#ExpertAnswers: Zhen Yan & Diego Bohórquez on Obesity
Zhen Yan and Diego Bohórquez present case studies demonstrating the use of automated home cage phenotyping for preclinical obesity research.
#ExpertAnswers: Javier Burgués & Chris Rand on Machine Learning and Chemical Plumes
In this episode of Expert Answers, Javier Burgués answers questions about his work in signal processing to improve low cost chemical sensors and their ability to detect and track turbulent chemical plumes.
#ExpertAnswers: Chris Ward, Ramzi Khairallah & Sharon Hesterlee on Muscular Dystrophy
This episode of #ExpertAnswers features Dr. Chris Ward, Co-founder and scientific officer at myologica, Dr. Ramzi Khairallah, co-founder and president [...]
#ExpertAnswers: Camilla Scheele & Christian Wolfrum on Obesity
Camilla Schéele & Christian Wolfrum discuss the physiology of brown adipose tissue and share late-breaking research on the role of BAT in whole body metabolic regulation.
#ExpertAnswers: Artem Shatillo & Zsolt Lenkei on Functional Ultrasound Imaging
Experts discuss how functional ultrasound imaging in awake head-fixed mice can help advance basic neuroscience and neurovascular research, as well as preclinical drug discovery.
#ExpertAnswers: Ole Petersen, Roop Mallik & Erwin Neher on Endocytosis and Calcium Signaling in the Context of SARS-CoV-2
Drs. Petersen, Mallik and Neher discuss the latest research looking at endocytosis and calcium signaling in the context of SARS-CoV-2, organelle transport and calcium imaging.
#ExpertAnswers: Kevin Hall on Obesity
Kevin Hall discusses the physiology of body weight regulation and how dietary factors like amount of carbs, fat and “ultra-processed” foods affect human body weight.
#ExpertAnswers: Marshall McCue on Stable Isotope Tracers in Preclinical Models of Obesity
Marshall McCue discusses case studies using small mammals where 13C-labeled nutrient oxidation is tracked second-by-second in real-time using laser-based stable isotope approaches.
#ExpertAnswers: Lora Heisler on Obesity
This episode of #ExpertAnswers features Professor Lora Heisler, Chair in human nutrition at the University of Aberdeen, who recently joined [...]
#ExpertAnswers: Jennifer Petrosino & Chris Adams on VO2 Max
In this episode of Expert Answers, Chris Adams and Jennifer Petrosino discuss VO2Max test optimization for cardiometabolic phenotyping in rodents.
#ExpertAnswers: John Hasenau and Stefano Gaburro on Biosafety in Animal Modeling
John Hasenau and Stefano Gaburro answer questions from a webinar where they discuss current biosafety requirements and what home cage monitoring can teach us in bioexclusion and biocontainment studies.
#ExpertAnswers: DeWayne Townsend and Adam Goodwill on the Fundamentals of Pressure-Volume Loop Analysis
DeWayne Townsend and Adam Goodwill discuss the fundamentals of pressure-volume loop analysis as a means to study cardiac function.
#ExpertAnswers: Miroslaw Janowski and Piotr Walczak on Imaging for Precision Medicine
Miroslaw Janowski and Piotr Walczak discuss how PET/CT imaging can be used to enable image-guided neurointerventions and to study targeted delivery and clearance of therapeutic agents.
#ExpertAnswers: Kaushikaram Subramanian & Volker Enzmann on the Optomotor Reflex
In this episode of Expert Answers, Drs. Subramanian & Enzmann share case studies and experimental data from various applications using a newly developed automated system to measure vision based on the optomotor reflex.
#ExpertAnswers: Tonya Coulthard on the Capabilities of PET/CT Imaging
Tonya Coulthard discusses the features and benefits of SuperArgus PET/CT systems and reviews its unique capabilities.
#ExpertAnswers: Tim West & Matt Borkowski on Single Muscle Fiber Mechanics
In this episode of Expert Answers join Dr. Tim West and Matt Borkowski for a discussion on how to properly isolate and prepare, and assess muscle performance and contractile function in single muscle fibers.
#ExpertAnswers: Robert Gould and Michael Girand on Utilizing EEG to Study Sleep, Substance Use and CNS Disorders
Robert Gould and Michael Girand discuss methods and applications for the use of EEG as a biomarker for sleep, substance use disorder and CNS disorders.
#ExpertAnswers: John Cirrito & Candace Rhode-Johnson on Micro-dialysis and Neuroscience
In this episode of Expert Answers, John Cirrito and Candace Rhode-Johnson discuss the use of a novel movement responsive rodent caging system.
#ExpertAnswers: Konrad Juczewski and Mary Ann Go on Place Cell Mapping and Stress Monitoring
Konrad Juczewski and Mary Ann Go discuss 2-photon imaging of hippocampal place cells and on stress monitoring in head-fixed, awake and behaving mice.
#ExpertAnswers: Ralph Lydic and Tally Largent-Milnes on the Opioid Epidemic
Ralph Lydic and Tally Largent-Milnes discuss physiological mechanisms behind the opioid epidemic and present their research on the effects of opioids on sleep and respiratory depression in preclinical mouse models.
#ExpertAnswers: Melanie White on Isolated Langendorff Heart Principles
Melanie White discusses basic isolated Langendorff heart principles, key experimental design considerations, core technology requirements and best practice tips to support consistency and validation of your research.
#ExpertAnswers: Sarah Stuart, Jon Pacios-Filardo, Alexander Dityatev, Weilun Sun, and Norbert Hájos on Neurophysiology
Five experts from the University of Bristol, the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences answer questions from a webinar where they present methodology and research findings from neurophysiological studies in head-fixed, behaving mice.
#ExpertAnswers: Marcio Furtado on EEG Monitoring in the Study of Experimental Epilepsy
Marcio Furtado discusses the importance of anomalous EEG detection to study experimental epilepsy, why continuous EEG monitoring at a high sampling rate is critical to properly detect seizures, and how to effectively deal with large telemetry data sets.
#ExpertAnswers: Clive May and Yugeesh Lankadeva on Measuring Tissue Perfusion
Clive May and Yugeesh Lankadeva present groundbreaking research in models of Acute Kidney Injury, and the methods used to gather these insights using the latest in fibre optic sensing technology to obtain dissolved oxygen and microvascular blood perfusion at the tissue level.
#ExpertAnswers: Carlos Del Rio & Megan Fine on Telemetry and Ultrasound
In this episode of Expert Answers, Carlos Del Rio, PhD and Megan Fine, DVM discuss a novel method of recording serial measurements of cardiac function in rodents.
