Finding Genius Podcast

Rahul Panat, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, provides an overview of his work in microscale additive manufacturing, microelectronics, and much…

Dr. Bomberger tries to understand why patients get chronic bacterial lung infections from microbial pathogenesis, especially Cystic Fibrosis patients.

She discusses key elements, such as

• why lung di…

Dr. Harmsen exemplifies the importance of medical microbiology by describing the mechanics and vital nature of gut microbiome diversity.

When you listen, you'll learn

• how aerobic and anaerobic gut b…

Dr. Gilbert studies microbes and recently examined an element of the bat microbiome. In this podcast, he explains

• what the size of a bat's gut has to do with their different relationship with bacte…

Nicholas P. Money is a professor, author, and expert on mycology and microbes. He joins the podcast today to discuss a number of fascinating topics. Tune in to learn about them all, including the fo…

Professor and author of Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are, joins the show for a second time today to discuss parasites, focusing on one in particular th…

David Mulligan, MD from Yale University joins the show to discuss organ transplantations. Tune in to learn the following:

• How kidney and liver transplantations currently work and the potential of g…

Dr. Paula Barreras and her colleagues create spheres of living brain cell tissue from skin cells. They are proving that these brain organoids can offer testing and research platforms normally reserve…

Dr. Lee Bartel is a leading researcher and expert on how our cells are affected by sound. In this podcast, he discusses

• the intellectual journey that brought his music therapy focus to this point,
• h…

In this podcast, Svetlana Lutsenko, PhD, Professor of Physiology, Associate Director for Basic Science and Clinical Relations, Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences, Johns Hopkins Medicine, discuss…

Dr. Scott A. Johnson, a health and wellness advocate, and author of Beating Ankylosing Spondylitis Naturally, discusses his personal battle and ankylosing spondylitis causes.

Podcast Points:

• What is…

Dr. Abramson is a dentist who specializes in sleep apnea and created a specific oral appliance called the Oasys.  In this discussion, he explains

• the health risks associated with sleep apnea,
• the d…

Dr. Tobias Carling performs more adrenal gland surgeries than any other surgeon in America. In this podcast, he offers

• an overview of the basic functions of the adrenal system,
• the types of tumors …

Oliver Rando is a professor and head of the Rando Lab at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He joins the show to discuss his research on epigenetic inheritance. You’ll learn the followi…

Health coach, author, and top-ranking podcast host Abel James discusses his journey towards health and fitness. When you listen in, you'll hear

• How a health crisis in his twenties led to today's hea…

Dr. Gupta, a leading expert on liver processes and gastroenterology, explains both the science behind how the liver works and the latest efforts towards treating liver diseases. He discusses: 

• The t…

Dr. Suravajhala works as a dry biologist in next-generation genome-sequencing research. In this podcast, he explains 

• what we still don't know about the human genome despite the first sequencing in …

Roy A. Black holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry and is a professor at the University of Washington. His research expertise has to do with something that almost every human being has wondered at one point …

Over the course of the past decade or so, there’s been a huge influx of genomic data due to better and more affordable sequencing technologies. How does anyone make sense of it all?  Simon Sadedin j…

Dr. Onyinye Iweala is a professor of medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine whose expertise lies in environmental allerg…