Blue Genes and Boots

Beyond the Bench: A Career in Scientific Editing - with Dr. Antonia De Maio

In this episode, Andrew and Lance talk with Dr. Antonia De Maio, who is a scientific editor at Cell Press and Cell Reports. Originally from Italy, she earned her PhD at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, where she studied RNA biology in the context of neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration. She later conducted research at Harvard Medical School, focusing on small RNAs using C. elegans as a model organism.  If you want to know more about the Genetics program at Texas A&M or the research discussed in this episode, please visit the following websites: Genetics IDP: https://genetics.tamu.edu Genetics Graduate Student Association: https://g2sa.tamu.edu

From Engineering to Science Storytelling with Erin Winick Anthony

In this episode, Veronika and Andrew talk with Erin Winick Anthony, a maker, writer, science fashionista, and science communicator. Erin is the founder of the science communication company STEAM Power Media, which works to highlight the creativity in science and engineering while helping others tell their science stories. Her clients include Astrolab, Hearst Media Production Company, Zero G, Space Center Houston, the International Ocean Discovery Program, and more.  If you want to know more about the Genetics program at Texas A&M or the research discussed in this episode, please visit the following websites: Genetics IDP: https://genetics.tamu.edu [https://genetics.tamu.edu/] Genetics Graduate Student Association: https://g2sa.tamu.edu [https://g2sa.tamu.edu/]

Active Genetics and Super-Mendelian Inheritance with Dr. Ethan Bier

In this episode, Esme and Tyler interviews Dr. Ethan Bier. Dr. Bier is a Distinguished Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of California, San Diego, and a pioneering researcher in developmental patterning, disease mechanisms, and super-Mendelian inheritance. His laboratory’s work spans a wide range of biological systems, from uncovering how bacterial toxins disrupt human epithelial barriers to developing active genetics. This work has major implications for controlling vector-borne diseases and combating antibiotic resistance. If you want to know more about the Genetics program at Texas A&M or the research discussed in this episode, please visit the following websites: Genetics IDP: https://genetics.tamu.edu [https://genetics.tamu.edu/] Genetics Graduate Student Association: https://g2sa.tamu.edu [https://g2sa.tamu.edu/]

The Science Behind Crop Engineering with Dr. Clemente

In this episode, Veronika and Sam talked to Dr. Tom Clemente. Dr. Clemente is a leading figure in plant biotechnology, well known for his contributions to agricultural genetic engineering. He received his B.S. in Biology with a minor in Chemistry from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania, followed by an M.S. in Plant Pathology at Oklahoma State University and a Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from North Carolina State University. After postdoctoral training at Monsanto, he joined the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he has spent the past 29 years directing the Plant Transformation Core Research Facility. His work has helped establish the facility as a nationally recognized center for crop genetic engineering, supporting advances in soybean, maize, sorghum, wheat, and other key agricultural species. If you want to know more about the Genetics program at Texas A&M or the research discussed in this episode, please visit the following websites: Genetics IDP: https://genetics.tamu.edu [https://genetics.tamu.edu/] Genetics Graduate Student Association: https://g2sa.tamu.edu [https://g2sa.tamu.edu/]

The Vitamin A Effect: Programming Health Before Birth - with Dr. Suzuki

In this episode, Veronika and Sam talked to Dr. Masako Suzuki. Dr. Suzuki is an assistant professor in the Department of Nutrition at Texas A&M University. She received her DVM at Iwate University in 1998 and her PhD at Gifu University in 2002. Her lab’s research focuses on how the prenatal environment, such as vitamin A deficiency, affects the offspring’s cells later in life. If you want to know more about the Genetics program at Texas A&M or the research discussed in this episode, please visit the following websites: Dr. Suzuki lab page: https://suzukilab.org/ [https://suzukilab.org/]  Genetics IDP: https://genetics.tamu.edu [https://genetics.tamu.edu/]  Genetics Graduate Student Association: https://g2sa.tamu.edu [https://g2sa.tamu.edu/]