LISTEN Historically, people with menstrual cycles have been excluded from scientific studies due to concerns about how hormonal fluctuations during the menstrual cycle may affect research findings. This exclusion and underrepresentation in the health literature have significant implications as research … Continue reading The AlmaMAC 214: Mars, Venus, and satellite cells: Understanding sex differences in the adaptive response to exercise with Mai Wageh

LISTEN Antibiotics are compounds that fight bacterial infections by either slowing the growth of bacteria or killing them. Antibiotics generally work by inhibiting processes and pathways needed for bacterial growth and/or survival. Enzymes necessary for bacterial growth/virulence (which are absent … Continue reading The AlmaMAC 213: Antibiotic resistance with Pallavi Mukherjee

LISTEN Sedimentary rocks are rocks which are formed from the compaction of other rocks or organic material near the Earth’s surface. They can tell us information about the Earth’s past environment like how much carbon dioxide was in the atmosphere, or what … Continue reading The AlmaMAC 200: How past climate change affects our present and future with Nick Randazzo

LISTEN This week, Sawayra talks to Nikoo Aghaei about her work developing an in vivo functional genomics screen to identify novel drivers of lung cancer brain metastasis. They also talk about Nikoo’s work with Empower Circle, a group motivated by … Continue reading The AlmaMAC 199: Nikoo Aghaei, genomics and lung cancer brain metastasis, Project Empower Circle