Meet The Scientist

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At Meet the Scientist, we want to reveal more about scientists, the work they do, and what makes them tick. We will ask them what they are are up to now and what is next. How is the science moving forward to solve some of the intractable problems of our times? What keeps them going in a tough, competitive field? What do they see for the future of research, education, and training? We hope to show you a glimpse of what scientists are really like and what is going on in cutting-edge research today (Author: Merry Buckley, Ph.D.)
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Recent episodes from Meet The Scientist

  • Published: Sep 9, 08
    Seth Darst is a professor of Molecular Biophysics at the Rockefeller University in New York city, where his research centers on RNA polymerase, the enzyme at the heart of a cell’s ability to make protein from a set of DNA instructions. In this interview, Merry talks with Dr. Darst about how he got his start in research, whether computers will eventually be able to predict complex protein structures, and why eager young scientists shouldn’t miss their chance at postdoctoral training.
     
  • Published: Aug 18, 08
    On this episode Merry Buckely talks with Dr. Ralph Tanner, professor of microbiology at the University of Oklahoma, about his work producing biofuels from burnt plant material, the future of biofuels in the U.S., how bacterial systematics might be forced to change in light of new research on recombination, and about his approach to teaching microbiology.