EP 9 - Jaclyn Beck - Microglia, Impostor's Syndrome, Ice Cream

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Meet Jaclyn Beck. She studies the aging process of microglia, which make up the brain's personal immune system defense force. While important, these cells are heavily implicated in Alzheimer's disease. Since age is the biggest risk factor for this disease, she's trying to figure out a way to artificially age these cells. That way, they can be studied more easily. And she gave up a stable NASA job in order to do so! Why yes, I too prefer ice cream when dealing with my own impostor's syndrome.