Research in Action

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Research is the gateway to solutions to our world’s most urgent needs. From fundamental to applied to translational work, everything starts with research. Research in Action brings the stories behind the life-changing, mind-blowing work solving humanity’s most urgent needs. The podcast tackles familiar topics like vaccine and cancer research but also challenges like food insecurity, clean water, and income inequality. It includes mind-blowing topics like gravitational space waves, blackholes, brain science, and the eye-raising discoveries that bumblebees may know how big they are. Join us for Research in Action to learn about the people and stories behind the life-changing, mind-blowing research solving humanity’s most urgent needs.

Helping scientific and evidence-based research go faster for pharma with startup ingenuity

Mar 15, 2023

What are the obstacles to faster pharmaceutical and medical research? And is there such a thing as a comprehensive biomedical search and AI engine? We will learn those answers and more with guest Matteo Ghetti, cofounder of Sweden-based startup PapersHive. PapersHive is a biomedical search and AI engine to help...

Orthopedic surgeons use machine learning to predict better patient outcomes and reduce costs

Mar 13, 2023

How is machine learning helping orthopedic surgeons predict better outcomes for patients? And how can those algorithms help predict how bone fracture surgery is approached? We will get those answers and much more on this episode with Dr. Akash Shah, Resident Physician in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at UCLA...

Making Open Science and Open Data the new normal with the RDA’s Hilary Hanahoe

Feb 23, 2023

How is Open Data and Open Science being encouraged and nurtured across the global research community? What are the biggest challenges and benefits? And how are industry players like Oracle helping? We’ll be exploring those questions and much more with Hilary Hanahoe, Secretary General of the Research Data...

How Human Activity Recognition (HAR), wearables, and AI are helping in the fight against Parkinson’s Disease

Jan 11, 2023

What is Human Activity Recognition and why is it so important for Parkinson’s research? What is the relationship between freezing of gait or FOG and brain circuitry? And how are edge computing, wearables, AI, and self-reporting helping researchers in the fight against Parkinson’s? We’ll be exploring those...