BEaTS Research Radio's Podcast
Each week on BEaTS Research Radio at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, early-career scientists and investigators deep dive into the ever-changing, rapidly evolving world of Science in one-on-one conversations with some of the planet's most brilliant Scientists, breaking down the science in terms you can understand
Episodes
255 episodes
Special Episode - Seeing cancer in a different light
Ryan Tu from the University of Ottawa interviews Dr. Sangeeta Murugkar. Dr. Murugkar is an associate professor in the department of medical physics at Carleton University, where she established the Laboratory for Laser-Assisted Medical Physics ...
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Season 1
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Episode 236
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14:54
Special Episode - A Patch in a Syringe : Healing the Cornea From the Inside Out
Chris Kachi from the University of Ottawa interviews Dr. May Griffith and Andrés Mercado as part of the TMM4950 Science Communication course, exploring cutting-edge advances in bioengineered corneal regeneration. Dr. Griffith is a senior ...
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Season 1
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Episode 235
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14:51
Special Episode - What's the Motion?
In this episode, co-hosts Sam and Ammi from the University of Ottawa’s TMM program are in conversation with Dr. Kevin Smit, a Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon and Clinical Researcher at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO). The...
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Season 1
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Episode 234
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15:04
Special Episode - Phage Therapy: Using Viruses as Medicine
Katya Krykunova from the University of Ottawa interviews Dr. Marisa Azad from The Ottawa Hospital about the first use of phage therapy in Canada. Dr. Azad's patient developed a life-threatening periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) of her hip im...
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Season 1
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Episode 233
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14:56
Special Episode - Infecting the Infection: Viruses become our Ally
Mattea Abou Faiçal from the University of Ottawa interviews Dr. Marisa Azad. Dr. Marisa Azad is an Associate Clinical Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, and a Mayo Clinic Research Collaborator. She is also an Assistant Profess...
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Season 1
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Episode 232
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14:57
Special Episode - Understanding the Cost of Saving the Day, Every Day
In this episode, James Humber, a Translational and Molecular Medicine student from the University of Ottawa, interviews Dr. Simon Hatcher on behalf of his team for the TMM 4950 Science Communication course. Dr. Hatcher is a psychiatrist at the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 231
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16:09
Special Episode - The Hidden Declines in Long-Term Care
In this episode, TMM students discuss the hidden declines in long-term care, drawing on insights from Dr. Daniel Kobewka, Dr. Sandy Shamon, and Dr. Susan Mitchell. Through examining changes in mental and physical function, the study highlights ...
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Season 1
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Episode 230
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15:00
Special Episode - Beyond the Plaque: How Energy Metabolism Shapes Heart Disease
Jack Cowan from the University of Ottawa interviews Dr. Morgan Fullerton, a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, on behalf of his team in the TMM4950 Science Communication course. Dr. Fullerton discusses dys...
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Season 1
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Episode 229
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14:59
Special Episode - Awakening the Temperate Beast
Ananya Jain from the University of Ottawa interviews Dr Adam Rudner about advances in temperate bacteriophage research. Dr. Rudner is a researcher and associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology at the Uni...
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Season 1
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Episode 228
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14:58
Special Episode - A Little Radiation Goes a Long Way
In this episode of the BEaTS Research Radio, Annie Xiang from the University of Ottawa sits down with Dr. Marcelo Vazquez, radiobiology section head at the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories. Together, they explore how cosmic and proton radiation af...
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Season 1
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Episode 227
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14:57
Special Episode - Equipping and Empowering Learners
Global challenges like climate change demand urgent action, and chemistry is at the center of these emerging solutions. However, graduates starting chemistry-based careers often leave the classroom unprepared to tackle complex global issues. In...
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Season 1
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Episode 226
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15:56
Special Episode - Lab-Grown Testes: A New Frontier for Fertility
Listen to this University of Ottawa TMM student discuss 3D testis bioprinting with distinguished guest Dr. Stephanie Willerth. The episode provides an exciting peek into how bioprinting technologies are reshaping reproductive biology research.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 225
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14:47
Special Episode - Lost in Translation
In this episode titled “Lost in Translation”, we dive into the complex world of bringing cell therapies from the lab to human trials. With our guest Matthew Jeffers, author of a recent scoping review on this topic, we explore what regulators lo...
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Season 1
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Episode 224
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12:36
Special Episode - Churro-Inspired Artery Fix
Puksar Kunwar, a student from the University of Ottawa, interviews Dr. Marcelo Muñoz for the TMM4950 Science Communication course, focusing on his work developing miniaturized devices for the on-the-spot generation of small-diameter vascular gr...
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Season 1
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Episode 223
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14:39
Special Episode - A New Era in Transplantation: Keeping Hearts Alive for 48H
Juliet Cruz and Maria Nikokavoura from the University of Ottawa interview Dr. Giovanni Ferrari for the TMM4950 Science Communication course about pushing the limits of donor heart preservation times. Dr. Ferrari is an associate professor of sur...
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Season 1
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Episode 222
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15:57
Special Episode - Heart to Heart: Studying sex differences in heart diseases
Emily Wu from the University of Ottawa interviews Dr. Emilio Alarcón on the significance of sex differences in cardiovascular research. Dr. Alarcón is a professor at the University of Ottawa and a scientist at the Heart Institute whose research...
