Science in Translation

About Science in Translation

Science in Translation is a podcast from the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences (NUCATS) Institute. On this show, you'll hear from NUCATS scientists who are dedicated to accelerating how fast they can move a transformational finding in a lab into a treatment, cure, or solution that will improve human health. You will also discover tools and resources available through NUCATS to catalyze, accelerate, and transform translational science. Funded by the NIH's National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, the NUCATS Institute is part of a national network of CTSA hubs and is a critical component of Northwestern's research enterprise.

Publisher

Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute

Category

education · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 Nov 2022

Latest episode

15 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

23 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Jul 2026

   Leading Translational Science in Rehabilitation Medicine with Michael Ellis, PT, DPT

   Bridging the gap between rehabilitation research and patient care is part of what Michael Ellis, PT, DPT, does as Northwestern Medicine's inaugural director of translational rehabilitation research. In this episode of "Science in Translation," Ellis discusses the future of rehabilitation research, shares lessons from a groundbreaking stroke recovery clinical trial he is conducting, and explains how collaboration and implementation science can accelerate better outcomes for rehabilitation patients.

2. 

   29 Jan 2026

   Transforming Hearing Healthcare Through Translational Science with Sumit Dhar

   This episode explores the promise of translational science through cross-campus, cross-school collaboration between NUCATS and a professor of communication at Northwestern, that could help the 48 million Americans with hearing loss. Along with his groundbreaking research into the physiology and the mechanics of the ear, Sumit Dhar, PhD, is turning his attention to hearing healthcare delivery and understanding why so few people seek hearing healthcare. With the help of NUCATS, he is exploring the idea of creating a clinical trial network for affordable hearing healthcare as well as other living documents and guidelines that will offer experts in his field a roadmap to making hearing healthcare more accessible and utilized.

3. 

   21 Jan 2026

   How Collaboration Can Lead to Medical Innovation with John A. Rogers, PhD

   Some of the most successful biomedical innovations from the lab of John A. Rogers, PhD, are the result of an email or phone call he received from a clinician, with a real-world problem impacting patients. In this episode, Rogers, a Northwestern University biomedical engineer, whose work involves novel material science, talks about his collaboration with the medical community and why his often-untraditional approach to academic research is helping to accelerate translational science.

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

1,184,041

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

65

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

60

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