Science Speaks: Conversations on Health
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<p>Health research helps us understand how to prevent and treat illnesses and improve care for people around the world. Join Vicky Edkins from the Basel Research Centre for Child Health in Switzerland as she talks with leading scientists from the Centre about their groundbreaking work investigating health challenges. Learn about the latest scientific advances and discoveries that are changing the shape of healthcare worldwide.</p>
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July 30, 2024
Diagnosing Disease: The Past, Present and Future
<p>The diagnosis of transmissible pathogens, such as HIV and SARS-CoV-2, is critical to public health and safety. Over the past decades, the diagnosis of infectious diseases has significantly evolved as technology has advanced and scientists have gained a deeper understanding of pathogens and their spread. In this episode of Science Speaks: Conversations on Health, Vicky Edkins from the Basel Research Centre for Child Health talks to Dr Michele Gregorini and Dr Tobias Schindler, both postdoctoral researchers at the Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering at ETH Zurich and the co-founders of the ETH spin-off company Diaxxo, about diagnosing diseases in the past, present and future.</p><p>Download the full episode transcript <a href='https://brc.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Diagnosing-Disease-The-Past-Present-and-Future-Full-Transcript.pdf'>here</a>.</p><p>Learn more about the BRCCH-funded project “peakPCR: Making DNA Analyses Faster and More Accessible” <a href='https://brc.ch/covid-research/peakpcr-making-dna-analyses-faster-and-more-accessible-4/'>here</a>.</p><p>Learn more about the work being done at Diaxxo <a href='https://diaxxo.com/'>here</a>.</p><p>The <a href='https://brc.ch/'>Basel Research Centre for Child Health (BRCCH)</a> aims to drive outstanding and innovative paediatric research that can be translated into a clinical or user setting to improve the health and well-being of children and adolescents worldwide. The BRCCH is generously funded by <a href='https://www.fondationbotnar.org/'>Fondation Botnar</a> and operates in collaboration with its partner institutions –the <a href='https://www.unibas.ch/en.html'>University of Basel</a>, <a href='https://ethz.ch/en.html'>ETH Zurich</a>, the <a href='https://www.ukbb.ch/en/'>University Children’s Hospital Basel</a> and the <a href='https://www.swisstph.ch/en/'>Swiss Public and Tropical Health Institute</a>. <br/><br/>To learn more and sign up for our newsletter, visit the <a href='https://brc.ch/'>BRCCH website</a>.<br/>Follow us on <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/brcch/'>LinkedIn</a> or <a href='https://twitter.com/BRC_CH'>X</a> for more updates.<br/><br/>Podcast editing by Sebastian Schell at the <a href='https://nmc.unibas.ch/en/'>University of Basel New Media Centre</a><br/>Theme music by Aleksey Chistilin (<a href='https://pixabay.com/users/lexin_music-28841948/'>Lexin_Music</a>)</p>
July 16, 2024
Keeping Pace with Virus Evolution
<p>Protein engineering is a valuable tool used by molecular biologists to build proteins with specific functions. Scientists have implemented this technique for various applications – from effective treatments for rheumatoid arthritis to cat food that decreases human allergic reactions to cats. In this episode of Science Speaks: Conversations on Health, Vicky Edkins from the Basel Research Centre for Child Health talks to Dr Beichen Gao, Data Scientist at EngImmune Therapeutics, and Lester Fry, PhD Student at ETH Zurich. They discuss the basics of protein engineering, its applications to COVID-19 and beyond, and the emerging role of machine learning in this field.</p><p>Download the full episode transcript <a href='https://brc.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Keeping-Pace-with-Virus-Evolution-Full-Transcript.pdf'>here</a>.</p><p>The <a href='https://brc.ch/'>Basel Research Centre for Child Health (BRCCH)</a> aims to drive outstanding and innovative paediatric research that can be translated into a clinical or user setting to improve the health and well-being of children and adolescents worldwide. The BRCCH is generously funded by <a href='https://www.fondationbotnar.org/'>Fondation Botnar</a> and operates in collaboration with its partner institutions –the <a href='https://www.unibas.ch/en.html'>University of Basel</a>, <a href='https://ethz.ch/en.html'>ETH Zurich</a>, the <a href='https://www.ukbb.ch/en/'>University Children’s Hospital Basel</a> and the <a href='https://www.swisstph.ch/en/'>Swiss Public and Tropical Health Institute</a>. <br/><br/>To learn more and sign up for our newsletter, visit the <a href='https://brc.ch/'>BRCCH website</a>.<br/>Follow us on <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/brcch/'>LinkedIn</a> or <a href='https://twitter.com/BRC_CH'>X</a> for more updates.<br/><br/>Podcast editing by Sebastian Schell at the <a href='https://nmc.unibas.ch/en/'>University of Basel New Media Centre</a><br/>Theme music by Aleksey Chistilin (<a href='https://pixabay.com/users/lexin_music-28841948/'>Lexin_Music</a>)</p>
March 6, 2024
What is Pathology?
<p>There are numerous examples of pathologists in books, films and television shows, but how accurate are these portrayals? In the first episode of Science Speaks: Conversations on Health, Vicky Edkins from the Basel Research Centre for Child Health talks to Professor Alexandar Tzankov, a surgical pathologist at the University Hospital Basel. Learn more about the fascinating work of pathologists – from unravelling the impact of COVID-19 on the body to uncovering the cause of death of a mummified lady found in a Swiss church.</p><p>Read Prof Tzankov’s full biography <a href='https://brc.ch/team/alexandar-tzankov/'>here</a>.<br/>Find out more about Prof Tzankov’s research <a href='https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1100-3819'>here</a>.<br/><br/>Download the full episode transcript <a href='https://brc.ch/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/What-is-Pathology-Full-Transcript.pdf'>here</a>.<br/><br/></p><p>The <a href='https://brc.ch/'>Basel Research Centre for Child Health (BRCCH)</a> aims to drive outstanding and innovative paediatric research that can be translated into a clinical or user setting to improve the health and well-being of children and adolescents worldwide. The BRCCH is generously funded by <a href='https://www.fondationbotnar.org/'>Fondation Botnar</a> and operates in collaboration with its partner institutions –the <a href='https://www.unibas.ch/en.html'>University of Basel</a>, <a href='https://ethz.ch/en.html'>ETH Zurich</a>, the <a href='https://www.ukbb.ch/en/'>University Children’s Hospital Basel</a> and the <a href='https://www.swisstph.ch/en/'>Swiss Public and Tropical Health Institute</a>. <br/><br/>To learn more and sign up for our newsletter, visit the <a href='https://brc.ch/'>BRCCH website</a>.<br/>Follow us on <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/brcch/'>LinkedIn</a> or <a href='https://twitter.com/BRC_CH'>X</a> for more updates.<br/><br/>Podcast editing by Sebastian Schell at the <a href='https://nmc.unibas.ch/en/'>University of Basel New Media Centre</a><br/>Theme music by Aleksey Chistilin (<a href='https://pixabay.com/users/lexin_music-28841948/'>Lexin_Music</a>)</p>
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- What is Science Speaks: Conversations on Health?
<p>Health research helps us understand how to prevent and treat illnesses and improve care for people around the world. Join Vicky Edkins from the Basel Research Centre for Child Health in Switzerland as she talks with leading scientists from the Centre about their groundbreaking work investigating health challenges. Learn about the latest scientific advances and discoveries that are changing the shape of healthcare worldwide.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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