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People Behind the Science
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Dr. Marie McNeely explores the lives & experiences of the people behind today's exciting scientific discoveries. We make science interesting and accessible through storytelling in our people-focused science podcast.

https://www.peoplebehindthescience.com
Dr. Jonathan Payne studies interactions between the changes in earth’s environments & the #evolution of life on Earth. He focuses on large extinction events like asteroid impacts & volcanic eruptions, & how these impacted ocean life.

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November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
How do #emotions like boredom & anger impact our daily lives? Dr. Heather Lench describes her exciting #research, how she navigated different steps of her career & her interests in glassblowing & a variety of other hobbies.
www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-heather-l...
#scicomm #psychology #science
October 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Thanks to @innovativeresearch.bsky.social for providing support for our new #podcast episode w/ Dr. Elaine Guevara!

Visit innov-research.com to learn about their #reagents, #proteins, #antibodies, #assays, & more!

Episode:
www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-elaine-gu...

#biology #science #scicomm
October 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
What can we learn about brain aging by studying some of our closest relatives? Dr. Elaine Guevara shares stories about her career, exciting findings on key differences in age-related inflammation, field work in Madagascar, overcoming challenges, & more!
www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-elaine-gu...
October 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Dr. Djuna Croon studies the mysterious subatomic particles we call dark matter. In this episode, she discusses her exciting research, her career path spanning multiple countries, advice for early-career scientists, life outside the lab & more!

www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-djuna-cro... #science
September 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We are grateful to @innovativeresearch.bsky.social for their support of our new #podcast episode w/ Dr. Beth Stroupe! They have been great partners in helping us share the stories of scientists for 3 years!

Follow them & visit www.innov-research.com for more info on their products & services. #bio
August 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The road to scientific discovery can be long & full of unexpected twists. Dr. Beth Stroupe shared her career path & a recent structural #biology breakthrough in her lab that was decades in the making.

Learn more in this new podcast episode! #scicomm 👩‍🔬

www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-beth-stro...
August 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Proteins aren't static, & the dynamic nature of proteins is critical for many biological functions. Dr. Ganesh Anand brings the world of shape-changing proteins to life as he discusses his research on molecular switches, his career path & more!
www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-ganesh-an...
#scicomm
July 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
How do cells in your body know where to go & when? Dr. Michelle Starz-Gaiano shares insights from her research on this topic, as well as stories from her scientific journey, how she gets through tough times, a recent success, scientific travel & more! 🧪
www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-michelle-...
July 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Looking for a #podcast that gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of scientists?

People Behind the Science brings you exciting new #research, career advice, and (of course) really cool stories from the amazing people who are doing #science today.

www.peoplebehindthescience.com
#scicomm
June 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Thank you to @innovativeresearch.bsky.social for providing support for this week's new People Behind the Science episode with Dr. Luiz Bertassoni!

Follow them & visit innov-research.com to browse their #reagents, #proteins, #antibodies, #biologicals, & more!

#biology #biotech #science #scicomm
June 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Dr. Luiz Bertassoni discussed his career across 3 continents & his research applying #engineering tools to #biology to study #cancer & regenerative medicine. He also shared stories of scientific travel, building a new research center, surfing, & music.

www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-luiz-bert...
June 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Dr. Sarah Gabbott describes her discovery of a 444-million-year-old fossil, her prior work that overturned the prevailing theory for eye evolution, her path to becoming a paleontologist, her hobbies outside of work, & more in this episode!

www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-sarah-gab...
#scicomm 🧪 👩‍🔬
May 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Dr. Jennifer Wargo is a physician-scientist who performs surgeries and does research to find better ways to treat patients with #cancer and understand how cancer may ultimately be prevented.

www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-jennifer-... #cancerresearch #science #medicine #scicomm 👩‍🔬
May 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Dr Joe Ryan studies DNA from squishy marine invertebrates like comb jellies, jellyfish, sea squirts, & sea cucumbers. He's interested in how different types of animals are related, how they adapt to extreme environments, & how they've evolved over time.
www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-joseph-ry...
May 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Dr Jingchun Li has traveled across the US & around the world studying interactions between species. She shares a book series that sparked her interest in #science, field work challenges, new findings on how giant clams & symbiotic algae interact & more.
www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-jingchun-...
May 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
We are grateful to @innovativeresearch.bsky.social for supporting this week's new People Behind the Science #podcast episode featuring @mitoscientist.bsky.social!

Visit innov-research.com to learn more about their #reagents, #proteins, #antibodies, & more!

#biology #biotech #science #STEM #scicomm
April 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
From an early age, @mitoscientist.bsky.social was inspired to make a difference. His important new discoveries about mitochondria, aging & longevity are now being translated into new therapies.
www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-keshav-si...

Thanks to episode sponsor @innovativeresearch.bsky.social!
April 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
In this new #podcast episode, Dr. Leo Li shares his research on emergent quantum phenomena in 2D materials, their recent discovery of a new type of particle, his path to becoming a physicist, life outside the lab, and more!

www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-jia-leo-li/

#scicomm #science #physics
March 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Grasslands play key roles in our world, & Dr. Andrew Felton studies how they are impacted by changes in water availability. He shares his career path, scientific challenges & successes, life outside the lab, & more in this episode!

www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-andrew-fe...
#science 🧪 #scicomm
March 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
With the recent solar maximum, the #aurora has been dazzling in the night sky. Dr. Emma Spanswick shares an exciting new discovery related to the aurora, her path to working in #space #physics, travel for field work & meetings, advice & more. 👩‍🔬
www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-emma-span... #SciComm
March 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Thank you to @innovativeresearch.bsky.social for providing support for this week's new People Behind the Science #podcast episode featuring Dr. Kyle Cromer!

Visit innov-research.com to learn more about their #reagents, #proteins, #antibodies, and more!

#biology #biotech #science #STEM #scicomm
February 25, 2025 at 6:49 PM
From growing up on a cattle farm to leading a lab at UCSF, Dr. Kyle Cromer shares his career path & his exciting work using genome editing to add new functions in cells to enhance therapies. 🧬
www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-kyle-krom...

Episode support provided by @innovativeresearch.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Dr. Phil Landrigan discusses his research on the impacts of toxic environmental exposures on children's health, & how he's used #science to keep kids healthier. Learn more about Phil, his path to becoming a clinician-scientist, advice, & more!

www.peoplebehindthescience.com/dr-philip-la... #scicomm
February 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Need a break? Take some time to learn something new and explore the lives and careers of a wide variety of scientists. On our #podcast, researchers share their successes, failures, and the human side of science.

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#scicomm #science
February 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM