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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
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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
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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
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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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Principal Scientist Runs a Lab Similar to a Career in Academia
Name: Â Teddy Yewdell (he/him) PhD: Â Biochemistry, Stanford University, 2015 What was your main area of research? I did my PhD with Aaron...
Sep 9, 20242 min read
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Mathematical Engineer Enjoys the Startup Life
Name: Â Kaleigh Mentzer (she/her) PhD: Â Computational & Mathematical Engineering, Stanford University, 2023 What was your main area of...
Sep 7, 20242 min read
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Senior Scientist Works on Cutting-Edge Technology
Name: Â Sam Kimmey (he/him) PhD: Â Developmental Biology, Stanford University, 2021 What was your main area of research? My research...
Sep 7, 20243 min read
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Founder Emphasizes Perseverance & Determination
Name: Â Bonnie EJ Maven (she/her/they/them) PhD: Â Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, University of California - San Francisco, 2022 What...
Sep 6, 20242 min read
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CSO Says There Is No Substitute for Experience
Name: Â Joe Arron (he/him) PhD: Â Immunology, Rockefeller University, 2002 (+MD from Cornell University, 2003) What was your main area of...
Sep 5, 20243 min read
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Chemical Engineer Excited by the Private Sector
Name: Do Soon Kim (he/him) PhD: Â Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2020 What was your main area of research? My research...
Sep 3, 20242 min read
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Specialist Leverages New Tech in Publication Development
Name: Marianna Johnson (she/her) PhD: Â Molecular Metabolism and Cancer Biology, University of Chicago, 2017 What was your main area of...
Sep 3, 20242 min read
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Project Scientist Drawn to a Role That Extends Beyond the Lab
Name: Derin Mary Thomas (she/her) PhD: Â Radiation Biology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT University),Vellore, India What was your...
Sep 3, 20243 min read
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Drug Development to Transform the Lives of Kids with Disability
Name: Jan Lui (he/him) PhD: Â Biomedical Sciences/Neuroscience, University of California San Francisco, 2011 What was your main area of...
Aug 29, 20242 min read
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Data Scientist Encourages Doing Internships
Name: Albee Ling (she/her) PhD: Â Biomedical Informatics, Stanford University, 2020 What was your main area of research? I studied...
Aug 29, 20242 min read
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Data Scientist in a Fast-Paced & Collaborative Environment
Name: Jordan Sorokin (he/him) PhD: Â Neuroscience, Stanford, 2019 What was your main area of research? I studied the neural dynamics...
Aug 27, 20242 min read
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Research From Her PhD Turned Into Her Company
Name: Caitlyn Miller (she/her) PhD: Â Bioengineering, Stanford, 2022 What was your main area of research? I was co-advised by Carolyn...
Aug 25, 20242 min read
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Chemical Physicist Seeks to Take Entrepreneurial Risks
Name: James Banal (he/him) PhD: Â Chemical Physics, University of Melbourne, 2016 What was your main area of research? In my PhD, I...
Aug 25, 20242 min read
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Immunologist With a Desire for More Translational Work
Name: Sally Demirdjian (she/her) PhD: Â Microbiology and Immunology, Dartmouth, 2020 What was your main area of research? During my PhD, I...
Aug 25, 20243 min read
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Allen Institute Investigator Works With Cutting-Edge Data
Name: Forrest Collman (he/him) PhD: Â Neuroscience and Molecular Biology, Princeton, 2010 What was your main area of research? In my PhD,...
Aug 25, 20242 min read
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Senior Director of Drug Discovery Says to Trust Your Training
Name: Aimee Iberg (she/her) PhD: Â Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center and MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2009...
Aug 25, 20241 min read
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