A new podcast and video series hosted by three faculty members from Cornell, the University of Michigan and Columbia University explores what the future will look like as a result of cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), a Nobel Prize-winning technique for visualizing in 3-D the molecules at work inside cells.

The method opened the door to understanding the function of molecules that previously remained inaccessible to scientists using other existing techniques. For example, cryo-EM provided crucial details about the shape and function of the SARS-CoV-2 viral particle in the early days of the pandemic.

Each of the six podcast episodes features a different guest, ranging from first-year faculty members to established leaders in the field.

“In every interview, we heard stories that we hadn’t expected and learned something new, not just about the interviewees but about each other and about the field,” said co-host Liz Kellogg, assistant professor of molecular biology and genetics in the College of Arts and Sciences. “We are really excited to bring these stories to our audience.”

Read the full story on the College of Arts and Sciences website.