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Program Manager Is Making a Difference in the World
Name: Milena von und zur Muhlen (she/her) PhD: Microbiology, University of Sheffield, 2020 What was your main area of research? I did a...
Apr 11, 20252 min read
Content Acquisition Specialist Makes Science More Impactful
Name: Chandrika Konwar (she/her) PhD: Biomedical Science, University of Delhi, 2024 What was your main area of research? In my PhD...
Apr 11, 20254 min read
Biomedical PhD Turned Solopreneur
Name: Alda Sabalic (she/her) PhD: Biomedicine, Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, 2024 What was your main area of research? In my...
Apr 11, 20253 min read
Founding General Partner Helps Scientists Build Companies
Name: Elena Itskovich (she/her) PhD: Stem Cell Biology, University of Cambridge, 2017 What was your main area of research? During my PhD,...
Apr 11, 20252 min read
Chief Scientist Sees the Direct Impact of His Work
Name: Leo Pekelis (he/him) PhD: Statistics, Stanford University, 2016 What was your main area of research? I studied topics in robust...
Apr 11, 20252 min read
Entrepreneurial Fellow Is Building a Biotech Company
Name: Lucas Shores (he/him) PhD: Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, 2021 What was your main area of research? I studied how a...
Apr 11, 20252 min read
Medical Science Liaison Learns from Experts
Name: Emily Rogers (they/them) PhD: Neuroscience, Wake Forest School of Medicine, 2021 What was your main area of research? I used humans...
Apr 9, 20252 min read
CEO Helps PhDs Navigate Career Transitions
Name: Ashley Ruba (she/they) PhD: Developmental Psychology, University of Washington, 2019 What was your main area of research? I studied...
Apr 9, 20252 min read
Laser Scientist to Startup CEO
Name: Celia Millon (she/her) PhD: Laser Science, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), 2018 What was your main area of...
Apr 9, 20252 min read
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 17, 20252 min read
Program Manager Loves Her Work's Real-World Impact
Name: Kendra Lechtenberg (she/her) PhD: Neuroscience, Stanford University School of Medicine, 2019 What was your main area of research?...
Feb 9, 20254 min read
Immunologist to Clinical Project Manager + Consultant
Name: Anthony Franchini (he/him) PhD: Immunology, Albany Medical College, 2014 What was your main area of research? I studied how chemicals present in our environment, such as those from burning plastics and other pollution sources, alter and dampen the immune response to respiratory pathogens including influenza A virus, SARS-Cov-2, S. pneumoniae, and M. tuberculosis. This is mediated by the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, or AHR. I expanded on this work to include studying the
Feb 9, 20252 min read
How a PhD in Bioinformatics Led to an Industry Career
Name: Bhavika Mam (she/her) PhD: Bioinformatics, TDU, 2022 What was your main area of research? During my PhD years, the subject of my...
Jan 11, 20252 min read
Department of Energy Fellow Changing the Energy Landscape
Name: Hannah Nedzbala (she/her) PhD: Chemistry, Yale University, 2024 What was your main area of research? My research was at the...
Jan 11, 20252 min read
Senior Director Solving Protein Engineering Problems
Name: André Teixeira (he/him) PhD: Biochemistry, University of Sao Paulo, 2017 What was your main area of research? I work in antibody...
Jan 11, 20252 min read
Lead Data Scientist Helps Develop Exoskeleton Technology
Name: Simon Bastide (he/him) PhD: Kinesiology / Neuroscience / Biomechanics, Université Paris Saclay, 2021 What was your main area of...
Jan 11, 20253 min read
Scientist Discusses Differences Between Academia and Industry
Name: Gabriel Kaufman (he/him) PhD: Immunology, McGill University, 2017 What was your main area of research? I studied novel biological...
Jan 11, 20252 min read
Industry Success After Mastering Out
Name: Dean Lee (he/him) Left PhD with a Master’s: Neuroscience, Harvard University, 2018 Disclaimer: This individual did not fully...
Dec 8, 20243 min read
Founder Has Achieved Intellectual and Time Freedom
Name: Kaidi Wu (she/her) PhD: Social Psychology, University of Michigan, 2020 What was your main area of research? My main area of...
Nov 23, 20243 min read
Cardiovascular Biologist to Scientific Marketing Manager
Name: Ben Thomas (he/him) PhD: Cardiovascular Biology, University of Edinburgh, 2022 What was your main area of research? I looked at...
Nov 23, 20243 min read
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