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Regulatory Medical Writer Is a "Crazy Scientist" at Heart
Name: Katrin Zaragoza Dörr (she/her) PhD: Molecular Biology, Humboldt University of Berlin, 2008 What is your current job? I am a Regulatory Medical Writer, Trainer and Mentor, CEO & Founder of Medrika Consulting S.L., based in Barcelona, Spain. I write documents with medical and scientific content related to clinical research, from the description of how a clinical trial has to be conducted (protocol) to the results of this clinical trial. Some content is highly strategic an
Oct 16, 20253 min read
Chief of Staff Specializes in Deep Tech Strategy
Name: Cam Watson (he/him) PhD: Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University College London, 2018 What is your current job? I am Chief of Staff for Nuclera, based in Cambridge, United Kingdom. In my job, I develop business strategy, identify markets to enter, build partnerships/collaborations for research and commercial teams, win funding from government and investors, and work with R&D to refine products based on market feedback. What is your favorite thing about your job? I lo
Oct 16, 20252 min read
Founder Helps Researchers Present in More Memorable Ways
Name: Andrew Churchill (he/him) PhD: Education, McGill University, 2011 What is your current job? I am the Founder of PresentBetter based...
Oct 4, 20253 min read
Business Owner Helps People Get Into Great PhD Programs
Name: Natalie Morse (she/her) PhD: Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 2018 What is your current job? I am the Owner of...
Oct 4, 20251 min read
Product Designer on a Progress Over Perfection Mentality
Name: Pekka Murto PhD: Design, Aalto University, 2017 What is your current job? I am a Product Designer for Vend in Helsinki, Finland. I...
Sep 10, 20252 min read
Scientific Director and Founder Left Academia with a Startup
Name: Andrea Villanueva PhD: Cellular, Molecular Biology, and Neurosciences, Universidad de Chile, 2018 What is your current job? I am a...
Jul 21, 20253 min read
Microsoft Business Program Manager Used Her Outer Network
Name: Sabrina Bonaparte (she/her) PhD: Sociology, University of Washington, 2012 What is your current job? I am a Senior Business Program...
Jul 21, 20252 min read
JD + PhD Loves Helping Students
Name: Amber Jannusch (she/her) PhD: Communication Studies, University of Iowa, 2014 What is your current job? I am the Owner/Founder of...
Jul 21, 20254 min read
Startup Director Scaling Sustainable Fuels & Decarbonization
Name: Elvis Ebikade (he/him) PhD: Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 2021 What is your current job? I am the Director for SAF...
Jul 21, 20252 min read
Sr. Business Developer Advises on Broadening Your Skillset
Name: Ulrich Ramach PhD: Applied Interface Physics, University of Technology Vienna, 2023 What is your current job? I am a Senior...
Jul 19, 20253 min read
Co-Founder Highly Values the Intellectual Rigor from Her PhD
Name: Shreya Jha (she/her) PhD: Sociology of Development (specialism: Women's agency in South Asia), University of Bath, 2018 What was...
Jun 12, 20254 min read
Analyst & Scientist in Both the Technical + Business Sides
Name: Luke Savory (he/him) PhD: Physical Chemistry, University of Hull, 2015 What was your main area of research? My PhD involved...
May 5, 20253 min read
Founder + Executive Coach Emphasizes Self-Awareness
Name: Nell Masey O'Neill (she/her) PhD: Nutrition and Biochemistry, University of Nottingham, 2008 What was your main area of research?...
May 5, 20252 min read
Business Development Manager Is a Core Part of Success
Name: David Zermeño Pérez (he/him) PhD: Biomedical and Biomolecular Sciences, University College Dublin, 2024 What was your main area of...
May 4, 20254 min read
Consultant's Grad School Side Hustle Turned Full-Time Career
Name: Justus Hillebrand (he/him) PhD: History, University of Maine, 2021 What was your main area of research? I researched the history of...
May 4, 20252 min read
Business Development Associate Sees the Work's Impact
Name: Tom Ng (he/him) PhD: Neuroscience, University of Edinburgh, 2024 What was your main area of research? My research focused on spinal...
May 3, 20252 min read
Founder Created a Job That Unites Her Passions
Name: Sylwia Nowakowska (she/her) PhD: Nanoscience, University of Basel, 2016 What was your main area of research? I performed...
May 2, 20252 min read
Senior Scientist + Founder Gets to Mentor and Innovate
Name: Carmen Banks (she/her) PhD: Animal Biology (with Designated Emphasis in Reproductive Biology), University of California - Davis,...
May 1, 20253 min read
Senior Scientist Unafraid to Take Chances
Name: Ofer Yizhar-Barnea (he/him) PhD: Molecular Genetics, Tel Aviv University, 2018 What was your main area of research? PhD: Studied...
May 1, 20252 min read
Business Owner Call You to Prioritize Your Needs
Name: Luna Munoz (she/her) PhD: Applied Developmental Psychology, University of New Orleans, 2005 What was your main area of research? I...
Apr 29, 20253 min read
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