As we’ve weighed the options for protecting ourselves and our loved ones throughout the pandemic, we’ve seen just how important understanding the role of research can be. During the past two years we’ve had front row seats to research in action. We’ve heard about research that’s led to the discovery of variants, research that helped build the foundation of the vaccines, and research that helped us understand how masking and social distancing can keep us safe. But at the same time, it’s sometimes hard to understand research and the role it plays in our lives - and it can be tough to communicate the importance of research to others.  In this episode of Science Never Sleeps, we’re going back to basics to ask – what is research and why is it important? Why should the quest for knowledge through research matter to us now, and what are the implications for the future? How can we continue to educate ourselves on the importance of research and build trust in the process? And how can we share this information with family, friends, and our communities so we can all be safer and healthier? Guest Info: Dr. Lori McMahon is the Vice President for Research and a professor of neurobiology at the Medical University of South Carolina. She is a federally funded basic and translational neuroscience researcher who is nationally and internationally recognized for her work in the areas of neurodegenerative disease and neuropsychiatric illness, with a focus on synaptic plasticity and sex differences. Show reference links: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/National Institutes of Health - https://www.nih.gov/National Institute on Drug Abuse - https://nida.nih.gov/American Diabetes Associaton - https://www.diabetes.org/

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