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
238 episodes
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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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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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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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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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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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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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
Protege tu piel: Mitos y realidades sobre los bloqueadores solares
Deyanira Hdez. de la Universidad de Ottawa, habla con el Dr. Sergio Alberto Bernal Chávez, Profesor del departamento de Ciencias Químico Biológicas de la Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, y miembro del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores, niv...
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Season 1
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Episode 206
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19:02
Can Pollutants Disrupt Muscle Metabolism?
Joyce Lu from the University of Ottawa interviews Dr. Céline Aguer. Dr. Aguer is an assistant professor at McGill University in the Department of Physiology and principal investigator in her muscle metabolism laboratory at the Institut du Savoi...
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Season 1
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Episode 205
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14:56
Mastering the Switch
Sahib Moga from the University of Ottawa interviews Dr. Jean-François Couture. Dr. Couture is a Full Professor and Chair in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology at the University of Ottawa. He has published over 90 paper...
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Season 1
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Episode 204
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14:03
Can We Teach the Immune System to Fight Cancer?
Iman Kashif from the University of Ottawa interviewed Dr. Barbara Vanderhyden, a senior scientist in ovarian cancer research and a professor at the University of Ottawa. In this insightful episode, Dr. Vanderhyden discusses her groundbreaking r...
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Season 1
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Episode 203
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14:40
Master the Kitchen, Master Your Health
Serena George, a student from the University of Ottawa, interviewed Dr. Melissa Fernandez, an assistant professor at the School of Nutrition Sciences at the University of Ottawa. Her research focuses on understanding the impacts of digital food...
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Season 1
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Episode 202
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14:58
ICU Vampirism (Small Changes, Big Impact)
Giselle Joseph of the University of Ottawa interviews Dr. Deborah M. Siegal of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute about how a simple change in blood collection practices in ICUs could significantly improve patient care. Dr. Siegal is a hema...
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Season 1
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Episode 201
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14:12
Race to a Faster Diagnosis
Batoul Jomaa from the University of Ottawa interviews Dr. Marisa Azad and Dr. Robin Patel on behalf of her team for the TMM4950 Science Communication course about improving the diagnostic methods for periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs). Dr. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 200
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14:59
SHOCKING! Nurses can use automatic shocks to save lives!
In this episode, your host, Emily Schraeder, speaks to Dr. Christian Vaillancourt, Full Professor with the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa, and Senior Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. His research look...
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Season 1
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Episode 199
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15:41
A Shot at Survival or a Shot in the Dark
Hosein Hosseini Abardeh, from the University of Ottawa, interviews Dr. Kusum Menon, a senior scientist at the CHEO Research Institute, to explore her research into pediatric septic shock. In this episode, we dive into critical topics such as th...
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Season 1
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Episode 198
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14:57
The Heart of the Matter
As part of the BEaTS Research Radio Translational and Molecular Medicine Sci-Comm Podcast series, our host, Daniel Anderson, interviews Dr. Ruel and NP Ponnambalam. In this episode, Daniel, Dr. Ruel, and Ms. Ponnambalam discuss the promise of m...
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Season 1
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Episode 197
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14:29
3D printing human brain tissue!
Tracy Xie, a student from the University of Ottawa, interviews Dr. Stephanie Willerth, a full professor and Tier II Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Victoria. In 2019, Dr. Willerth's group pioneered a new way...
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Season 1
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Episode 196
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11:55
Printing Networks for Life
Larissa Yakoub from the University of Ottawa speaks with Dr. Betty Li, a researcher at the Human Health Therapeutics Research Center and an adjunct professor in the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering at Carleton University. In this ...
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Episode 195
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16:00
Sphingosine Kinase (SK) Inhibition: Ambushing the Ambush
Omar Moghrabi from the University of Ottawa interviews Dr. Marceline Côté about using Sphingosine Kinase (SK) Inhibitors to treat enveloped viruses like Ebola. Dr. Côté is an associate professor at the University of Ottawa and the director of t...
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Episode 192
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14:14
Cholesterol, Atherosclerosis, and Not-So-Negative Data
In this episode, Ali Abdalbari from the University of Ottawa's Translational and Molecular Medicine (TMM) program speaks with Dr. Morgan Fullerton, Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Ot...
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Season 1
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Episode 194
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13:49
Cancer-Loving Viruses & Antibodies Team Up Against Tumors
Matteus McCulloch from the University of Ottawa interviews Dr. Michele Ardolino, a senior scientist in cancer research at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immu...
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Season 1
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Episode 193
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14:52
Protect Your Heart
Anastasia Fahlman and Sarah Damiani from the University of Ottawa speak with Dr. Erin Mulvihill, Scientist and Director of the Energy Substrate Metabolism Research Laboratory at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Tune in to learn more ab...
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Season 1
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Episode 191
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13:00
Building Barriers: Replicating the Brain's Shield
Maryam Yassin from the University of Ottawa interviews Dr. Anna Jezierski and Dr. Alex MacKenzie. Dr. Jezierski is a research officer at the Department of Translational Biosciences in the Human Health Therapeutics Research Center at the Nationa...
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Season 1
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Episode 190
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15:19