#22 “What is the physiological relevance?" - Oded Rechavi on academia and outreach

<p>Prof. Oded Rechavi, professor at the Department of Neurobiology at Tel Aviv University. His lab challenges basic dogmas regarding inheritance and evolution, using simple powerful genetic model organisms.&nbsp;</p> <p>Oded is very active over social media, mostly Twitter, and brings the new media twist towards communicating science and the life of a scientist. Among other things, he organized the first Twitter scientific conference "WOODSTOCK.BIO" He brings great fresh views on the new era of social communication and its integration and value to academics.</p> <p>He is the recipient of many breakthroughs and prestigious awards including the first BLAVATNIK AWARDS FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS in Israel and he is the first laureate of the Schmidt Futures $2.5M award, which&nbsp;is awarded to exceptional people and helps them achieve more for others by applying advanced science and technology thoughtfully and by working together across fields.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Oded's lab website https://www.odedrechavilab.com/ &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Oded Twitter: Oded Rechavi 🦉 (@OdedRechavi) &nbsp;</p> <p>Music by: Funkorama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/&nbsp;</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/macademia/message