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2006 Program Archive

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Radio In Vivo January 18, 2006 Guests: Dr. Samuel Wilson, Dr. Tom Goehl, NIEHS Topics: NIEHS, environmental health

Samuel H. Wilson, M.D., Deputy Director, NIEHS

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Thomas J. Goehl, Ph.D., Editor-in-Chief (ret.), Environmental Health Perspectives, NIEHS

Environmental Health Perspectives

Radio In Vivo January 25, 2006 Guest: Dr. Claudia Miller, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Topic: Chemical Intolerance

Claudia S. Miller, M.D., M.S., University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Claudia S. Miller, M.D., M.S.

Ernie's Environmental Health Perspectives article on conference, "Addiction & Chemical Intolerance: A Shared Etiology?" held September 2005 at RTP

Radio In Vivo February 1, 2006 Guest: Michael Murphy, Pres. & CEO, Gentris Corp., RTP, NC Topic: Pharmacogenomics/Personalized Medicine

Michael Murphy, President & CEO, Gentris Corp.

Gentris Corporation

Ernie's Environmental Health Perspectives article on Pharmacogenomics (personalized medicine)

Radio In Vivo February 8, 2006 Guest: Chris Long, EPA-RTP Topic: Green Buildings, Sustainability

EPA's RTP campus

EPA RTP campus

Radio In Vivo, February 15, 2006 Guests: Mark Dessauer & Cara Crisler, Active Living by Design, Chapel Hill, NC Topic: Community design and physical activity

Mark Dessauer, Active Living by Design

Cara Crisler, Active Living by Design

Active Living by Design

Meeting Summary: Environmental Solutions to Obesity in America's Youth...written by Ernie

Radio In Vivo February 22, 2006 Guest: Dr. Henry Greenside, Duke University Topics: Einstein, Physics, Science & Math Education

Henry Greenside, Ph.D., Physics Dept., Duke University

Dr. Greenside's Duke home page

"Eye-to-Eye with Einstein": Dr. Greenside's Chapel Hill Lectures

Radio In Vivo March 1, 2006 Guest: Dr. Jaime Mancilla, UNC-Chapel Hill Topic: Neurobiology

Dr. Jaime Mancilla, UNC-Chapel Hill

Manis Lab, Dept. of Otolaryngology, UNC-CH

Radio In Vivo March 8, 2006 Guest: Karen Joy Miller, Prevention Is the Cure Topics: Environmental exposures and health, breast cancer

Karen Joy Miller, President, Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition, Prevention Is the Cure

Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition

Prevention Is the Cure

Radio In Vivo March 22, 2006 Guest: Robin Swift, NC HIV/AIDS Training Center Topic: HIV/AIDS Medical Professional Training

Robin Swift, NC HIV/AIDS Training Center

NC HIV/AIDS Training Center

Radio In Vivo March 29, 2006 Guests: Barry Teater, Dr. Maria Rapoza, North Carolina Biotechnology Center Topics: NC Biotechnology Center, Biotechnology

Barry Teater, Director of Corporate Communications, North Carolina Biotechnology Center, RTP

Maria Rapoza, Ph.D., Vice President, Science & Technology Development Program, NCBC, RTP

North Carolina Biotechnology Center

Radio In Vivo April 5, 2006 Guests: Jeffrey Abbey, Dr. Charles Nicolette, Argos Therapeutics, Durham, NC Topics: cancer vaccines, dendritic cells as therapeutic agents

Jeffrey Abbey, MBA, JD, Vice President, Business Development, Argos Therapeutics

Charles Nicolette, Ph.D., Vice President, Research and Development, Argos Therapeutics

Argos Therapeutics, Inc.

Radio In Vivo April 12, 2006 Guest: Dr. Doug Crawford-Brown, UNC professor, Director, Carolina Environmental Program Topics: climate change, Community Carbon Reduction Program (CRed)

Dr. Doug Crawford-Brown, UNC Professor, Director, Carolina Environmental Program

Dr. Crawford-Brown's home page

Carolina Environmental Program

Radio In Vivo April 19, 2006 Guest: Dr. Gary Mesibov, Director, Division TEACCH Topics: Division TEACCH, autism

Dr. Gary Mesibov, Director, Division TEACCH

Division TEACCH (UNC autism program)

Autism Society of North Carolina

Radio In Vivo May 3, 2006 Guest: Dr. Peter S. White, Director, North Carolina Botanical Garden Topics: NC Botanical Garden, horticulture, biodiversity

Dr. Peter S. White, Director, North Carolina Botanical Garden, UNC Biology professor

North Carolina Botanical Garden

Dr. White's UNC home page

Radio In Vivo May 24, 2006 Guests: Drs. Elizabeth Brannon, Patricia Bauer, and Amy Needham, Duke University Topic: infant cognition

Dr. Liz Brannon, Duke University Department of Psychology & Neuroscience

Brannon Laboratory for the Study of Development and Evolution of Cognition

Dr. Patricia Bauer, Duke University Department of Psychology & Neuroscience

Cognition in the Transition - Dr. Bauer's University of Minnesota Lab

Dr. Bauer's faculty profile

Dr. Amy Needham, Duke University Department of Psychology & Neuroscience

Infant Perception Lab (Dr. Needham, Principal Investigator)

BABIES WANTED for Duke research studies! Click here for information, or call 660-5790.

