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Abstract is evolving before your very eyes! In this new iteration, we're highliting guests' trajectories out of grad school, discussing everything from how they got into research to what they're up to now. Discussion Points & Buzzwords Getting into academia for the wrong reasons Brachytherapy Medical Physicists Ultrasound Imaging Training a Neural Network Software Development and Programming Staring Into Buttholes: Canals & Apertures Why Do People Stay in Academia? Consulting Working for a Start-Up in San Francisco Starting a Jewelry Business Being Strategic About Next Steps Check out Nicole and James’ Gold Jewelry Business: Website: Bijouterieminted.ca Handle: @bijouterieminted (on all platforms) Outro Bass Riff Sampled From: https://youtube.com/watch?v=OTeS179yxTo Follow Abstract Instagram: @abstractcast If you or someone you know has completed a graduate degree and has moved away from academia, reach out by email to share that story: [email protected]

Our guest this week, Daniel Smilovitch, completed his Master's in Occupational Therapy (OT) at McGill University and is finishing up his first year as a professional in the field. He weaves a compelling narrative, taknig us back to his humble beginnings in a barebones basement rat lab, through the intensive, hands-on program in OT, and finally to a day in the life of a working occupational therapist. So fasten your diapers, cause we're about to make a g'day out of bidet! Whether you're an undergraduate student curious about research or a career in OT, or a regular listener of the show excited to jump back in after an extended hiatus, or or anything in between, this chat is sure to entertain and to inform. Sit back, relax, and enjoy! THE MENU: ACADEMIC PATH (0 - 35) Schmoozing Psychology Background The Rat Lab Semi-Natural Environments A Turning Point S/O Joe Inhaber (Episode 56) A Desire for Change Demographics of OT The CASPER Test Career Crossroads: The Bird Problems Problem The Butterly Effect Community, Compassion and Communication WHAT IS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY? (35 - 51) "How do we get people to do the things that they want to do?" Branches of OT (1/2) Autonomy and Independence PEO: The DSM of OT Task Breakdown Interacting Factors "They've tried to make me go to rehab..." ADLs and IADLs Equipment Branches of OT (2/2) Internships x4 OT RESEARCH (51 - 1:03) The Cognitive Stimulation Toolkit Brain Games and Wii Games Tailored Research, World Cafes & OT-ception Context, Parameters & the Validity of Research ON THE JOB (1:03-1:15) The OT's Interdisciplinary Team The PT-OT Bifecta Imposter Syndrome Dreams of Expertise Sensation, Mirror Therapy, Dysphasia THE CLOSER (1:15 - End) Your Role with a capital "R" The Plea /// Liking the show? Drop us a juicy 5-star rating or a written review on ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠! Support the show by Following & Subscribing on: ⁠Spotify, ⁠⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠ & ⁠Twitter⁠ Cover Art:Youssef Naddam via Unsplash

This is my second solo podcast, and features the full recording from a talk I gave at the "Seeking Success" event organized by the Center for Conscious Awareness. It's packed full of great quotes, as well as some of the main themes and takeaways from my non-linear academic and creative paths! Quotes 1. If you find a path with no obstacles it probably doesn't lead anywhere. - Frank A. Clarke 2. Success is moving in the right direction, not getting 100% on the first try. - Karen Gazith 3. We should always be asking ourselves: is this something that is or is not in my control. - Epictetus 4. We fail when we stick to something that's not a good fit. - Seth Godin 5. Someone is sitting in the shade today because somebody planted a tree a long time ago. - Warren Buffet 6. The biggest risk of all is not taking one. - Mellody Hobson Timeline 0:00 - Introduction 1:23 - Quote 1 1:39 - Academic Path 6:37 - Intro to Success 8:28 - Your Success is Not My Success 9:07 - Framing 9:52 - First Steps: Reflection Before Action 10:34 - Quote 2 10:52 - Taking Action 11:22 - Expectations & Their Violation 12:23 - Management & Chunking 15:31 - Note-taking 16:04 - Self-Auditing & Flow 18:59 - Quote 3 19:20 - Control 21:25 - Newton's Law of Motion in the 21st Century 26:21 - Quote 4 26:34 - Failure 28:41 - 4 Things To Do Before Your Quit, #1: Take Your Time 30:46 - #2: Struggle a little 31:37 - #3: Make mistakes 32:31 - #4: Don't blindly follow your dreams 33:19 - After You Quit: Say Yes 34:26 - Slido on Failure 36:15 - Connecting 37:14 - #1: Don't Reinvent the Wheel 38:38 - #2: Keep It Organic 39:07 - #3: Embrace Rejection 40:50 - Quote 5 41:30 - Mindfulness 41:44 - #1: Balance 42:44 - #2: Moderation in Self-Awareness 43:36 - #3: Energy Release & Regeneration 45:27 - Quote 6 45:50 - Takeaways & Closing Remarks /// Episode Cover Photo by Everett Bartels on Unsplash

