From gazing at stars in the sky to the star cells in your mind | PEERing into Science with Dr. Anusha Mishra

To start off this podcast series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Anusha Mishra, a scientist who studies how the cells in our brain respond to stroke, from the vessels that burst to the support cells called glia cells that rush to the scene and protect our neurons. Specifically, she studies how the cells that wrap our blood vessels in the brain change their messaging after a stroke to control the blood vessels’ size. To learn more about this, go to her lab website by following this link:https://www.ohsu.edu/jungers-center/mishra-lab. In today's episode, I talk with Anusha about her journey into science, from her time growing up in Nepal, to how she discovered a career in science, the family responsibilities she had to carry as she pursued that career, and her wisdom in mentoring and building seminar programs that increase access to science for the general public as well as underrepresented communities.I hope you enjoy, and if you have any questions you wish we had asked, or someone you’d like to hear a similar story from, leave a comment below!The PEERing into Science Podcast is made possible by our lovely team of neuroscience graduate students, including Tania Miramontes, Nina Luong, Joseline Medranos, and Juliana Cuartas. Our music is by Aztec Caves: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0R678ieSUSqhzJOqiE3nXSMore information about this episode can be found at PEERingintosciencepod.figma.site