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Scientific Project Manager Has International Impact
Name: Hannah Scott (she/her) PhD: Molecular Neuroscience, University of Bristol, 2015 What was your main area of research? My PhD and...
May 2, 20253 min read
Operations Manager Develops Life Science Buildings
Name: Francesco Nicolini (he/him) PhD: Molecular Biology, King's College London, 2018 What was your main area of research? I worked on...
Apr 29, 20252 min read
Technical Project Manager Helps Scientists Solve Problems
Name: Rachel Harris (she/her) PhD: Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2017 What was your main area of research? I studied how changing...
Apr 29, 20252 min read
From Tenured Professor to Consultant and Coach
Name: Caitlin Faas (she/her) PhD: Human Development and Family Sciences, Virginia Tech, 2013 What was your main area of research? I...
Apr 29, 20252 min read
Senior Specialty Agronomist Advises to Start Interning Now!
Name: Shandrea Stallworth (she/her) PhD: Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, 2021 What was your main area of research?...
Apr 29, 20253 min read
Training and Support Officer Followed Her Heart
Name: Rita-Noelle Moussa (she/her) PhD: Chemical/Bioprocess Engineering, University of Aberdeen, 2024 What was your main area of...
Apr 28, 20252 min read
Field Application Scientist Loves the Interaction with Customers
Name: Yasenya Kasikci (she/her) PhD: Functional Genomics and Cancer, University of Strasbourg, 2023 What was your main area of research?...
Apr 27, 20252 min read
Medical Science Liaison Talked to Several in the Industry
Name: Inès Hugonneau-Beaufet (she/her) PhD: Molecular Biology, Sorbonne Université, 2023 What was your main area of research? I studied...
Apr 27, 20252 min read
Specialist Makes Science Accessible at a Global Level
Name: Adolfo Lara (he/him) PhD: Comparative Biology, Richard Gilder Graduate School, 2018 What was your main area of research? I studied...
Apr 26, 20253 min read
Program Manager Impacts the Career Paths of Young Scholars
Name: Ellen Dobson (she/her) PhD: Microbiology & Immunology, University of British Columbia, 2010 What was your main area of research? I...
Apr 25, 20252 min read
Partnership Manager Helps Advance Drug Discovery
Name: Helene Fachim (she/her) PhD: Psychobiology/Neuroscience, University of São Paulo, 2013 What was your main area of research? I...
Apr 23, 20252 min read
Technology Transfer Specialist Gets to Evaluate Inventions
Name: Faheem Ullah (he/him) PhD: Neuroscience/Neuropharmacology, University of Western Sydney, 2020 What was your main area of research?...
Apr 23, 20252 min read
Global Lead Emphasizes That There Are No Rules
Name: Patricia Valerio (she/her) PhD: Neurosciences, University of Basel, 2022 What was your main area of research? My PhD focused on...
Apr 22, 20257 min read
VP of Medical Affairs Helps Cure the Incurable
Name: Nick Sanford (he/him) PhD: Biology, Texas Tech University, 2015 What was your main area of research? I studied the molecular...
Apr 21, 20252 min read
Program Coordinator Chose a Career That Supports Her Life
Name: Imon Candelaria (she/her) PhD: Cancer Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2021 What was your main area of research?...
Apr 21, 20253 min read
Field Application Scientist Says to Enjoy the Journey
Name: Jacquet Maxime PhD: Parasitology, Université of Neuchâtel, 2015 What was your main area of research? I studied the transmission of...
Apr 18, 20253 min read
Researcher on a Mission to Drive Social Impact
Name: Nicky Sullivan (he/him) PhD: Psychology, Stanford University, 2024 What was your main area of research? I studied how children...
Apr 17, 20252 min read
Director Supports the Vanguards of Generational Change
Name: Prabarna Ganguly (she/her) PhD: Psychology, Northeastern University, 2018 What was your main area of research? My thesis focused on...
Apr 17, 20254 min read
Senior Consultant Focused on Transferable Skills
Name: Suchetana Gupta (she/her) PhD: Computational Biophysics, Indian Institute of Technology - Madras, 2020 What was your main area of...
Apr 17, 20252 min read
Associate Director Loves the Autonomy and Impact
Name: Adrienne Mueller (she/her) PhD: Neuroscience, University of Washington, 2013 What was your main area of research? For my PhD, I...
Apr 16, 20253 min read
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