the Duke Center for Science Education, discussing science education and the Center's programs

Radio In Vivo 9-23-09

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:28:14 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Stephen Frye, research professor at UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and director, Center for Integrative Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, discussing his career in pharmaceutical research and development and academic drug discovery

Radio In Vivo 9-2-09

Wed, 2 Sep 2009 12:49:46 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Phyllis Leppert, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University School of Medicine, discussing current thinking and her research on uterine fibroids

Radio In Vivo 8-26-09

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:35:39 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Jorge Piedrahita, Professor of Genetics, NC State University School of Veterinary Medicine, discussing his work cloning pigs and his discoveries related to imprinted genes and human health, particularly low birth weight

Radio In Vivo 8-19-09

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:06:59 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Christian Melander and Dr. John Cavanagh of NC State University, co-founders of Agile Sciences, Inc., discussing their discovery and development of compounds that disperse biofilms

Radio In Vivo 8-5-09

Wed, 5 Aug 2009 12:42:53 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Elizabeth Bullitt, Director, CASILab (Computer-Assisted Surgery and Imaging Lab), UNC-Chapel Hill

Radio In Vivo 7-29-09

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:41:59 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Miriam Labbok, Director, Carolina Breastfeeding Institute, in recognition of World Breastfeeding Week, August 1-7, 2009

Radio In Vivo 7-15-09

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:51:08 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Glenn Murphy, author of science books for young people, including "Why Is Snot Green?"

Radio In Vivo 7-1-09

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 12:42:37 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes immunologist Dr. William Parker, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgical Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, discussing the role of the human appendix, the hygiene hypothesis, and discoveries related to protein folding

Radio In Vivo 6-17-09

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:16:31 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Etta Pisano, breast imaging expert and Vice Dean, UNC School of Medicine.

Radio In Vivo 5-27-09

Wed, 27 May 2009 12:40:25 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Jennifer Mersereau, director of the UNC Fertility Preservation Program, discussing the preservation of fertility among cancer patients

Radio In Vivo 5-13-09

Wed, 13 May 2009 13:48:32 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Vann Bennett, James B. Duke Professor of Cell Biology at Duke Medical Center and HHMI Investigator, discussing his discovery and characterization of ankyrins, membrane anchoring proteins implicated in sudden cardiac death, Type 2 diabetes, and aging

Radio In Vivo 4-22-09

Wed, 27 May 2009 12:52:34 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes guests Steve Peterson, CEO, and Dick Guenther, CTO, Trana Discovery, Inc., discussing Trana's platform of candidate drug screening assays based on transfer RNA

Radio In Vivo 4-15-09

Wed, 6 May 2009 12:47:28 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes guest Dr. Sam Houston, President and CEO, North Carolina Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Center, discussing the Center and the state of science education in North Carolina

Radio In Vivo 4-08-09

Wed, 6 May 2009 12:49:21 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes guest Marc Sedam, Chief Operating Officer, Qualyst, Inc., Durham, discussing Qualyst's technology for screening drugs for hepatic toxicity

Radio In Vivo 3-25-09

Wed, 6 May 2009 12:51:42 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes Dr. Michael Ehlers, neurobiologist and HHMI Investigator at Duke University Medical Center, discussing discoveries about the basic circuitry and mechanisms at work in neurons

Radio In Vivo 3-18-09

Wed, 6 May 2009 12:53:43 -0400

Host Ernie Hood welcomes guest Dr. Barbara Entwisle, Director, Carolina Population Center and Principal Investigator of the North Carolina Study Center of the National Children's Study, discussing the National Children's Study