Madison Science Mystery Tour

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) are commonly used to treat depression and other brain chemical imbalances, but how does that affect the other 90% of serotonin floating around the body? What about a developing body? PhD student McKenna Crossen talks about her work studying different ways SSRIs might affect placental and fetal development in mice.

If you want to know what things were used to research this episode, a list of sources can be found here.

For more information on the Hernandez lab where McKenna works, visit this website.

Creators and Guests

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Host
Nalina Cherr

What is Madison Science Mystery Tour?

On Madison Science Mystery Tour, host Nalina Cherr invites researchers into her spaceship and asks them about what they’d most like to talk about. From the history of animal testing to the riveting details of life as a lab technician, this show offers an insider perspective on campus research, the context needed to understand it, and a dash of good-natured humor and nerdy curiosity.