The charismatic Prof Cormac Taylor, UCD professor of cellular physiology is my final guest of Season 2. He talks to me about his research into oxygen sensing mechanisms and the impact of low oxygen (hypoxia) on chronic inflammation such as in the setting of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. We also chat about his love of performing and writing music, his days as a goalkeeper and the importance of research in 'informing teaching'.

He also chats about the dangers of intellectual burnout, his early days at Harvard and how a 6 month sabbatical helped to refocus and reinvigorate his career.

This episode has a special (musical) surprise at the end to mark the end of another season of Unravelling Science but also to end the year :) Thanks for listening, see you in 2021!

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This season is kindly sponsored by Bio-Sciences Ltd