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Interview with Dr. Alfred Merrill

Georgia Tech
Professor and Smithgall Chair in Molecular Cell Biology

Interview Questions
About Dr. Alfred Merrill
(Time: 0min 9sec )
How did you first get interested in research?
(Time: 0min 33sec )
Why did you move to Georgia?
(Time: 0min 20sec )
How did you start working in cancer research?
(Time: 0min 44sec )
What are lipids and their role?
(Time: 0min 25sec )
How do lipids function in normal cells?
(Time: 0min 12sec )
What kind of lipids do you study?
(Time: 0min 27sec )
How do sphingolipids control cell behavior?
(Time: 0min 22sec )
How are sphingolipids linked with cancer?
(Time: 0min 32sec )
How does sphingolipid signaling affect cancer?
(Time: 0min 38sec )
How does your work with sphingolipids lead to cancer treatments?
(Time: 1min 8sec )
How did you start working with Dr. Dennis Liotta??
(Time: 1min 23sec )
Do you use computer modeling in your research?
(Time: 0min 13sec )
How do you test your compounds that you've produced?
(Time: 0min 22sec )
What is the future application of the compounds you've produced?
(Time: 0min 43sec )
What are lipidomics?
(Time: 0min 40sec )
What is the future of lipidomics?
(Time: 0min 38sec )
Do students participate your in research? What are their roles?
(Time: 1min 8sec )
What is your role as a mentor with your students?
(Time: 0min 41sec )
Do you have any advice for future scientists?
(Time: 0min 17sec )

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