Science Amplified
Science Amplified
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Giving a voice to scientists who have faced recent funding cuts. Hear about their work and why it matters.Artwork by Estefania Azevedo, PhD.
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The podcast covers critical topics related to scientific research and funding, featuring discussions on long COVID, the importance of basic research, and pandemic preparedness. Episodes include insights from scientists like Dr. Ya'el Courtney, who discusses the implications of funding cuts on vital research areas, and Dr. Paul Bieniasz, who addresses the transition of research focus during the pandemic from HIV to SARS-CoV-2, highlighting the relevance of diverse research endeavors.
Giving a voice to scientists who have faced recent funding cuts. Hear about their work and why it matters.
Artwork by Estefania Azevedo, PhD.
Today we talk to Dr. Ya’el Courtney, PhD.
Dr. Courtney is a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University, She currently studies why some people are vulnerable to long-term disorders like long COVID. We discuss her unconventional path towards a career in science and how she switched from studying neuroscience to immunology. We also explain what indirects are, why they are important, and why trying to cut them to 15% may actually backfire in terms of efficiency. Lastly, we talked about why its hard to know which research projects will turn into huge therapeutic advances and why funding some “silly” sounding projects might actually be really important for finding the next big cure.
All that and more on this episode of Science Amplified.
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