In which DCist interviews area scientists, researchers, and academics on topics pertaining to natural and scientific interests. As Thomas Dolby would say: science! Mark Willenbring, M.D., is the Director of the Treatment and Recovery Research Division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). He is a former professor of psychiatry at the University of Minnesota, and has worked to develop and test management strategies for people with…

In which DCist interviews area scientists, researchers, and academics on topics pertaining to natural and scientific interests. As Thomas Dolby would say: science! Don Moore is the Associate Director for Animal Care at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park. As a zoo-based wildlife biologist, Moore has helped to create conservation and animal-management plans for zoos and wild animals in nature for more than 30 years. He worked for the Wildlife Conservation Society in New York as…