All Episodes
Nucleic Acids
Hi Everyone! Today's episode covers purine and pyrimidine synthesis, some of their similarities and differences, and some drugs that we use to target these important p...
Amino Acids/ Urea Cycle
Hi Everyone! Hope you enjoy today's quick walkthrough of amino acid breakdown and the urea cycle
Mitochondria
Hi Everyone! Today's episode discusses the role of mitochondria in NAD+/NADPH metabolism and generation of ATP, plus a few words about metabolic differences in cancer....
Lipid Metabolism II: Cholesterol
Hi everyone! This episode deals with synthesis and regulation of cholesterol and then reviews the process of lipid metabolism from fat ingestion to bile acid producti...
Lipids Part I: Fatty Acids
Hi everyone! This episode discusses fatty acid synthesis, storage and breakdown. Hope you enjoy!
Pancreatic Regulation (Metabolism)
Hi everyone This episode covers insulin production and secretion and reinforces the hormonal regulation of our metabolism by the pancreas, as well as touching on some ...
Carbohydrate Metabolism II: Glycogen and Gluconeogenesis
Hi everyone! This episode covers the non-glycolysis portions of carbohydrate metabolism including glycogen storage and breakdown, gluconeogenesis, and Pentose Phospha...
Carbohydrate Metabolism I: Glycolysis and the TCA Cycle
Hi everyone! Part 1 of Carbohydrate Metabolism deals with glycolysis and the TCA cycle and some of the key regulatory points to be aware of within these pathways. Hope...
Intro to Metabolism
Hi everyone! Super excited to be kicking off the metabolism series- this episode is a quick, 3000-foot view of our metabolism at a whole-body level and a refresher on ...
Apoptosis
Hi Everyone! Hope you enjoy this final installment in the cell biology series where we discuss cell death, focusing on non-lytic cell death represented by apoptosis. A...
Cell Cycle Regulation
Hi everyone! Today's episode goes over some of the principles of cell cycle regulation and introduces the concepts of checkpoints and CDKs. Hope you enjoy!
Protein Folding
Hi everyone! This episode is a quick overview of the importance of protein folding and little glimpse of what happens when it goes wrong...Hope you enjoy and you learn...
Calcium
Hi Everyone! This episode covers some really important uses of calcium in the cell- of course there is always more to talk about but this should build a foundational u...
Synaptic Transmission
Hi everyone! This episode discusses synaptic transmission at the prototype synapse- the neuromuscular junction, and then we talk briefly about CNS synaptic transmissio...
Action Potentials
Hi everyone! This episode discusses generation and propagation of the neuronal action potential. Hope you enjoy and learn something, and feel free to reach out with qu...
Membrane Potential
Hi everyone! This episode is a quick review of membrane potential- what it means, how it's established, and how we calculate it. Hope you enjoy!
Receptors II: RTKs and NR
Hi Everyone! In Part II of the Receptor segment, we'll discuss RTKs, NR, and some way that things can go wrong. Hope you enjoy and learn something, and please feel fr...
Receptors I: GPCRs
This episode discusses some basics of signal transduction and then dives into the workings of GPCRs. Stay tuned for Part II which will discuss transmembrane enzyme rec...
Pharmacology 101
Hi everyone! This is a super-quick walkthrough (maybe a run-through) of some pharmacology basics and foundations to set you up for future learning about specifics of r...
Membranes and Transporters
Hi there! This episode talks about the characteristics of cell membranes and the transport proteins embedded therein. Hope you enjoy, and feel free to reach out to med...