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CEO & Co-Founder Builds Meaningful Relationships
Name: Elena Hoffer (she/her) PhD: Medical Sciences - Immunology, Karolinska Institutet, 2023 What was your main area of research? I...
Feb 172 min read
Program Manager Loves Her Work's Real-World Impact
Name: Â Kendra Lechtenberg (she/her) PhD: Â Neuroscience, Stanford University School of Medicine, 2019 What was your main area of research?...
Feb 94 min read
Immunologist to Clinical Project Manager + Consultant
Name: Â Anthony Franchini (he/him) PhD: Â Immunology, Albany Medical College, 2014 What was your main area of research? I studied how...
Feb 92 min read
How a PhD in Bioinformatics Led to an Industry Career
Name: Â Bhavika Mam (she/her) PhD: Â Bioinformatics, TDU, 2022 What was your main area of research? During my PhD years, the subject of my...
Jan 112 min read
Department of Energy Fellow Changing the Energy Landscape
Name: Â Hannah Nedzbala (she/her) PhD: Â Chemistry, Yale University, 2024 What was your main area of research? My research was at the...
Jan 112 min read
Senior Director Solving Protein Engineering Problems
Name:  André Teixeira (he/him) PhD:  Biochemistry, University of Sao Paulo, 2017 What was your main area of research? I work in antibody...
Jan 112 min read
Lead Data Scientist Helps Develop Exoskeleton Technology
Name:  Simon Bastide (he/him) PhD:  Kinesiology / Neuroscience / Biomechanics, Université Paris Saclay, 2021 What was your main area of...
Jan 113 min read
Scientist Discusses Differences Between Academia and Industry
Name: Â Gabriel Kaufman (he/him) PhD: Â Immunology, McGill University, 2017 What was your main area of research? I studied novel biological...
Jan 112 min read
Industry Success After Mastering Out
Name:  Dean Lee (he/him) Left PhD with a Master’s:  Neuroscience, Harvard University, 2018 Disclaimer:  This individual did not fully...
Dec 8, 20243 min read
Founder Has Achieved Intellectual and Time Freedom
Name: Â Kaidi Wu (she/her) PhD: Â Social Psychology, University of Michigan, 2020 What was your main area of research? My main area of...
Nov 23, 20243 min read
Cardiovascular Biologist to Scientific Marketing Manager
Name: Â Ben Thomas (he/him) PhD: Â Cardiovascular Biology, University of Edinburgh, 2022 What was your main area of research? I looked at...
Nov 23, 20243 min read
Biomedical Scientist Landed Her Dream Job
Name: Â Madison Phelps (she/her) PhD: Â Biomedical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 2023 What was your main area of...
Nov 2, 20245 min read
Stewardship Director Manages 35,000 Acres of Conserved Land
Name: Â Maura Slocum (she/her) PhD: Â Soil Biogeochemistry (Earth & Environmental Science), University of Pennsylvania, 2024 What was your...
Oct 31, 20242 min read
Venture Builder Helping People Adapt to Climate Change
Name: Â Walter Johnsen (he/him) PhD: Â Inorganic Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 2023 What was your main area of research? I studied...
Oct 29, 20243 min read
Science Communication Consultant Also Founded a Company
Name: Â Stella Belonwu (she/her) PhD: Â Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics, University of California - San Francisco, 2021 What...
Oct 15, 20242 min read
Career Development Manager Helps Postdocs Plan Their Career
Name: Â Anne-Sophie Bohrer (she/her) PhD: Â Plant Biology, Universite of Paris-Sud, 2012 What was your main area of research? During my PhD...
Oct 15, 20243 min read
Tenured Associate Professor Becomes a Founder
Name: Â Aditi Paul (she/her) PhD: Â Communication Studies, Michigan State University, 2015 What was your main area of research? I studied...
Oct 13, 20242 min read
Associate Vice Provost Working for Equity in Graduate Education
Name: Â Liz Silva (she/her) PhD: Â Developmental Biology/Genetics, University College London, 2006 What was your main area of research? I...
Oct 13, 20242 min read
Behavioral Researcher Has Worked in Industry Since College
Name: Â Brittany Currenti (she/her) PhD: Â Marketing, University of Adelaide, 2025 What was your main area of research? My PhD focused on...
Oct 13, 20244 min read
Consultant Loves the Constant Challenge
Name: Â Jeff Moffat (he/him) PhD: Â Developmental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska, 2018 What was your main area of research? In my...
Oct 13, 20243 min read
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