Éamon Callison, originally from Denver (elevation ~5280 ft), is finishing his PhD in Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Biology and Philosophy of Science at Washington University in St. Louis, followed by an MPhil in Human Evolutionary Studies at the University of Cambridge. His dissertation work has focused on understanding the form and function of the human chest. He is interested in how humans have evolved to breathe during sustained endurance activities, like running, and how selection has affected how we use our ribs to inhale and exhale. To answer these questions, he has measured thoracic motion in humans, dogs, and goats, examined lots of bones, measured human fossils, and worked in the Peruvian Andes (elevation ~14230 ft). We're extremely lucky to have him on the show -- and trust me when I say: he delivers! Sneak Peek Q: What do coyotes, pigeons and humans have in common? A: They're all massively adaptible and flourish in different environments. Q: Why am I a biped? A: UBER Eats didn't exist 7 million years ago. Q: Are there as of yet unknown biological mechanisms that could confer even greater ventilation ability in humans? A: *nerding out so hard you need to take a breather* yes and no... TOPICS & CONCEPTS Breathing & Ventilation Gestation & Birth Evolution of the Thoracic Cage Environment & Culture Natural Selection: Heritability, Variation & Competition The Modern Human Timeline Last Common Ancestors (LCA) & Chimpanzees Forest Fragmentation & The Evolution of Bipedality Energy Expenditure The Treasured Chest Paleontology Funnel vs. Barrel The Expensive Tissue Hypothesis Shape vs. Function The Costovertebral Joint: Curvature = Motion Goats on Treadmills Vacuums & Negative Pressure A Visceral Piston Sprinters & Weight-LIfters Pump-Handle vs. Bucket-Handle High-Altitude Adaptations & The Peruvian Quechua Highlights of Grad School /// SOCIALS /// CLOSING REMARKS Episode Art Background Photo Credit: Jesse Orrico  Does free will exist? Maybe. Regardless, please share your cherished feedback with me at [email protected]!  Liking the show? Drop us a juicy 5-star rating or a written review on Apple Podcasts!  Want to support the show? Save your $$$ and support us by Following & Subscribing on: Spotify, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter! Episode Art by Me and Nino Liverani & Rishi Ragunathan on Unsplash

Keroles Riad is a former Public Scholar at Concordia University where he received a Ph.D in the Individualized Program (INDI) developing new materials (ex. nanoparticles) for 3D printing. His research leverages novel techinques like Flame Spray Pyrolysis and Stereolithography, among more traditional methods in chemistry, like combustion reactions. He led the “Waste Not, Want Not” initiative on campus for which he received the Quebec Lieutenant-Governor Youth Medal. Since the beginning of “Waste Not, Want Not” in 2016, the Concordia community doubled their annual composting, and each Concordian reduced their annual overall waste by 16%. Outside of academia, Kero's hobbies include reading and playing chess and ping-pong. TOPICS AND CONCEPTS Individualized Research Programs Interdisciplinarity & Collaboration Nanoparticles Size Scales mRNA Vaccines Pill Coatings Good and Bad Nanos 3D Printings & Materials UV & The Light Spectrum Fire & Water: Wet vs. Other Chemistry Flame Spray Pyrolysis Combustion & Oxidation Reactions Quantum Dots Color & Energy /// EXTRAS Kero's viral article on Nanoparticles and mRNA vaccines here. /// SOCIALS Keroles Riad [IG, FB, Twitter, LinkedIn] @Kerologist [Twitter] @enufCanada [IG, FB, Twitter, LinkedIn] /// CLOSING REMARKS Episode Art Background Photo Credit: Jesse Orrico Does free will exist? Maybe. Regardless, please share your cherished feedback with me at [email protected]! Liking the show? Drop us a juicy 5-star rating or a written review on Apple Podcasts! Want to support the show? Save your $$$ and support us by Following & Subscribing on: Spotify, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter! Episode Art Photograph by Joshua Newton on Unsplash