Radio In Vivo May 31, 2006 Guest: Dr. Jef French, NIEHS Topic: Mouse Genetics

Dr. Jef French, NIEHS

Complex Trait Consortium

Dr. French's lab: NIEHS Laboratory of Molecular Toxicology, Transgenic Carcinogenesis Group

Ernie's Environmental Health Perspectives article on the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Complex Trait Consortium

Radio In Vivo June 7, 2006 Guest: Dr. James Donohue, UNC Topic: respiratory diseases

Dr. James Donohue, UNC pulmonologist

Dr. Donohue's UNC home page

American Lung Association of North Carolina

Alpha One Foundation (advocacy group for people with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency)

Radio In Vivo June 21, 2006 Guests: Dr. Ken Hudnell & Dr. Gary Foley, EPA RTP Topics: harmful algal blooms, GEOSS (Global Earth Observation System of Systems)

Dr. Gary Foley, Director, National Center for Environmental Research, EPA-RTP

Dr. Ken Hudnell, EPA-RTP

EPA page on GEOSS: Global Earth Observation System of Systems

EPA page on International Symposium on Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms, held September 2005

Radio In Vivo, June 28, 2006 Guest: Dr. William Greenlee, President & CEO, CIIT Centers for Health Research, RTP Topics: CIIT Centers for Health Research, systems biology, chemical exposures research

Dr. William Greenlee, President & CEO, CIIT Centers for Health Research, RTP

CIIT Centers for Health Research

Radio In Vivo July 12, 2006 Guest: Dr. John Butts, NC Chief Medical Examiner Topics: forensic pathology, medical examiner system

Brinkhous-Bullitt on the UNC-CH campus houses the NC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

American Medical Writers Association, Carolinas Chapter

Radio In Vivo July 19, 2006 Guests: Dr. Remy Coeytaux & Dr. Wunian Chen, UNC School of Medicine Topic: Acupuncture

Dr. Remy Coeytaux, UNC School of Medicine

Dr. Wunian Chen, UNC School of Medicine

Article on acupuncture by Drs. Coeytaux and Chen

Article on acupuncture and headaches by Drs. Coeytaux and Chen

American Academy of Medical Acupuncture

Radio In Vivo July 26, 2006 Guest: Carol Winkelman Topics: Pregnancy and Childbirth after 40

Welcome to the world, Isabella!

Order Carol's book, "The Complete Guide to Pregnancy After 30" here

Pregnancy Today: a community for parents-to-be

Links to high risk pregnancy resources

Radio In Vivo August 2, 2006 Guest: Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker Topics: Mold-related illnesses, biotoxins

Ritchie C. Shoemaker, MD, Pocomoke, Maryland

Dr. Shoemaker's Biotoxins Diagnosis/Treatment site

"Mold Warriors" - Dr. Shoemaker's book on mold-related illness

The Center for School Mold Help

Radio In Vivo August 23, 2006 Guests: Dr. Neil Frazer, COO, and Jean Chitwood, Vice President, Commercial, Erimos Pharmaceuticals, Raleigh Topic: EM1421, Erimos' candidate anti-cancer drug

Dr. Neil Frazer, Chief Operating Officer, Erimos Pharmaceuticals

Jean Chitwood, Vice President, Commercial, Erimos Pharmaceuticals

Erimos Pharmaceuticals home page

Dose Escalation Study of EM-1421 for the Treatment of Recurrent or Refractory Solid Tumors (clinical trial of Erimos' candidate compound)

ClinicalTrials.gov - comprehensive site for information on privately and federally supported clinical research in human volunteers

Radio In Vivo August 30, 2006 Guest: Dr. Anne Yoder, Director, Duke Lemur Center Topics: Duke Lemur Center, conservation and evolutionary biology, lemurs and prosimians

Dr. Anne Yoder, Director, Duke Lemur Center

Duke Lemur Center

Dr. Yoder's Duke Biology Dept. Lab page

Radio In Vivo September 6, 2006 Guest: Dr. Erich Jarvis, neurobiologist, Duke University Topic: neurobiology of vocal learning and communication, songbirds as model

Dr. Erich Jarvis, Dept. of Neurobiology, Duke University

Erich Jarvis Lab

Dr. Jarvis' Duke Neurobiology faculty profile

Radio In Vivo September 13, 2006 Guest: Dr. Stuart Pimm, conservation ecologist, Duke University Topics: species extinction, biodiversity

Dr. Stuart Pimm, conservation ecologist, Duke University

Dr. Pimm's lab at Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Duke

Dr. Pimm and Clinton Jenkins' September 2005 Scientific American article, "Sustaining the Variety of Life"

Radio In Vivo September 27, 2006 Guest: Ava Barbry-Crawford, Research Associate, NC Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities Topic: 2006 NC Report Card on Health Disparities

NC Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities

North Carolina Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities

Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in North Carolina: Report Card 2006 (pdf file)

Ernie's May 2005 Environmental Health Perspectives article, "Dwelling Disparities: How Poor Housing Leads to Poor Health"

Radio In Vivo October 4, 2006 Guest: Dr. Kathleen K. Smith, Director, National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent) Topics: NESCent, evolutionary biology

Dr. Kathleen K. Smith, Director, National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, Durham

National Evolutionary Synthesis Center (NESCent)

Kathleen Smith's Lab, Duke Department of Biology

Radio In Vivo October 11, 2006 Guests: Dr. Nancy Creamer, Director, Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS), NCSU, and Dr. Noah Ranells, Orange County Agricultural Economic Development Coordinator Topics: organic farming, sustainable agriculture, CEFS

