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Nov 233 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...
Oct 152 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 132 min read
Cell Biologist Turned Product Marketing Manager
Name:  Ana Jiménez Orgaz (she/her) PhD:  Cell Biology, University of Freiburg, 2019 What was your main area of research? I studied the...
Sep 272 min read
From Sociology & Criminology PhD to Senior Data Analyst
Name: Â Story Edison (she/her) PhD: Â Sociology & Criminology, The Ohio State University, 2023 What was your main area of research? I...
Sep 211 min read
SEO Strategist Says Passion Does Not Pay the Bills
Name: Â Ryan Collins (he/him) PhD: Â Media Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington, 2021 What was your main area of research? I...
Sep 163 min read
Social Psychologist Works in the Entertainment Industry
Name: Â Maria Garay (she/her) PhD: Â Social Psychology, Tufts University, 2024 What was your main area of research? I studied how White...
Sep 134 min read
Chemist Works for The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Name: Â Rachel Lackner (she/her) PhD: Â Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 2022 What was your main area of research? My PhD was in...
Sep 132 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 132 min read
Strategic Solutions Lead Reminds Everyone to Have Grit
Name: Â Rahul Mohan (he/him) PhD: Â Anatomy/Neuroscience, University of New South Wales, 2016 What was your main area of research? I...
Sep 62 min read
Director for Global Scientific Publications Prioritizes Family
Name: Â Dipanwita Ghose (she/her) PhD: Â Psychology/Neuroscience, Vanderbilt University, 2013 What was your main area of research? For my...
Aug 284 min read
Strategic Alliances Manager Working on a Global Scale
Name: Yara Reis (she/her) PhD: Â Cell Biology, University of Heidelberg, 2011 What was your main area of research? My research involved...
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