Joel sits down with Dr. Eric Birgbauer, a professor of Winthrop University who does research on neuroscience specifically neurodevelopment, and his graduate assistant Jeffery Parham who is doing lab research on PRG which is involved in memory and learning. They talk about the landscape of research and teaching involved in the science department at Winthrop University and how it relates to the community. They discuss how they conduct their research and how it can be used to advance the treatment of neurological diseases while helping us better understand our genes and how they affect their development. Dr. Bigrbauer also explains how they edit genes of chicken embryos with CRISPR and how the ethics of this science affect the way they conduct research using this tool. Jeffery Parham explains the experience of working in research on the subject of his thesis and how it shapes the way he is understanding neurodevelopment and its relation to learning and memory. They also talk about how this can be applied to more general topics such as neurological diseases. If you want to get in contact with Dr. Eric Birgbauer his school email is birgbauere@winthrop.edu and check out his website at https://www.birdnest.org/birgbauere/ where he has his publications listed. Jeffery Parham can be reached at his school email parhamj2@winthrop.edu if you have questions or wish to help with his research.