29 July, 2026 – Episode 1069 – The Dish on Disease-in-a-Dish

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This Week: Interview W/Dannielle Engle, PhD, Pancreatic Cancer, Gut Memories, Memorable Brain Changes, and Much More Science to Dish About!

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The Interview!

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Dannielle Engle, PhD, is an American biologist and assistant professor of the regulatory biology laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Engle’s research aims at improving detection and treatment of pancreatic cancer.

She received her B.A. from Northwestern University in Biology and Asian Studies and her Ph.D. in Biology from the University of California, San Diego. She recently published a paper in Cell Stem Cell describing a new platform using patient-derived pancreatic organoids for disease study and development of personalized treatments.

This is a fun and fascinating interview you’ll want to listen to again and again!

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Gut Memories
The stomach is involved with memory formation. Who knew?

Memorable Brain Changes
Your brain cells swell when you learn new stuff.

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