Kirsten Sanford
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| Born | (1974-08-01) August 1, 1974 (age 37) |
| Other names | Dr. Kiki |
| Occupation | Researcher/broadcaster |
| Known for | Dr. Kiki's Science Hour, This Week in Science podcast |
Kirsten "Kiki" Sanford (born August 1, 1974) was previously an American research scientist in neurophysiology at the University of California, Davis and is a specialist in learning and memory. She holds a B.S. in Conservation Biology and a Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Physiology from U.C. Davis.[1] Sanford has left bench science and now hosts several video podcasts that are science themed. She is founder and host of the This Week in Science radio show/podcast, a weekly program broadcast from U.C. Davis since June 2000.[2] She also holds a black belt in taekwondo.[3]
Starting in late 2007, Sanford expanded her work into online video, starring in both On Networks successful series Food Science and Revision3's variety show PopSiren.[4] On April 30, 2009, Dr. Kiki's Science Hour kicked off on TWiT.tv. The show became a podcast with episode 24 and is recorded live on TWiT live Thursdays at 6:00 PM EDT, and is released on Saturdays. In early 2010 Dr. Kiki's Science Hour made its debut on TWiT live as a live show every Thursday.
In 2005, Sanford was awarded the American Association for the Advancement of Science Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship [5] in recognition for her work with her radio show This Week in Science. Through this fellowship she worked as a television news producer at WNBC News in New York City, working with noted health and science reporter Dr. Max Gomez.[6]
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| Name | Sanford, Kirsten |
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| Date of birth | August 1, 1974 |
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