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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
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
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
Associate Director of Business Development Says to Be Bold
Name: Â William (Chip) Beckwith (he/him) PhD: Â Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Wesleyan University, 2000 What was your main area of...
Oct 11, 20242 min read
Biopharma Consultant Manages R&D Projects
Name: Â Ana Costa (she/her) PhD: Â Infection Biology, Humboldt University, 2018 What was your main area of research? I studied the...
Oct 10, 20242 min read
Scientist Enjoys the Environment of a Small Startup
Name: Â Shikha Sheth (she/her) PhD: Â Cancer Biology, Harvard University, 2022 What was your main area of research? During my PhD, I...
Oct 10, 20242 min read
Scientific Director Forges Industrial and Research Partnerships
Name: Â Aditi Bhattacharya (she/her) PhD: Â Molecular Neuroscience, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, 2009 What was your main area of...
Oct 10, 20242 min read
Chief of Staff Recommends Broadening Your View
Name: Â Orion Tong (he/him) PhD: Â Oncology, Oxford University, 2023 What was your main area of research? I did transcriptomic and...
Oct 1, 20242 min read
CEO at the Intersection of Tech & Environmental Stewardship
Name: Â Joseph Kao (he/him) PhD: Â Materials Science and Engineering, University of California - Berkeley, 2014 What was your main area of...
Sep 24, 20242 min read
Running a Venture Capital Fund During Graduate School
Name: Â Tyler Benster (he/him) PhD: Â Neurosciences, Stanford University, 2024 What was your main area of research? I built silent speech...
Sep 21, 20241 min read
Biotech After 25 Years in Academia
Name: Â Robin Lorenz (she/her) PhD: Â Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, MD/PhD 1990 What was your main area of...
Sep 16, 20242 min read
A Career Transition After 25 Years in Academia
Name: Â Chandrakanth Emani (Chandra) (he/him) PhD: Â Plant Molecular Genetics, Osmania University, India, 1997 What was your main area of...
Sep 13, 20243 min read
Head of Neuroscience Develops Protein Tools
Name: Â Rob Meijers (he/him) PhD: Â Chemistry, University of Amsterdam, 2001 What was your main area of research? I studied quantum...
Sep 13, 20241 min read
Scientist Leads Preclinical Projects to Develop Therapeutics
Name: Â Oday Abushalbaq (he/him) PhD: Â Molecular Neuroscience, Rutgers University, 2022 What was your main area of research? During my...
Sep 10, 20241 min read
Chief of Staff Helps Run a Biotech Company
Name: Â Akela Kuwahara (she/her) PhD: Â Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, University of California - San Francisco, 2020 What was your...
Sep 10, 20242 min read
Scientist Has Access to Fun and Cool Lab Equipment
Name: Â ChiChi Xie (she/her) PhD: Â Neurosciences, Stanford University, 2022 What was your main area of research? During my PhD, I studied...
Sep 9, 20242 min read
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