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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 23 min read
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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 292 min read
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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 292 min read
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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 292 min read
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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 293 min read
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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 282 min read
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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 272 min read
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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 272 min read
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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 263 min read
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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 252 min read
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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 232 min read
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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 232 min read
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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 227 min read
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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 212 min read
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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 213 min read
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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 183 min read
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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 172 min read
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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 174 min read
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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 172 min read
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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 163 min read
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