Dr. Nancy Creamer, Director, Center for Environmental Farming Systems, NCSU

Center for Environmental Farming Systems, NCSU

Orange County Farms

Fickle Creek Farm/Bed & Breakfast, Efland, NC (co-owned by Noah)

Radio In Vivo October 25, 2006 Guest: Dr. Marcy Speer, Duke Center for Human Genetics Topics: genetic epidemiology, neural tube defects

Dr. Marcy Speer, Duke Center for Human Genetics

Dr. Speer's DCHG faculty page

DCHG information page on neural tube defects

Spina Bifida Association

Boyles et al. Neural Tube Defects and Folate Pathway Genes: Family-Based Association Tests of Gene-Gene and Gene-Environment Interactions. Environmental Health Perspectives, October 2006 - the most recent publication from Dr. Speer's group

Ernie's synopsis of above study in Environmental Health Perspectives

Radio In Vivo November 1, 2006 Guest: Dr. Nortin Hadler, rheumatologist, UNC Topics: medicalization of illness, health care system (abbreviated program - 35:00)

Dr. Nortin Hadler, Thurston Arthritis Research Center, UNC

Dr. Hadler's 2004 book: The Last Well Person: How to Stay Well Despite the Health Care System

Dr. Hadler's UNC-Thurston Arthritis Research Center faculty page

Radio In Vivo November 8, 2006 Guest: Dr. Greg Gibson, NCSU Department of Genetics Topic: quantitative evolutionary genomics

Dr. Greg Gibson, NCSU Department of Genetics

Dr. Gibson's quantitative evolutionary genomics lab page

Carolina Canine Epilepsy project site

Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) - information from Answers.com

Radio In Vivo November 29, 2006 Guests: Dr. Jack Martin and Chris Carter, co-hosts of WCOM's "Home Power Hour" Topics: solar power, renewable energy

"Solar Jim" - aka Chris Carter

"Sustainable Jack" - aka Dr. Jack Martin

"Home Power Hour" WCOM archive

"Home Power Hour" website

Solar Village Institute, Inc.

New Society Publishers - Coming Soon - "Plug-in Hybrids" edited by Dr. Jack Martin!

Radio In Vivo December 6, 2006 Guest: Dr. Robert McMahan, Senior Science & Technology Advisor to the State of North Carolina, Executive Director, North Carolina Board of Science & Technology Topics: science & technology in North Carolina, education, nanotechnology

Dr. Robert McMahan, Senior Science & Technology Advisor, State of North Carolina

North Carolina Board of Science and Technology

North Carolina Nanotechnology

Ernie's Environmental Health Perspectives cover story (August, 2004) on nanotechnology health and safety issues

Radio In Vivo December 13, 2006 Guest: Dr. Sheila Collins, Director, Endocrine Biology Program, CIIT Centers for Health Research, RTP Topic: biomolecular mechanisms of metabolism

Dr. Sheila Collins, Director, Endocrine Biology Program, CIIT Centers for Health Research, RTP, NC

Dr. Collins' CIIT page

"The Role of Signal Transduction Pathways in Obesity and Diabetes" - article by Dr. Collins and Wenhong Cao in Jan-April 2006 CIIT Activities

CIIT News Release 8/1/06 on Dr. Collins' appearance at Nobel Symposium

Radio In Vivo December 20, 2006 Guests: Dr. Mike Milburn, CSO, and Tim Germann, VP of Sales, Metabolon, Inc. Topic: Metabolomics

Dr, Mike Milburn, Chief Scientific Officer, Metabolon, Inc.

Tim Germann, Vice President of Sales, Metabolon, Inc.

Metabolon Inc.

The Metabolomics & Metabonomics Information Portal

The Metabolomics Society

Radio In Vivo
2007 Program Archive

Radio In Vivo January 3, 2007 Guest: Dr. Linda Birnbaum, Director, Experimental Toxicology Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, EPA-RTP Topics: Environmental toxicology, dioxins, PCBs, brominated flame retardants, endocrine disrupting chemicals, risk assessment

Dr. Linda Birnbaum, Director, Experimental Toxicology Division, NHEERL, EPA-RTP

EPA Experimental Toxicology Division

1998 interview with Dr. Birnbaum for PBS Frontline

Ernie's 2005 Environmental Health Perspectives cover story, "Are EDCs Blurring Issues of Gender?"

Radio In Vivo January 10, 2007 Guest: Dr. Cynthia Bulik, Director, UNC Eating Disorders Program Topic: Eating disorders

Dr. Cynthia Bulik, Director, UNC Eating Disorders Program

UNC Eating Disorders Program

National Eating Disorders Association

Academy for Eating Disorders

Worldwide Charter for Action on Eating Disorders (including Patients Bill of Rights)

Radio In Vivo January 17, 2007 Guest: Dr. Barry Popkin, UNC School of Public Health Topic: Obesity

Dr. Barry Popkin, UNC School of Public Health

UNC Interdisciplinary Obesity Center (IDOC)

The Nutrition Transition Program

Dr. Popkin's UNC-SPH faculty profile

Radio In Vivo January 24, 2007 Guest: Dr. Gregg Dean, NC State College of Veterinary Medicine Topics: Veterinary medicine, NC State vet school, Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research, feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)

Dr. Gregg Dean, NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

Dr. Dean's CVM faculty page

NC State College of Veterinary Medicine

NCSU Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research

Radio In Vivo February 7, 2007 Guest: Dr. Pauline Mendola, Chief of the Epidemiology and Biomarkers Branch, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, EPA-RTP Topics: reproductive epidemiology, drinking water disinfection byproducts

