Let's Talk About Endometriosis
From Let's Talk About Women by Franziska Weinmar
March 20, 2025 · 44 min · Episode 23
About this episode
Elle Murata discusses the significance of endometriosis in neuroscience research and shares her experiences as a young researcher.
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month - so Let's Talk About Endometriosis! In this conversation, Elle Murata, PhD researcher in the Cognitive Neuroendocrinology Lab at the University of California, is sharing insights into neuroscience research on endometriosis. What is endometriosis? Why is it important to consider endometriosis in neuroscience research? How are Elle and her research group exploring the topic? Elle is here to answer all these questions! In addition, she talks about the challenges of this research, her experiences as a young researcher and what she envisions for the future field. Visit the Cognitive Neuroendocrinology Jacob's Lab website here: https://jacobs.psych.ucsb.edu/ If you would like to get in touch with Elle, you can find her here: https://jacobs.psych.ucsb.edu/people/elle-murata ... or reach her at: elle.murata@psych.ucsb.edu Timestamps: 00:26 Introduction of our guest Elle Murata and her field of research 01:48 What is endometriosis? 08:17 Why is it important to investigate endometriosis from a neuroscientific point of view? 14:15 Elle's neuroscience research project on endometriosis 24:39 Aims & hypotheses of the project 26:29 Possible…
People in this episode
Host: Franziska Weinmar
Guest: Elle Murata
Topics covered
- endometriosis
- neuroscience
- research challenges
- young researchers
- awareness month
Keywords
- endometriosis
- neuroscience
- research
- Cognitive Neuroendocrinology
- awareness month
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of California, Cognitive Neuroendocrinology Lab, Cognitive Neuroendocrinology Jacob's Lab
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