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Biomedical Scientist Landed Her Dream Job
Name: Â Madison Phelps (she/her) PhD: Â Biomedical Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 2023 What was your main area of...
Nov 2, 20245 min read
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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
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Venture Builder Helping People Adapt to Climate Change
Name: Â Walter Johnsen (he/him) PhD: Â Inorganic Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 2023 What was your main area of research? I studied...
Oct 29, 20243 min read
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Science Communication Consultant Also Founded a Company
Name: Â Stella Belonwu (she/her) PhD: Â Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics, University of California - San Francisco, 2021 What...
Oct 15, 20242 min read
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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
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Tenured Associate Professor Becomes a Founder
Name: Â Aditi Paul (she/her) PhD: Â Communication Studies, Michigan State University, 2015 What was your main area of research? I studied...
Oct 13, 20242 min read
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Associate Vice Provost Working for Equity in Graduate Education
Name: Â Liz Silva (she/her) PhD: Â Developmental Biology/Genetics, University College London, 2006 What was your main area of research? I...
Oct 13, 20242 min read
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Behavioral Researcher Has Worked in Industry Since College
Name: Â Brittany Currenti (she/her) PhD: Â Marketing, University of Adelaide, 2025 What was your main area of research? My PhD focused on...
Oct 13, 20244 min read
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Consultant Loves the Constant Challenge
Name: Â Jeff Moffat (he/him) PhD: Â Developmental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska, 2018 What was your main area of research? In my...
Oct 13, 20243 min read
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Cell Biologist Turned Product Marketing Manager
Name:  Ana Jiménez Orgaz (she/her) PhD:  Cell Biology, University of Freiburg, 2019 What was your main area of research? I studied the...
Oct 13, 20242 min read
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Consumer Intelligence Analyst & Her Leaving-Academia Process
Name: Â Summer Kim (she/her) PhD: Â Marketing, University of Kansas, 2023 What was your main area of research? Within Marketing, I focused...
Oct 12, 20243 min read
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Analyst for the Department of Energy & a Book Author
Name: Â Magdalena Sandoval Donahue (she/her) PhD: Â Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, 2016 What was your main area of...
Oct 12, 20244 min read
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From Archaeology to Owning a Business
Name: Â Elaine Massung (she/her) PhD: Â Archaeology/Computer Science, University of Bristol, 2010 What was your main area of research? My...
Oct 12, 20243 min read
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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
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Consultant Fosters Engagement in Science & Publishing
Name: Â Maria Machado (she/her) PhD: Â Vascular Physiology, Ulster University, 2010 What was your main area of research? I designed and...
Oct 11, 20242 min read
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Associate Director of Business Development Says to Be Bold
Name: Â William (Chip) Beckwith (he/him) PhD: Â Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Wesleyan University, 2000 What was your main area of...
Oct 11, 20242 min read
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Leaving Academia Was This Founder's Toughest Decision
Name: Â Lenny Teytelman (he/him) PhD: Â Molecular Biology, University of California - Berkeley, 2009 What was your main area of research? I...
Oct 10, 20242 min read
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Biopharma Consultant Manages R&D Projects
Name: Â Ana Costa (she/her) PhD: Â Infection Biology, Humboldt University, 2018 What was your main area of research? I studied the...
Oct 10, 20242 min read
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Scientist Enjoys the Environment of a Small Startup
Name: Â Shikha Sheth (she/her) PhD: Â Cancer Biology, Harvard University, 2022 What was your main area of research? During my PhD, I...
Oct 10, 20242 min read
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Scientific Director Forges Industrial and Research Partnerships
Name: Â Aditi Bhattacharya (she/her) PhD: Â Molecular Neuroscience, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, 2009 What was your main area of...
Oct 10, 20242 min read
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