Dr. Pauline Mendola, EPA-RTP

National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, EPA/ORD

Epidemiology and Biomarkers Branch, NHEERL, EPA-RTP

2007 UCSF-CHE Summit on Environmental Challenges to Reproductive Health and Fertility

Radio In Vivo February 28, 2007 Guest: Dr. Nick Oberlies, Director, Natural Products Laboratory, RTI International Topics: RTI, Natural Products Lab (including discovery of anticancer drugs Taxol and camptothecin), natural products drug discovery

Dr. Nick Oberlies, RTI International

RTI Natural Products Laboratory

Natural Products Laboratory history

RTI/Jordan Biodiversity project

Radio In Vivo March 7, 2007 Guest: Dr. Will Vizuete, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, UNC-CH Topics: computer modeling & simulation of air pollution patterns, ozone pollution

Dr. Will Vizuete, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, UNC-CH

Dr. Vizuete's UNC faculty page

Will's podcast site for "Jazz Incognito," Sundays, 4-5PM on WCOM

UNC Environmental Sciences & Engineering Student Organization (ENVRSO)

Radio In Vivo March 14, 2007 Guest: Judd Edeburn, Resource Manager, Duke Forest Topic: 75 years of Duke Forest

Judd Edeburn, Resource Manager, Duke Forest

Duke Forest at Duke University

Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences at Duke University

Radio In Vivo March 28, 2007 Guest: Dr. Dan Reed, Director, Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) Topics: RENCI, future information technology

Dr. Dan Reed, Director, RENCI

Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI)

RENCI multimedia page: scroll down for Dr. Reed's May 2006 lecture, "Computing the Future: Looking at 2016"

Radio In Vivo April 4, 2007 Guest: Dr. Gianluca Lazzi, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, NC State University Topics: Department of Energy Artificial Retina Project, bioelectromagnetics

Dr. Gianluca Lazzi, NC State University

Dr. Lazzi's NCSU faculty home page

Artificial Retina Project - US Department of Energy

Radio In Vivo April 11, 2007 Guest: Kenneth Cutler, Director, Project Suc-SEED Topics: Project Suc-SEED, recruitment of economically disadvantaged and underrepresented minority students into science careers

Kenneth Cutler, Director, Project Suc-SEED

Project Suc-SEED

CIIT Centers for Health Research

Radio In Vivo May 2, 2007 Guest: Dr. Greg Wray, Director, Center for Evolutionary Genomics, Duke University Topic: Evolutionary genomics

Dr. Greg Wray, Director, Center for Evolutionary Genomics, Duke University

The Wray Lab at Duke University

The IGSP Center for Evolutionary Genomics

Radio In Vivo May 9, 2007 Guest: Dr. Philip Carter, Executive Director, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society Topic: Sigma Xi

Dr. Philip Carter, Executive Director, Sigma Xi

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society

"Confronting Climate Change" report by Sigma Xi & the United Nations Foundation

American Scientist, the magazine of Sigma Xi

Research Triangle Park Chapter, Sigma Xi

Science Cafe schedule (events hosted by local Sigma Xi chapters & the NC Museum of Natural Sciences)

Radio In Vivo May 23, 2007 Guest: Suzanne Wilkison, Deputy to the President for Programs and Communications, North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research (NCABR) Topic: NCABR bioscience education and outreach activities

Suzanne Wilkison, North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research

North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research

North Carolina's Bioscience Clearinghouse

Radio In Vivo May 30, 2007 Guests: Dr. Kevin Stewart, UNC Department of Geological Sciences, and science writer Mary-Russell Roberson Topic: Their book, "Exploring the Geology of the Carolinas: A Field Guide from Chimney Rock to Charleston"

Mary-Russell Roberson and Dr. Kevin Stewart

UNC Press site for Mary-Russell and Kevin's book

Kevin's UNC faculty home page

Radio In Vivo June 6, 2007 Guest: Dr. Gary Pielak, Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Biophysics, UNC-Chapel Hill Topics: proteins, NMR imaging of proteins in living cells

Dr. Gary Pielak, UNC-Chapel Hill

The Pielak Group (Gary's lab page)

Gary's UNC faculty page

Ernie's 2003 Environmental Health Perspectives (Toxicogenomics Edition) cover story on proteomics, "Proteomics: Characterizing the Cogs in the Machinery of Life"

Radio In Vivo June 13, 2007 Guest: Dr. David Tarpy, Entomology Dept., NC State University, extension apiculturist (honey bee specialist) Topics: Colony Collapse Disorder, beekeeping, honeybee research

Dr. David Tarpy, NCSU, extension apiculturist

NCSU Apiculture Program

David's NCSU faculty page

North Carolina State Beekeepers Association

Radio In Vivo June 20, 2007 Guest: Dr. Joanne Kurtzberg, Duke University Topics: Umbilical cord blood and bone marrow transplantation, stem cell research

Dr. Joanne Kurtzberg, Duke University, Director, Carolinas Cord Blood Bank

Carolinas Cord Blood Bank

Joanne's Duke Department of Pediatrics faculty page

Duke Med News experts page - links to several articles related to Joanne's work

Radio In Vivo June 27, 2007 Guest: Jason Nelson, Project Coordinator, NC Biofuels Strategic Plan, NC Biotechnology Center Topic: North Carolina's Strategic Plan for Biofuels Leadership

