Are you searching for great stories to ignite your curiosity, teach you to perform better in life and career, inspire your mind, and make you laugh along the way? In this science podcast, Dr. Marie McNeely introduces you to the brilliant researchers behind the latest scientific discoveries. Join us as they share their greatest failures, most staggering successes, candid career advice, and what drives them forward in life and science. <![CDATA[<a href="http://www.peoplebehindthescience.com/podcasts">Our website with show notes</a>]] Greetings science fans! We’re elated to welcome you to People Behind the Science where we explore the lives and experiences of the people behind the research and scientific discoveries of today. People Behind the Science’s mission is to inspire current and future scientists, share the different paths to a successful career in science, educate the general population on what scientists do, and show the human side of science. In each episode, a different scientist will guide us through their journey by sharing their successes, failures, and passions. We are excited to introduce you to these inspiring academic and industry experts from all fields of science to give you a variety of perspectives on the life and path of a scientist. Our esteemed guests will tell you: what motivates them and how they balance their competing responsibilities how they worked through some of the most challenging times in their careers advice to help you through your own journey through life and science Our Podcast People Behind the Science is a podcast focused on the people doing fascinating research through interviews with top scientists. We are proud to have interviewed so many inspiring scientists, including U.S. National Academy scientists like Josh Sanes, Nick Spitzer, Lou Muglia, Jacob Israelachvili, Gene Robinson, Larry Squire, John Dowling, James Berger, and David Spergel, as well as popular scientists in the media like Donna Nelson (science advisor for the TV show Breaking Bad) and Jack Horner (science advisor for the Jurassic park movies). We are honored to have shared their amazing stories with people in all 50 states in the USA and in over 120 countries across the world.

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810: Studying Social Behavior, Reproduction, and Health in Female-Dominant Species - Dr. Christine Drea 2025-04-28
809: Bright Researcher Studying Exoplanets and their Stars and Developing New Astrophysics Technology - Dr. Kevin France 2025-04-21
808: Unraveling How Mitochondria Can Be Used to Reverse Aging and Treat Age-Related Diseases - Dr. Keshav Singh 2025-04-14
807: Conducting Cool Science on Conservation in Arctic and Subarctic Ecosystems - Dr. Luise Hermanutz 2025-04-07
806: Creating Two-Dimensional Material Structures to Investigate Novel Quantum States of Matter - Dr. Jia "Leo" Lee 2025-03-31
805: Creating Cell-Free Gene Editing On A Chip For Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment - Dr. Eric Kmiec 2025-03-24
804: Studying How Dryland Ecosystems Respond to Changes in Water Availability - Dr. Andrew Felton 2025-03-17
803: Conducting Research on Complex Marine Microbial Communities - Dr. Ed DeLong 2025-03-10
802: Using Remote Sensing to Study Space Weather and the Earth’s Natural Space Environment - Dr. Emma Spanswick 2025-03-03
801: Using Gene Editing to Create Enhanced Cell Therapies - Dr. Kyle Cromer 2025-02-24
800: Protecting Children's Health from Toxic Hazards and Environmental Exposures - Dr. Philip Landrigan 2025-02-17
799: Protecting the World's Most Peaceful Primates - Dr. Karen Strier 2025-02-10
798: Researching the Regulation of Circadian Rhythms - Dr. Joseph Takahashi 2025-02-03
797: Examining How Our Brains Make Decisions About Investing Effort and the Impacts of Mental Illness - Dr. Michael Treadway 2025-01-27
796: Using Structural Geology to Understand Earth's History - Dr. Marcia Bjornerud 2025-01-20
795: Applying Big Data Analytics to Understand the Biology and Epidemiology of Psychiatric Disorders - Dr. Renato Polimanti 2025-01-13
794: Fascinating Field Work Following Birds of the North American Boreal Forests - Dr. Bruce Beehler 2025-01-06
793: Improving our Understanding of How Snakes and Lizards Hear - Dr. Dawei "David" Han 2024-12-30
792: Investigating Interactions Between Amphibian Immune Systems, Invading Pathogens, and the Environment - Dr. Barbara Katzenback 2024-12-23
791: Studying Photosynthetic Sea Slugs and Other Underwater Invertebrates - Dr. Michael Middlebrooks 2024-12-16
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