Ida Derish is a PhD candidate in the department of Experimental Surgery at McGill University. She is currently spearheading efforts to study patient-specific differences in heart disease under the supervision of Dr. Renzo Cecere, a cardiac surgeon. She's been passionate about science communication ever since starting graduate school and is proud to say that she's been the recipient of multiple presentation awards (2nd place @ McGill’s 3-Minute Thesis competition, 2021; 1st place @ Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, 2020). She is also the co-founder and CEO of GynAware, a start-up that focuses on developing a medical biopsy device that will enable women to make more conscious choices about their gynecological health. A few fun facts about Ida: "I speak Russian, English and French, and I enjoy going mushroom picking in the forest." TOPICS & CONCEPTS Fast-Tracking to a PhD Heart Repair The Age Factor Stem Cells Cell Signaling (e.g. Calcium) Heart in a Dish The Placenta Heart Cells: Cardiomyocytes & Endothelial Cells Angiogenesis Heart Disease by the Numbers The Cardio and The Vascular Future Therapies Clinical Trials & Population Representation Timeline of Experimentation The Personalized Medicine Paradox Statistical Significance Getting Down & Dirty With Demographics GynAware Uterine Fibroids Surgeries: Laparoscopy & Hysterectomy Urology vs. Gynecology /// LINKS & CONTACT GynAware Website Link: http://gynaware.com/ Ida's Email: [email protected] /// CLOSING REMARKS Episode Art Background Photo Credit: Jesse Orrico Does free will exist? Maybe. Regardless, please share your cherished feedback with me at [email protected]! Liking the show? Drop us a juicy 5-star rating or a written review on Apple Podcasts! Want to support the show? Save your $$$ and support us by Following & Subscribing on: Spotify, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter!

Simon Dubé is a Public Scholar and PhD candidate in Psychology at Concordia University specializing in human sexuality, sex-tech, and Erobotics – the study of human-machine erotic interaction and co-evolution. His work also explores Space Sexology, and how we can integrate sex research into space programs. He is a student representative of the International Academy of Sex Research and a general co-Chair of the International Congress on Love & Sex with Robots. He's that and a whole lot more as you're about to experience in the next 40 minutes. So sit back, strap in and hold on for dear life as we shoot for the stars and beyond on this week's episode of Abstract!   TOPICS AND CONCEPTS Intro to Space Sexology Human Behavior & Psychology Biopsychosociality Are we having sex in space yet? Extraterrestrial Habitation Love Cloud (https://lovecloudvegas.com/) Space Tourism: Pleasure & Leisure What are the issues with space sex and reproduction? The Factor Equation Space as a Challenge Amplifier Mitigating Bio-Psycho-Socio-Culturo-Sexual Problems Abroad Applications of Sex Tech & Erobotics Vanna Bonta Suits The Space Problem in Space Astronauts The Future of Humanity in Space /// EXTRAS Check out Simon et al's most recent publication: The Case for Space Sexology https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00224499.2021.2012639?journalCode=hjsr20 /// CONTACT INFO Simon Dubé Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simon.dube.75 Twitter: @SciDub11 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-dub%C3%A9-53ba9012b/ /// CLOSING REMARKS Episode Art Background Photo Credit: grandeduc / Adobe Stock Does free will exist? Maybe. Regardless, please share your cherished feedback with me at [email protected]! Liking the show? Drop us a juicy 5-star rating or a written review on Apple Podcasts! Want to support the show? Save your $$$ and support us by Following & Subscribing on: Spotify, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter!

