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Prof. Maria-Luisa Alegre of the University of Chicago on Organ Transplant Rejection
December 23, 2021

Gut microbes contribute to variation in solid organ transplant outcomes in mice, Impact of the Microbiota on Solid Organ Transplant Rejection, Distinct Graft-Specific TCR Avidity Profiles during Acute Rejection and Tolerance, and Resilience of T cell-intr

Prof. Azra Raza of Columbia University on Cancer diagnosis, prevention and treatment
December 16, 2021

Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Azra Raza is Professor of Medicine and the Director of the MDS Center at Columbia University. Her research focus has been the identification of the presence of cancer as early as possible and to prevent it from deve

Prof. Nathalie Mathieu-Bolh of University of Vermont on the economics of obesity, food and policy
December 14, 2021

We are what we eat: Obesity, income, and social comparisons, Could obesity be contagious? social influence, food consumption behavior, and body weight outcomes, The elusive link between income and obesity, Hand-to-mouth Consumption and Calorie Consciousne

Prof. Philip Lebel of Montclair State University on risk, economic growth and policy
December 11, 2021

The Role of Creative Innovation in Economic Growth, Managing Risk in Africa Through Institutional Reform, and Risk and the State: How Economics and Neuroscience Shape Political Legitimacy to Address Geopolitical, Environmental, and Health Risks for Sustai

Prof. Frank Wilczek of MIT and the 2004 Nobel Laureate in Physics on the Fundamentals of Physics
December 08, 2021

Fundamentals: Keys to Reality   Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Frank Wilczek who is Professor of Physics at MIT and the 2004 Nobel Laureate in Physics. He is Known for the discovery of asymptotic freedom, the development of quantum chromodyn

Prof. Nadine Strossen of New York Law School on free speech and cancel culture
December 06, 2021

America’s Censored Speech Platforms, and Resisting Cancel Culture   Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Nadine Strossen is Professor of Law, Emerita at New York Law School. She is also the Former President, American Civil Liberties Union from 199

Prof. Alex Frangi of the University of Leeds on in-silico clinical trials
December 04, 2021

In-silico trial of intracranial flow diverters replicates and expands insights from conventional clinical trials, and Virtual endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms: models and uncertainty.   Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Alex Fra

Prof. Jennifer Jordan of IMD, Switzerland on leadership
December 03, 2021

Every Leader Needs to Navigate These 7 Tensions, Cracking the millennial code, and Antecedents of leaders' power sharing: The roles of power instability and distrust   Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen:  Prof. Jennifer Jordan is Professor of Lead

Prof. Bruce Hammock of University of California, Davis on insect Biology and Mammalian Enzomology
November 26, 2021

Insect Biology, Mammalian Enzomology, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry, and Immunoassay and Biosensor Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Bruce Hammock is Professor of Entomology & Nematology at the University of California, Davis. His Research

Prof. Deirdre McCloskey of the University of Illinois at Chicago on Libertarianism and Economics
November 23, 2021

Why You Are Not a Conservative, Wokesters, Wake!, Infantilized Liberalism, The Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren are Immense, Prudence Over Sustainability, and How Growth Starts Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Deirdre McCloskey is Profe