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Blue Genes and Boots

Blue Genes and Boots

By: Texas A&M Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics and Genomics
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The Texas A&M Genetics Program has a podcast! Blue Genes & Boots is a podcast series where faculty and students talk about the fun science going on right here at Texas A&M University. Graduate students also share insights on how to pursue a PhD and jump-start a career in science.

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TAMU Genetics Program Website: https://genetics.tamu.edu/
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Episodes
  • Beyond the Bench: A Career in Scientific Editing - with Dr. Antonia De Maio
    May 19 2026

    In this episode, Andrew and Lance talk with Dr. Antonia De Maio, who is a scientific editor at Cell Press and Cell Reports. Originally from Italy, she earned her PhD at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, where she studied RNA biology in the context of neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration. She later conducted research at Harvard Medical School, focusing on small RNAs using C. elegans as a model organism.

    If you want to know more about the Genetics program at Texas A&M or the research discussed in this episode, please visit the following websites:

    Genetics IDP: https://genetics.tamu.edu

    Genetics Graduate Student Association: https://g2sa.tamu.edu

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    53 mins
  • From Engineering to Science Storytelling with Erin Winick Anthony
    Apr 6 2026

    In this episode, Veronika and Andrew talk with Erin Winick Anthony, a maker, writer, science fashionista, and science communicator. Erin is the founder of the science communication company STEAM Power Media, which works to highlight the creativity in science and engineering while helping others tell their science stories. Her clients include Astrolab, Hearst Media Production Company, Zero G, Space Center Houston, the International Ocean Discovery Program, and more.

    If you want to know more about the Genetics program at Texas A&M or the research discussed in this episode, please visit the following websites:

    Genetics IDP: https://genetics.tamu.edu
    Genetics Graduate Student Association: https://g2sa.tamu.edu


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    47 mins
  • Active Genetics and Super-Mendelian Inheritance with Dr. Ethan Bier
    Dec 31 2025

    In this episode, Esme and Tyler interviews Dr. Ethan Bier. Dr. Bier is a Distinguished Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at the University of California, San Diego, and a pioneering researcher in developmental patterning, disease mechanisms, and super-Mendelian inheritance. His laboratory’s work spans a wide range of biological systems, from uncovering how bacterial toxins disrupt human epithelial barriers to developing active genetics. This work has major implications for controlling vector-borne diseases and combating antibiotic resistance.

    If you want to know more about the Genetics program at Texas A&M or the research discussed in this episode, please visit the following websites:

    Genetics IDP: https://genetics.tamu.edu
    Genetics Graduate Student Association: https://g2sa.tamu.edu

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    43 mins
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