From Academia to the Workforce. We discuss Austin L'Ecuyer's transition out of 7 years of engineering schooling and into the working world. You might remember Austin from his star performance on Ep. 21 where we discussed his own Master's research on Turbulence and Fluid Dynamics in great detail -- if you're curious to learn more about that, please check it out! RESEARCH REVIEW Turbulence & Turbulent Flows Checkerboard Fans, Length Scales & Bonus Energy TRANSITION: ACADEMIA --> WORK FORCE Engineering Consulting & Drafting Project Size & Pacing Feedback Supervision LOOKING BACK P.Eng: Professional Engineering License Is a Master's worth it? Mastering Speech & Communication Specialization & Making a Difference Collaboration RECOMMENDATIONS Application Considerations Procrastination: Undergrad vs. Grad School /// Austin's Published Thesis: [Link Coming Soon] /// CLOSING REMARKS Episode Art Photograph from Rut Miit on Unsplash Does free will exist? Maybe. Regardless, please share your cherished feedback with me at [email protected]! Liking the show? Drop us a juicy 5-star rating or a written review on Apple Podcasts! Want to support the show? Save your $$$ and support us by Following & Subscribing on: Spotify, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter!

Noah Sadaka is a Master’s student at Purdue University studying Astrodynamics. He's working on how resonant orbits in the circular restricted three body problem, or CR3BP, can be used in spacecraft mission design. He says that part of what is so exciting about working in this field is that trajectories and orbits originally simulated in the CR3BP are being used to fly actual missions, including the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope and the upcoming NASA Gateway space station around the Moon! To keep himself firmly grounded on Earth, you can find him cycling through Indiana cornfields and trying out new recipes when cooking. Noah's the real deal, so keep those ears open and check out the topics we cover (in chronological order) below: Topics & Concepts Apollo 13 & Free Return Trajectories Burns & Manoeuvres The Moon & Lunar Vicinity The (Circular Restricted) 3-Body Problem [(CR)3BP] What's in a "body"? Newton's Gravitational Equation Analytic Solutions & The Relative 2-Body Model The Bi-Circular Restricted 4-Body Problem The Parker Solar Probe Patched Conics Perturbations The Rubber Ducky Analogy Chaotic Systems Periodic Orbits Solar System Instability Resonant Orbits Lagrange Points Reference Frames: Intertial vs. Rotating Pendulums & Equilibrium The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) The Finale: Conic Motion &  /// CONTACT + EXTRAS Website: https://noahsadaka.com Instagram: @NoahSadaka (https://www.instagram.com/noahsadaka/) LinkedIn: Noah Sadaka (https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-sadaka-36b4ba10a/) Episode Art By Lagrange_points.jpg: created by NASAderivative work: Xander89 (talk) - Lagrange_points.jpg, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7547312 /// CLOSING REMARKS Does free will exist? Maybe. Regardless, please share your cherished feedback with me at [email protected]! Liking the show? Drop us a juicy 5-star rating or a written review on Apple Podcasts! Want to support the show? Save your $$$ and support us by Following & Subscribing on: Spotify, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter!

Alex Markham is completing their Postdoc in the Math of Data and AI group at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. Their research focuses on developing new algorithms for learning causal models from data. Causal inference is especially appealing to more applied researchers, because it offers an intuitive framework for reasoning about why stuff happens and how we can influence it to happen differently. Alex finds causal inference especially interesting because of the many different fields it draws from, including philosophy, cognitive science, and methodology, as well as computational and mathematical fields, like machine learning, statistics, graph theory, algebraic geometry, and combinatorics. Episode 73's got it all: math, science and philosophy -- join us for a holistic half hour! INTRO Causal Inference Correlation vs. Causality THE BRAIN Neuroimaging & fMRI Statistics Time Variables Complexity Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Electroencephalography (EEG) Prosthetics The Matrix CAUSALITY Causal Relationships (Direct, Indirect, Mediated) The Limits of Probability & Statistics Extending the Language of Probability The "Do" Operator Symmetry of Correlation "No Causation Without Manipulation" Randomized Controlled Experimentation MATHEMATICS Machine Learning Dependence & Independence (Acyclic) Directed Graphs (DAGs) & Colliders Causal Models Graph Spaces /// CONTACT Alex's Website: causal.dev My Website: rapyourgift.com READINGS Introduction to Causality in Machine Learning by Alexandre Gonfalonieri on Medium: https://towardsdatascience.com/introduction-to-causality-in-machine-learning-4cee9467f06f /// CLOSING REMARKS Does free will exist? Maybe. Regardless, please share your cherished feedback with me at [email protected]! Liking the show? Drop us a juicy 5-star rating or a written review on Apple Podcasts! Want to support the show? Save your $$$ and support us by Following & Subscribing on: Spotify, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter!

