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Who are the scientists behind the weekly seminars in Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Memphis? Hear about the research questions they're super-excited about, how they got where they are, and what advice they have for students in biology.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWho are the scientists behind the weekly seminars in Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Memphis? Hear about the research questions they're super-excited about, how they got where they are, and what advice they have for students in biology.
Biology Bios is hosted by Jim Adelman. The show has published 22 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "2506 Dr. Judy Cole" (28 June 2025, 81 minutes), "2505 Dr. Cissy Ballen" (8 April 2025, 28 minutes), and "2504 Dr. Natalie Clay" (2 April 2025, 24 minutes).
Biology Bios publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 34 minutes across 22 episodes.
Booking probability for Biology Bios is 20%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Biology Bios requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Biology Bios's contact route on record: verified email.
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Jim Adelman hosts Biology Bios, a science podcast with 22 episodes published.
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Episode #2506
<p>Bio bios' first, and possibly only, summer episode features a scientist who was very dear to me, to our colleagues at the University of Memphis, and far beyond, Dr. Judy Cole. It's rare to find someone who can speak...
Episode #2505
<p>This week I speak with Dr. Cissy Ballen from Auburn University about her research in biology education, the importance of mentors, and "the hidden curriculum." There are some really valuable nuggets (that particular...
Episode #2504
<p>This week I talk about forests, salt, community ecology, and way more with Dr. Natalie Clay. Oh, and we may geek out about undergraduate research and Costa Rica a little too.</p>
Episode #2503
<p>Dr. Steve Nowicki of Duke University is not only a great researcher in animal behavior, cognition, and neurobiology, he's also the guy who taught me intro bio, which set me down this whole path! This week, I got to...
Episode #2502
<p>Dr. Scott Sakaluk, Professor Emeritus at Illinois State University, joins us to talk about his varied career in evolutionary biology and animal behavior, insects, birds, and yes, pickleball.</p>
Episode #2501
<p>It's 2025's first episode and I sat down with Kendra Wright, a graduate student in the department of Biological Sciences at the University of Memphis. Despite being about a week away from defending her dissertation...
Episode #2416
<p>In our final interview of the Fall 2024 seminar series, I chat with Dr. Joe Opferman of St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital about his work in apoptosis, how his practice of keeping doors and options open led him...
Episode #2415
<p>This week, I chat with Dr. Liz Carlen from Washington University in St. Louis about her work in urban ecology and evolution, the intersection between biology and social sciences, and, of course, the dog park.</p>
Episode #2414
<p>University of Memphis PhD Candidate, Matthew Pollard, joins me to talk about his dissertation research on the evolution of diet in carnivores, his path to graduate school (and beyond), and just a little D&D.</p>
Episode #2413
<p>Join me for a great conversation with Dr. Anna Dornhaus of the University of Arizona about everything from collective behavior of ants through distributed computing and finally some great ideas about the philosophy...
Episode #2412
<p>This week, Dr. Dustin Reichard joins us from Ohio Wesleyan University to talk about his research in animal behavior, the career path that landed him at a liberal arts school with a strong undergraduate research...
Episode #2411
<p>This week, Dr. Colleen Jonsson joins us from just down the road at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center. In addition to running the regional biocontainment lab, Dr. Jonsson does in-depth molecular...
Episode #2410
<p>Join us for a conversation with Dr. Jackie Lebenzon from the University of Calgary about her work on potato beetle physiology, baking, and of course, penguins!</p>
Episode #2409
<p>Among other topics, Clay Cressler, from the University of Nebraska, talks about blending mathematical theory and experiments, getting into a biology PhD program without ever having taken any biology classes, and...
Episode #2408
<p>Dr. Kate LeCroy from just down the street at Rhodes College shares insights into native bee biology and conservation, finding her people in biology, and the critical importance of Dolly Parton playlists and...
Episode #2407
<p>It's our final episode for spring 2024 and it's on quite a delay--sorry! But worth the wait--I sat down in person with Dr. Mariel Pfeifer to talk about her work in Biology Education Research and how she got where she...
Episode #2406
<p>This week Dr. Vanessa Ezenwa joins us from Yale University to talk about her research on wild African buffalo, their wormy and bacterial co-infections, and how taking an animal behavior class in college changed the...
Episode #2405
<p>This week, I sit down with Dr. Amber Smith to talk about she blends mathematical models with experimental manipulations to understand how infection with more than one pathogen at the same time (or in rapid...
Episode #2404
<p>Although Dr. Cooper's talk at Memphis has already passed, we were able to sit down and chat about her path in Biology, which ended up in some really interesting realms of evolution and developmental biology (and some...
Episode #2403
<p>Dr. Christina Kwapich joins Biology Bios to talk about how her love of critters, most notably ants, turned into an adventure that's taken her all across the nation and around the world.</p>
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graduate student in Biological Sciences, University of Memphis
Vice President of Intermountain Continuous Development, Intermountain Healthcare
University of Memphis
Auburn University
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