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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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