Jason Nelson, NC Biotechnology Center

North Carolina's Strategic Plan for Biofuels Leadership

North Carolina Mobile Clean Air Renewable Energy (NC Mobile CARE)

North Carolina Biotechnology Center

Radio In Vivo July 4, 2007 Guest: Dr. Paul Frampton, UNC Department of Physics and Astronomy Topics: Cyclic cosmology, particle physics

Dr. Paul Frampton, UNC Department of Physics and Astronomy

Paul's UNC home page

Press release re Paul's theory of cyclic cosmology

Site to download "Turnaround in Cyclic Cosmology," the article by Paul and Lauris Baum describing their cosmological model

European Space Agency's Planck Satellite, to launch in 2008, may support cyclic cosmological model

Radio In Vivo July 18, 2007 Guest: Dr. Olafur Palsson, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UNC-Chapel Hill Topic: Hypnosis treatment of irritable bowel syndrome

Dr. Olafur Palsson, UNC-Chapel Hill

Oli's UNC faculty page

The UNC Center for Functional GI and Motility Disorders

IBShypnosis.com - information site on use of hypnosis to treat IBS

SmartBrainGames.com - commercial site for therapeutic video game technology

Radio In Vivo July 25, 2007 Guest: Dr. Ann H. Williams, field studies coordinator, Human Studies Division, US EPA; president-elect, Sigma Xi Topics: Recreational water quality field studies, asthma/air pollution studies, Sigma Xi

Dr. Ann H. Williams, US EPA; president-elect, Sigma Xi

National Epidemiological and Environmental Assessment of Recreational (NEEAR) Water Study

Rapidly Measured Indicators of Recreational Water Quality are Predictive of Swimming-Associated Gastrointestinal Illness. Environmental Health Perspectives, January 2006

Samples of Current Research, Human Studies Division, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL), US EPA, RTP

Press Release announcing Ann's election as president of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society

Radio In Vivo August 1, 2007 Guests: Dr. Sally Rhine Feather, Dr. Larry Burk, Rhine Research Center Topics: Parapsychology research, history and current programs at the Rhine Research Center

Dr. Sally Rhine Feather, Acting Director, Rhine Research Center

Dr. Larry Burk, President, Board of Directors, Rhine Research Center

The Rhine Center: An Institute for Consciousness Research and Education

"The Gift: Extraordinary Experiences of Ordinary People" by Sally Rhine Feather and Michael Schmicker (Amazon)

Rupert Sheldrake, Biologist & Author

"Entangled Minds: Extrasensory Experiences in a Quantum Reality" by Dean Radin (Amazon)

Radio In Vivo August 22, 2007 Guest: Dr. Willard (Ward) Cates, Jr., President of Research, Family Health International (FHI), RTP Topics: FHI's global health research, HIV/AIDS prevention

Dr. Ward Cates, President of Research, Family Health International

Family Health International

Radio In Vivo August 29, 2007 Guest: Dr. Vipin Garg, President & CEO, Tranzyme Pharma, RTP Topics: Tranzyme - company and pipeline, state of the pharmaceutical industry

Dr, Vipin Garg, President & CEO, Tranzyme Pharma, RTP

Tranzyme Pharma

Association of Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders

Radio In Vivo September 12, 2007 Guests: Dr. Matt Redinbo, Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Biophysics, UNC-Chapel Hill, and graduate student Scott Lujan Topics: Structural biology, antibiotic resistance, drug metabolizing enzymes, mentor-mentee relationships

Dr. Matt Redinbo, Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry, & Biophysics, UNC-Chapel Hill

Scott Lujan, graduate student, UNC-CH

Dr. Redinbo's lab - macromolecular crystallography

Dr. Redinbo's UNC faculty page

Radio In Vivo October 3, 2007 Guest: Dr. Enriqueta Bond, President, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, RTP Topics: Burroughs Wellcome Fund, science education, scientists' career development, Dr. Bond's career

Dr. Enriqueta Bond, President, Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Burroughs Wellcome Fund

North Carolina Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Center

Institute of Medicine

Radio In Vivo October 10, 2007 Guest: Dr. William Wetsel, Duke University Medical Center Topic: Knockout mouse models of psychiatric disorders

Dr. Bill Wetsel, Duke University Medical Center

Bill's Duke faculty page

Radio In Vivo October 17, 2007 Guest: Dr. John Q. Walker, President, Zenph Studios, Raleigh Topic: Zenph's "re-performance" technology, which accurately recreates original musical performances with contemporary sound quality, including Glenn Gould and Art Tatum

Dr. John Q. Walker, President, Zenph Studios, Raleigh

Zenph Studios

Order Zenph's Glenn Gould Re-performance CD (Amazon.com)

Radio In Vivo October 24, 2007 Guest: Dr. Donald Hodges, Director, Music Research Institute, UNC-Greensboro Topic: Music and the brain

Dr. Donald Hodges, Director, Music Research Institute, UNC-Greensboro

Music Research Institute, UNC-Greensboro

Radio In Vivo October 31, 2007 Guest: Dr. Tuan Vo-Dinh, Director, Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University Topic: Photonics

Dr. Tuan Vo-Dinh, Director, Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics, Duke University

Dr. Vo-Dinh's Pratt School of Engineering faculty page

Carolina Photonics Consortium

Radio In Vivo November 14, 2007 Guest: Dr. Jose Rial, professor of geophysics, UNC Department of Geological Sciences Topics: abrupt climate change, Greenland glacier icequakes, global warming