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Season 1
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Episode 221
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14:59
Special Episode - Breast Cancer: Is the house mouse to blame?
As part of the TMM4950 Sci-Comm special episode, J.P. Doyle from the University of Ottawa interviews Dr. Alexandre Stewart, a distinguished scientist from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and a director of the Laboratory of Translationa...
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Season 1
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Episode 220
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14:56
Special Episode: Bodies, Borders & Breakthroughs with Dr. Jaswant Guzder
In this episode, we’ll be exploring the work of Dr. Jaswant Guzder, an internationally renowned transcultural psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and visual artist. Our conversation will touch on her work at the intersection of child psychiatry, cultu...
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Season 1
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Episode 219
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22:10
Special Episode: Bodies, Borders & Breakthroughs with Dr. Jesse Bump
In this episode, we’ll be exploring the work of Dr. Jesse Bump, whose research brings a historical and political economy lens to some of the most pressing challenges in global health. Drawing on history, social science, and policy analysis, Dr....
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Season 1
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Episode 218
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19:34
Special Episode: Bodies, Borders & Breakthroughs with Dr. Jennifer Cleland
In this episode, we’ll be delving into the work of Professor Jennifer Cleland, a global leader whose work continues to challenge and expand the boundaries of healthcare education. Her work crosses boundaries in numerous ways, across fields (Hea...
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Season 1
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Episode 217
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21:09
Special Episode: Bodies, Borders & Breakthroughs with Dr. Ahmed Rashid
Summary of Podcast Episode: In this episode we delve into Professor Ahmed's research and work at the intersection of medicine, global health, and education policy. Our conversation will focus on the role of power, politics, and inequities in sh...
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Season 1
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Episode 216
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22:23
Special Episode: Bodies, Borders & Breakthroughs with Dr. Rashmi Kusurkar
In this episode, we’ll be exploring the work of Dr. Rashmi Kusurkar, a leading scholar in health professions education whose research centers on the question: how do we develop “students for life”? Her work exists at the intersection of motivat...
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Season 1
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Episode 215
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19:59
The science of sex differences: Building smarter biomaterials
In this episode, Dr. Brian Aguado discusses the importance of incorporating sex differences research in cardiovascular science, emphasizing how biological variables influence disease progression and treatment outcomes. He highlights that recogn...
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Season 1
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Episode 214
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19:09
IDEAS across perspectives: Researchers, patients & clinicians with Dr. Nicolas Alessandroni
Le 6 mai 2025, l’Interconnectome cœur-cerveau (ICC) a tenu à l’Université d’Ottawa (Canada) un atelier portant sur les principes IDEAS et la gouvernance des données dans la recherche sur la connexion cœur-cerveau. Les conférencières, confére...
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Season 1
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Episode 213
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8:46
IDEAS across perspectives: Researchers, patients & clinicians with Dr. Ulrich Aivodji
Le 6 mai 2025, l’Interconnectome cœur-cerveau (ICC) a tenu à l’Université d’Ottawa (Canada) un atelier portant sur les principes IDEAS et la gouvernance des données dans la recherche sur la connexion cœur-cerveau. Les conférencières, confére...
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Season 1
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Episode 212
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8:46
IDEAS across perspectives: Researchers, patients & clinicians with Dr. Stephen Lewis
Le 6 mai 2025, l’Interconnectome cœur-cerveau (ICC) a tenu à l’Université d’Ottawa (Canada) un atelier portant sur les principes IDEAS et la gouvernance des données dans la recherche sur la connexion cœur-cerveau. Les conférencières, confére...
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Season 1
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Episode 211
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14:01
IDEAS across perspectives: Researchers, patients & clinicians with Dr. Nafissa Ismail
Le 6 mai 2025, l’Interconnectome cœur-cerveau (ICC) a tenu à l’Université d’Ottawa (Canada) un atelier portant sur les principes IDEAS et la gouvernance des données dans la recherche sur la connexion cœur-cerveau. Les conférencières, confére...
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Season 1
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Episode 210
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9:27
IDEAS across perspectives: Researchers, patients & clinicians with Dr. May Griffith
Le 6 mai 2025, l’Interconnectome cœur-cerveau (ICC) a tenu à l’Université d’Ottawa (Canada) un atelier portant sur les principes IDEAS et la gouvernance des données dans la recherche sur la connexion cœur-cerveau. Les conférencières, confére...
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Season 1
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Episode 209
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6:28
IDEAS across perspectives: Researchers, patients & clinicians with Dr. Carla Rice
Le 6 mai 2025, l’Interconnectome cœur-cerveau (ICC) a tenu à l’Université d’Ottawa (Canada) un atelier portant sur les principes IDEAS et la gouvernance des données dans la recherche sur la connexion cœur-cerveau. Les conférencières, confére...
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Season 1
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Episode 208
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11:30
Managing Heart Health: The influence of hormones and lipids
In this episode, Dr. Erin Mulvihill discusses the advancements in metabolism research that broadens our understanding of the mechanisms behind diabetes and heart health. Through models of both diseases, it is hypothesized that similar hormones ...
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Season 1
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Episode 207
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13:21