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CEO & Co-Founder Builds Meaningful Relationships
Name: Elena Hoffer (she/her) PhD: Medical Sciences - Immunology, Karolinska Institutet, 2023 What was your main area of research? I...
Feb 172 min read
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
Stewardship Director Manages 35,000 Acres of Conserved Land
Name: Â Maura Slocum (she/her) PhD: Â Soil Biogeochemistry (Earth & Environmental Science), University of Pennsylvania, 2024 What was your...
Oct 31, 20242 min read
Career Development Manager Helps Postdocs Plan Their Career
Name: Â Anne-Sophie Bohrer (she/her) PhD: Â Plant Biology, Universite of Paris-Sud, 2012 What was your main area of research? During my PhD...
Oct 15, 20243 min read
Medical Science Liaison Enjoys a Very Flexible Schedule
Name: Â Marcus Berndt (he/him) PhD: Â Neuroscience, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 2022 What was your main area of research? I studied...
Oct 11, 20242 min read
Chemist Now Works as a Scientific Concierge
Name: Â Jennifer Luke (she/her) PhD: Â Surface Chemistry, Duquesne University, 2022 What was your main area of research? I worked on...
Sep 21, 20242 min read
Medical Science Liaison Exchanges Scientific Information
Name: Â Laura Chambers (she/her) PhD: Â Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, 2022 What was your main area of research? I...
Sep 13, 20241 min read
Manager of Collaborations Fosters Academic Exchange
Name: Â Vaishnavi Sridhar (she/her) PhD: Â Cell and Developmental Biology, University of British Columbia, 2023 What was your main area of...
Sep 12, 20243 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...
Sep 6, 20242 min read
Medical Science Liaison Wanted Patient-Focused Work
Name: Â Nikita Francis (she/her) PhD: Â Neuroscience, Stony Brook University, 2020 What was your main area of research? I studied the...
Sep 6, 20242 min read
Field Applications Scientist Connects Tools & Scientists
Name: Â Amanda Dossat (she/her) PhD: Â Neuroscience, Florida State University, 2016 What was your main area of research? In my PhD, I...
Sep 6, 20242 min read
Director of Open Science Gets Paid to Make Science Better
Name: Monica Granados (she/her) PhD: Â Ecology, McGill University, 2016 What was your main area of research? I studied the effect...
Sep 3, 20241 min read
Program Coordinator Also Advocates for Change
Name: Gracielle Higino (she/her) PhD:  Ecology and Evolution, Universidade Federal de Goiás - Brazil, 2021 What was your main area of...
Aug 30, 20242 min read
Medical Director Improving Treatment for Cancer Patients
Name: Jill Daigneault (she/her) PhD: Â Cancer Biology, University of Michigan, 2017 What was your main area of research? In my PhD, I...
Aug 30, 20243 min read
Neural Data Architect Working on Difficult Issues in Science
Name: Bryce Grier (he/him) PhD: Â Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2020 What was your main area of research? As...
Aug 30, 20242 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...
Aug 28, 20244 min read
Medical Science Liaison Contributes to Advancing Patient Care
Name: Brandon McFarlin (he/him) PhD: Â Medical Biology, University of Southern California - Keck School of Medicine, 2022 What was your...
Aug 27, 20243 min read
Reading & Talking About Science Without Doing Experiments
Name: Greg Gillispie (he/him) PhD: Â Biomedical Engineering, Wake Forest University, 2020 What was your main area of research? I studied...
Aug 27, 20242 min read
Medical Science Liaison For Neurodegenerative Diseases
Name: Christopher Gallardo (he/him) PhD: Â Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, 2018 What was your main area of research? The majority...
Aug 25, 20242 min read
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