Dr. Jose Rial, Department of Geological Sciences, UNC-CH

Jose's UNC faculty page

Endeavors magazine article on Jose's Greenland work

Wikipedia entry on Jakobshavn Isbræ

Radio In Vivo November 28, 2007 Guest: Dr. Noel Brewer, Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, UNC School of Public Health Topics: HPV vaccination, medical decision-making

Dr. Noel Brewer, UNC School of Public Health

Noel's UNC home page - includes links to research papers re HPV vaccine acceptability

Noel's UNC-SPH faculty page

CDC: questions and answers re HPV vaccine

Radio In Vivo December 5, 2007 Guests: Jeff Hill, Director of Marketing and Business Ventures, and Denise Young, Education Director, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Topic: What's new at the Morehead

Jeff Hill, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Denise Young, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Current Science Forums - monthly expert presentation/roundtable discussion at the Morehead

Radio In Vivo December 12, 2007 Guest: Dr. Gail Henderson, Director, Center for Genomics and Society, UNC-Chapel Hill Topic: Ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of genomics research

Dr. Gail Henderson, Director, Center for Genomics and Society, UNC-Chapel Hill

Center for Genomics and Society, UNC

Gail's UNC faculty profile page

"The DNA Age" - excellent series of NY Times articles on genetics and genomics

Radio In Vivo
2008 Program Archive

Radio In Vivo January 9, 2008 Guest: Dr. Redford Williams, Director, Behavioral Medicine Research Center, Duke University Topic: Genes, environment, psychosocial factors, and the development of disease

Dr. Redford Williams, Director, Behavioral Medicine Research Center, Duke University

NIEHS Frontiers in Environmental Sciences lecture by Dr. Williams: "Stressful Social Environments and Genes: Effects on Mental and Physical Well-Being" (scroll down to 8/10/2007)

Redford's DukeHealth home page

Williams LifeSkills, Inc. (currently recruiting alzheimer's caregivers for a coping skills study)

Radio In Vivo January 16, 2008 Guest: Dr. Bryan Roth, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, UNC School of Medicine; Director, NIMH Psychoactive Drug Screening Program (PDSP) Topics: Academic drug discovery, G-protein coupled receptors, PDSP, salvia

Dr. Bryan Roth, Department of Pharmacology, UNC School of Medicine

Roth Lab

NIMH Psychoactive Drug Screening Program

UNC Endeavors article on Bryan's discoveries regarding the hallucinogen, salvia divinorum

Radio In Vivo January 30, 2008 Guest: Dr. Dan Ariely, Visiting Professor of Marketing, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University Topic: Dan's forthcoming book, "Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions"

Dr. Dan Ariely, Visiting Professor, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

Dan's MIT home page

"Predictably Irrational" - Dan's book, to be released February 19, 2008

Radio In Vivo February 20, 2008 Guest: Dr. Michael Vitek, Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center and President/CSO, Cognosci, Inc. Topics: The role of inflammation in neurodegenerative diseases, apolipoprotein E, Cognosci's pipeline of anti-inflammatory/restorative compounds for multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, alzheimers, and other neurodegenerative disorders

Dr. Michael Vitek, Dept. of Neurobiology, Duke University Medical Ctr., Pres./CSO, Cognosci, Inc.

Cognosci Inc.

Mike's Duke faculty page

Vitek Lab, Duke Division of Neurology

Radio In Vivo February 27, 2008 Guest: Dr. John Buse, Director, UNC Diabetes Care Center and President, American Diabetes Association Topic: Current trends in diabetes treatment and research

Dr, John Buse, Director, UNC Diabetes Care Ctr., President, American Diabetes Association

UNC Diabetes Care Center

American Diabetes Association

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NIDDK/NIH)

Radio In Vivo March 5, 2008 Guest: Dr. Emily Buehler Topic: The science of breadmaking

Dr, Emily Buehler, author, "Bread Science: The Chemistry and Craft of Making Bread"

Order Emily's book, "Bread Science: The Chemistry and Craft of Making Bread"

Radio In Vivo March 12, 2008 Guest: Dr. Russell Thomas, Director, Functional Genomics Research Laboratory, The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, RTP Topics: functional genomics, toxicogenomics, systems biology

Dr. Russell Thomas, The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences

Dr. Thomas' faculty page at The Hamner

The Hamner: Functional Genomics Research Program

The Hamner: Center for Computational Systems Biology

The Hamner: Robotics Laboratory

Radio In Vivo March 19, 2008 Guest: Ron Newcomb, President & CEO, Resveratrol, Inc., Pittsboro Topics: Neutraceuticals, resveratrol

Ron Newcomb, President & CEO, Resveratrol, Inc.

NutraGrape - Resveratrol's muscadine grape seed dietary supplement

Duplin Winery

Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - developers of pharmaceutical forms of resveratrol

Radio In Vivo April 16, 2008 Guest: Paleontologist Dr. Mary Schweitzer, Associate Professor, Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, NC State University Topics: Molecular paleontology, Dr. Schweitzer's discovery of soft tissue in T. rex bones

Dr. Mary Schweitzer, paleontologist, NC State University

Notes from Montana: Mary's field work blog

Mary's NCSU home page

Q&A with Mary from Nova Science Now

Radio In Vivo April 23, 2008 Guest: Dr. Tom Fischer, CSO, Entegrion, Inc., Scientific Director, Francis Owen Blood Research Laboratory, UNC Topics: Entegrion's hemostatic bandages and freeze-dried platelets - new technology for stopping bleeding

Dr. Tom Fischer, Entegrion, Inc., Francis Owen Blood Research Center, UNC

Entegrion Inc.

