In this podcast, Nikola Stikov speaks to Alexander Jacob about open science.
Language: English
Length: 17 min
Credit: Photo of Alexander Jacob by Nathan Chan/Raw Talk Podcast
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Welcome |
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Introduction - Alexander Jacob, PhD student in psychology at the University of Toronto currently is working to develop new open source tools for imaging brain activity for awake animals. |
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Alexander is talking about his education and interests
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The podcast “Raw talk” is done through the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Toronto |
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Introducing the CONP-funded project to develop open-source miniature fluorescence microscopes.
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The main challenge is stabilizing the images and extracting information out of them |
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Discussion about the efforts to make the project more transparent and reproducible. |
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The parts need to be affordable for labs of any size. |
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Planning for the future |
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Who is Alexander outside of the lab? Brief chat about theatre and movies
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