Brandon Klaitman, like me, is pursuing an M.A. in Teaching and Learning (MATL) at McGill University. He is on the Social Science path while I am in the Math stream. We got together for a special episode this week to discuss Goal Orientation Theory and how it relates to student success. Topics & Concepts Goals Goal Orientations Mastery vs. Performance Goals Approach vs. Avoidance Behavior Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic Motivation Teacher Influence Factors of Effective Goal Setting in the Classrooms Feedback, Framing & Acceptance Subgoals Work-Avoidant Learners Mixed-Grade & Mixed-Ability Classes Social Goals, Well-Being & Self-Esteem /// Resources Deemer, S. (2004). Classroom goal orientation in high school classrooms: Revealing links   between teacher beliefs and classroom environments. Educational research, 46(1), 73-90. McCollum, D.L., & Kajs, L.T. (2007). Applying goal orientation theory in an exploration of student motivations in the domain of educational leadership. Educational Research Quarterly, 31(1), 45-59. Stavrou, N. A. M. et al. (2015). Flow theory – goal orientation theory: positive experience is related to athlete’s goal orientation. Frontiers in Psychology, 6(1), 1499. https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01499. 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01499 Woolfolk, A., Perry, N. E., & Winne, P. H. (2020). Educational psychology, 7th Canadian Edition. Pearson. /// CLOSING REMARKS Does free will exist? Maybe. Regardless, please share your cherished feedback with me at [email protected]! Liking the show? Drop us a juicy 5-star rating or a written review on Apple Podcasts! Want to support the show? Save your $$$ and support us by Following & Subscribing on: Spotify, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter!

Rahul Chandan is a fifth-year PhD student and UC Regents' Fellow in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). His research work uses game theory and optimization to study the coordination of multi-agent systems. His research interests are motivated by a desire to understand complex biological, social and technological systems composed of relatively simple agents, and to explore interesting applications of mathematics. In his spare time, Rahul enjoys biking the hills of Santa Barbara, cooking new and challenging dishes, and watching terrible Netflix movies with his friends. Tune in for answers to questions like... How does Game Theory describe human behavior? What are multiagent systems and where do we find them in the real world? How does a system reach equilibrium, Nash or otherwise? What is the role of information, new and old, in a complex system? and many more! Topics & Concepts Multi-Agent Systems Intelligence Consciousness Optimization (Local) Utility Functions Rationality Economics Game Theory Road Networks & Routing Nash Equilibrium Intractable Equilibria Centralized Authority (And the Pseudo-Dictatorship of Google Maps) A Multiplicity of Solutions Drones & Forest Fire Surveillance Information Single-Agent Systems Distributed Decision-Making The Tragedy of the Commons Policy Hobbes vs. Rousseau Noise & Unpredictability Cake Equality /// FURTHER READING (Non-cooperative) game theory -- the branch of game theory that deals with self-interested decision making: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-cooperative_game_theory Tragedy of the commons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons Price of Anarchy (a term of the art in game theory which serves as a metric for the "tragedy of the commons"): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_of_anarchy Fair cake-cutting problem (by the way, it turns out there's a solution for 3 or more agents, but the optimal mechanism just gets really complex): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_cake-cutting ///CONTACT Rahul's Website: https://rahul-chandan.github.io /// CLOSING REMARKS Does free will exist? Maybe. Regardless, please share your cherished feedback with me at [email protected]! Liking the show? Drop us a juicy 5-star rating or a written review on Apple Podcasts! Want to support the show? Save your $$$ and support us by Following & Subscribing on: Spotify, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter! Episode Cover Art by the very talented Eva Goblot.