Francis Owen Blood Research Center, UNC School of Medicine

Tom's UNC School of Medicine faculty page

Radio In Vivo April 30, 2008 Guest: Dr. Karen Mohlke, Department of Genetics, UNC-Chapel Hill Topics: Genome-Wide Association (GWA) studies revolutionizing genetics, new gene loci associated with common diseases and complex traits

Dr. Karen Mohlke, Department of Genetics, UNC-Chapel Hill

Karen's UNC faculty page

A Catalog of Published Genome-Wide Association Studies, from the National Human Genome Research Institute

Radio In Vivo May 7, 2008 Guest: Anthony Fleg, MD/MPH Topics: PharmFree - the American Medical Student Association's campaign to rid medical schools of pharmaceutical company influences, and the Native Health Initiative, the summer internship program run by Anthony and his wife

Anthony Fleg, MD/MPH, recent graduate, UNC School of Medicine

AMSA's PharmFree Campaign

Native Health Initiative

Independent article on Anthony and PharmFree, November 2007

Radio In Vivo May 21, 2008 Guest: Roger Harris, Director of Emerging Technologies and Research Analysis, Sigma Xi; owner, Jungle Wanders Topics: Roger's Amazon rain forest, Galapagos, and Africa travels and tours; Triangle Academy, a new high school being spearheaded by Roger

Roger Harris, Sigma Xi

Jungle Photos

Jungle Wanders

Amazon.com link to "The Amazon," Roger's travel guide, 3rd edition

Sigma Xi's Year of Water blog

Triangle Academy

Radio In Vivo June 4, 2008 Guest: Dr. Jack Griffith, Kenan Distinguished Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and Biochemistry, UNC School of Medicine, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Topics: Discovery of oldest known biological material on earth - 250-million-year-old cellulose microfibers, implications for detection of life on other planets; electron microscopy of telomeres and DNA repair mechanisms

Dr. Jack Griffith, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, UNC-CH

The Jack D. Griffith Laboratory

Jack's UNC School of Medicine home page

Access to full text of Jack's paper (with colleagues) in Astrobiology describing the discovery of 250-million-year-old biological material - cellulose microfibers in salt crystals

Radio In Vivo June 25, 2008 Guest: Susan McCord, Executive Director, Institute of Forest Biotechnology, Raleigh Topics: Forest biotechnology, restoration of the American Chestnut, the Pine Genome initiative, forest biofuels

Susan McCord, Executive Director, Institute of Forest Biotechnology

Institute of Forest Biotechnology

American Chestnut Foundation

ArborGen (forest biotech company)

Radio In Vivo July 2, 2008 Guest: Dr. Robert Pennock, Michigan State University, current sabbatical scholar at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, Durham Topics: defending the integrity of science from creationist/intelligent design curriculum efforts; evolutionary computation

Dr. Rob Pennock, Michigan State University, NESCent sabbatical scholar

Rob's Michigan State home page

Defending the Integrity of Science: Pennock vs. Intelligent Design Creationism

Radio In Vivo July 9, 2008 Guest: Dr. Barry Beith, founder, CEO and Chief Technical Officer, HumanCentric, Inc., Cary NC Topics: human factors and ergonomics related to product design, HumanCentric's mission and experience

Dr. Barry Beith, CEO, HumanCentric, Inc.

HumanCentric Inc. home page

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Radio In Vivo July 16, 2008 Guest: Dr. Shannon Dahl, Director of Scientific Operations, Humacyte, Inc., RTP Topics: Humacyte and its artificial blood vessel technology, tissue engineering

Dr. Shannon Dahl, Director of Scientific Operations, Humacyte, Inc., RTP

Humacyte Inc.

Radio In Vivo July 30, 2008 Guest: Dr. Charlotte Boettiger, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Biomedical Research Imaging, UNC-Chapel Hill Topic: Neuroscience of addiction

Dr. Charlotte Boettiger, UNC-Chapel Hill

Cognition & Addiction Biopsychology Laboratory (cablab)

Radio In Vivo August 20, 2008 Guests: Jamie Nunnelly, Communications Director, and Dr. Stan Young, Assistant Director for Bioinformatics, National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) Topics: NISS, major flaws in epidemiologic methodology

Dr. Stan Young, National Institute of Statistical Sciences

Jamie Nunnelly, National Institute of Statistical Sciences

National Institute of Statistical Sciences

Everything is Dangerous: A Controversy

Radio In Vivo August 27, 2008 Guest: Dan Nelson, Director, Office of Human Research Ethics, UNC-CH Topic: History of and current trends in human research subjects protection and ethics

Dan Nelson, Director, Office of Human Research Ethics, UNC-Chapel Hill

UNC Office of Human Research Ethics

Dan's UNC faculty page

Radio In Vivo September 10, 2008 Guest: Dr. Howard McLeod, Director, Institute for Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy, UNC-Chapel Hill Topic: Pharmacogenomics (personalized medicine)

Dr. Howard McLeod, Institute for Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy, UNC-CH

UNC Institute for Pharmacogenomics and Individualized Therapy

Ernie's 2003 Environmental Health Perspectives cover story, "Pharmacogenomics: The Promise of Personalized Medicine"

