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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
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
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
Consultant Fosters Engagement in Science & Publishing
Name: Â Maria Machado (she/her) PhD: Â Vascular Physiology, Ulster University, 2010 What was your main area of research? I designed and...
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
Consultant Shares Three Things to Think About for Interviews
Name: Â Kate Greeson (she/her) PhD: Â Environmental Health, University of Georgia, 2022 What was your main area of research? I researched...
Sep 21, 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
Consultant Loves the Fast-Paced Environment
Name: Â Robert Cortes (he/him) PhD: Â Cognitive Neuroscience, Georgetown University, 2023 What was your main area of research? I studied...
Sep 16, 20242 min read
Chemistry Fellow Says Leaving Academia Is Not Failing
Name: Â Kimberly Villar (she/her) PhD: Â Pathology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2023 What was your main area...
Sep 16, 20242 min read
Associate Director Emphasizes Having a Positive Attitude
Name: Â Joelle Martin (she/her) PhD: Â Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health; Virginia Tech, 2021 What was your main area of...
Sep 13, 20242 min read
A Cell Biologist Working in Patent Law
Name: Â Percy Griffin (he/him) PhD: Â Molecular Cell Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, 2020 What was your main area of research?...
Sep 5, 20242 min read
JD + PhD Becomes an Investor
Name: Ishan Kumar (he/him) PhD: Â Stem Cell Biology & Neuroscience, Stanford University, 2023 What was/is your main area of research? I...
Aug 24, 20241 min read
A Biomedical Consultant Seeing Her Work's Immediate Impact
Name: Tuuli Hietamies (she/her) PhD: Â Neuroscience, University of Glasgow, 2020 What is your current job? I am a consultant at Clearview...
Aug 11, 20242 min read
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