Welcome to our 2nd ever panel discussion, this time discussing the intersection of Neuroscience and Mental Health! Our guests this week, Liam O’Leary, Tommy Markopoulos, Claudia Belliveau and Candice Canonne, are Neuroscience researchers studying brain anatomy, mental disorders and treatments for them. They have all been trained at Neurolingo, a science outreach initiative founded and managed by graduate students in the Integrated Program in Neuroscience at McGill University, to deliver effective science presentations to public audiences.  Tune in for answers to questions like... How do we study the neuroscience of mental health? What are the main factors affecting mental health onset and outcomes? What's the distinction between mental health and brain health? and many more! Topics & Concepts Mental Health Pre-Clinical Modeling Post-Mortem Human Brains Genetics, Environment & Epigenetics Schizophrenia Depression Astrocytes Neurotransmitters Diagnosis Speech Disorders Brain Health Deep Brain Stimulation Antidepressants & SSRIs Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Fragile-X Syndrome Stress-Diathesis Model The Limbic System: A Circuit Brain Surgery & The Default Mode Network Neuroplasticity Psychedelics Ketamine & Treatment-Resistant Depression Von Economo Neurons /// CONTACT Claudia Insta/Twitter: @belliveau13 Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudia-belliveau/ Candice Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/candice.canonne.5/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/candice-canonne-310649181/ Liam Twitter: @Neuroleary Tommy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tommy.markopoulos.1 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommy-markopoulos-0034921ba/ /// CLOSING REMARKS Does free will exist? Maybe. Regardless, please share your cherished feedback with me at [email protected]! Liking the show? Drop us a juicy 5-star rating or a written review on Apple Podcasts! Want to support the show? Save your $$$ and support us by Following & Subscribing on: Spotify, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter! Episode Cover Art by the very talented Eva Goblot.

Jonathan Charest is currently working on validating a sleep questionnaire for student-athletes as part of his postdoctoral research at the University of Calgary. Concurrently, he works with different sports teams and athletes to help them with their travel and jet lag for the upcoming Olympic Games next winter in Beijing. As an ex-track and field athlete, Jonathan is hugely interest in sport and student-athletes and believes that sleep is a crucial part of their success. In his free time, if and when it arises, he loves every outdoor activity including hiking, jogging, cycling and oh yeah, he loves craft beer! Tune in for answers to questions like... Do I have a healthy relationship with caffeine? Should I be taking melatonin to fall asleep? How can sleep help improve my quality of life? and many more! Topics & Concepts Blue Light: Screens, Glasses & f.lux Caffein Half-Life Sleep Currency: Banking & Debt Adaptability Melatonin: Time-Shifting & Sleep Phase Falling vs. Sinking into Sleep Scheduling & Priorities Teens: Lazy or Sleep Deprived? Napping: How & When Quality of Life Waste Management: Cerebrospinal Fluid Sleep Tech & Gadgets Mental Health Impacts Name Drops: Dr. Penny Werthner, Dr. Charles Samuels /// Resources /// https://justgetflux.com/ /// Contact /// Twitter: @Jocharest1, @CentreforSleep, @uofcknes Linkedin: dr-jonathan-charest-98647733

Jonathan Brassard obtained his Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering at Université Laval followed by a Master's in Bioengineering in Switzerland. Two years ago, he joined Prof. Corinne Hoesli at Mcgill University in Biological and Biomedical Engineering to work on combining stem cell biology and device engineering to treat type 1 diabetes. When he's not in the lab tending to his very needy stem cells, you can find him hiking, climbing or taking pictures of cute animals he encounters during his outdoor adventures!   Tune in for answers to questions like... How did we discover stem cells and how are they used in bioengineering research? How do we create and manipulate miniature organs in the lab? What is the cutting edge in the treatment and management of diabetes? Where does the future of bioengineering look like? and many more! Topics & Concepts Bioengineering, Chemistry & Medicine Stem Cells Pluri- & Multi-potency Progenitor Cells Genetics & Environment Differentiation & Self-Organization Morphogenesis Organoids Personalized Medicine In Vitro vs. In Vivo Bioprinting Freedom & Constraint The Pancreas Exocrine & Endocrine Islets of Langerhans Alpha, Beta & Delta Cells Artificial Pancrease Insulin & Glucose Transplantation & Cadaveric Donors The Immune System Pouches & Membranes Collaboration Resources Bioprinting, Stem Cells & Organoids https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/researchers-develop-new-method-to-print-tiny-functional-organs-340763 Self-Organization of Stem Cells https://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/fulltext/S1934-5909(19)30209-7?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1934590919302097%3Fshowall%3Dtrue#secsectitle0010 Contact Twitter: @Brassardjon Facebook: facebook.com/jonathan.brassard.77 /// CLOSING REMARKS Does free will exist? Maybe. Regardless, please share your cherished feedback with me at [email protected]! Liking the show? Drop us a juicy 5-star rating or a written review on Apple Podcasts! Want to support the show? Save your $$$ and support us by Following & Subscribing on: Spotify, Facebook, Instagram & Twitter!