Radio In Vivo September 17, 2008 Guest: Dr. John Bruno, Department of Marine Sciences, UNC-Chapel Hill Topics: Threats to oceans and coral reefs

Dr. John Bruno, Dept. of Marine Sciences, UNC-CH

The Bruno Lab: Marine Ecology and Conservation at Carolina

11th International Coral Reef Symposium 2008: Outcomes Overview

John's primer on coral reefs and climate change in The Encyclopedia of Earth

Radio In Vivo October 1, 2008 Guest: Dr. David Kroll, Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE), NC Central University Topics: BRITE, science blogging

Dr. David Kroll, BRITE, NC Central University

Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE)

Terra Sigillata, David's (aka Abel Pharmboy) blog

Science-Based Medicine blog

ScienceOnline'09 (Jan. 16-18, 2009, RTP)

Radio In Vivo October 15, 2008 Guest: Dr. Kate Whetten, Associate Professor of Public Policy Studies and Community and Family Medicine, Director, Center for Health Policy, Director, Health Inequities Program, Member, Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI) Topics: DGHI, HIV/AIDS coping research in rural South and Africa, policy and public health

Dr. Kate Whetten, Duke Global Health Institute

Duke Global Health Institute

Kate's Duke faculty home page

Radio In Vivo October 22, 2008 Guest: Dr. Paul Watkins, Director, Center for Drug Safety Sciences, RTP Topics: Center for Drug Safety Sciences, collaboration between UNC and The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, drug-induced liver injury

Dr. Paul Watkins, Director, Center for Drug Safety Sciences, RTP

September 4, 2008 press release on creation of Center for Drug Safety Sciences

Paul's Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center faculty page

The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences

Radio In Vivo October 29, 2008 Guest: Dr. Karen Erickson, Director, Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, UNC-Chapel Hill Topic: Methods of teaching literacy to severely disabled children

Dr. Karen Erickson, Director, Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, UNC-CH

Center for Literacy and Disability Studies

MEville to WEville

Radio In Vivo November 5, 2008 Guest: Dr. Alex Huang, Progress Energy Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NC State University; Director, NSF Engineering Research Center for Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management (FREEDM) Systems Center Topics: FREEDM Center, the "smart" electrical grid of the future

Dr. Alex Q. Huang, Director, FREEDM Systems Center, NC State University

FREEDM Systems Center

Alex's NC State faculty page

Radio In Vivo November 12, 2008 Guest: Larry Sumney, President and CEO, Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), RTP Topics: SRC's programs and history, the state of integrated circuit technology and industry

Larry Sumney, President and CEO, Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), RTP

Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC)

Radio In Vivo December 3, 2008 Guests: Anton Zuiker (Duke), Bora Zivkovic (PLOS), David Kroll (NCCU), co-organizers of ScienceOnline'09 conference Topics: ScienceOnline'09 conference coming in January 2009 at RTP, science blogging

ScienceOnline'09, Jan. 16-18, 2009 at Sigma Xi Center, RTP

ScienceOnline'09

MisterSugar (Anton's blog)

A Blog Around the Clock (Bora's blog)

Terra Sigillata (David's blog)

Radio In Vivo December 10, 2008 Guest: Dr. Karin Pfennig, Department of Biology, UNC-Chapel Hill Topics: context-dependent behavior, hybridization, spadefoot toad mating choices as a model of behavioral evolution

Dr. Karin Pfennig, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, UNC-CH

Karin's UNC faculty page

Karin's UNC lab

Radio In Vivo January 7, 2009 Guest: Dr. Lee-Ann Jaykus, Professor, Food Science Department, North Carolina State University Topic: Food safety

Dr. Lee-Ann Jaykus, Food Science Dept., NCSU

LeeAnn Jaykus Laboratory, NCSU

Radio In Vivo January 21, 2009 Guests: Dr. Eric Hallman, President, and Neil Jones, VP of Scientific Operations, Kryosphere, Inc., RTP Topics: Kryosphere's biorepository, clinical trial sample management system, and cold chain-of-custody logistics

Dr, Eric Hallman, President, Kryosphere, Inc., RTP

Neil Jones, Vice President for Scientific Operations, Kryosphere, Inc., RTP

Kryosphere Inc.

Radio In Vivo January 28, 2009 Guests: Dr. Jason Caplan, President & CEO, and David Burroughs, Director, Sales & Marketing, EnSolve Biosystems, Inc., Raleigh Topic: EnSolve's technology for bioremediation of oily bilge water in maritime vessels

Dr. Jason Caplan, President & CEO, EnSolve Biosystems, Inc., Raleigh (with a hefty redfish!)

David Burroughs, Director, Sales & Marketing, EnSolve Biosystems, Inc., Raleigh

EnSolve Biosystems, Inc.

Radio In Vivo February 25, 2009 Guest: Dr. Chris Brodie, Vice President, Corporate Communications, North Carolina Biotechnology Center; co-founder, Science Communicators of North Carolina (SCONC) Topics: Biotechnology in NC, Chris's 2008 Fulbright Fellowship in Norway, SCONC

Dr. Chris Brodie, VP, Corporate Communications, NC Biotechnology Center

North Carolina Biotechnology Center

Science Communicators of North Carolina (SCONC)

The Kavli Prize (Norway)

Radio In Vivo March 4, 2009 Guest: Dr. Myron Cohen, Director, UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases Topics: Research progress on HIV/AIDS treatments and preventative measures, UNC's Malawi Project

Dr. Myron (Mike) Cohen, Director, UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases