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Principal Scientist Runs a Lab Similar to a Career in Academia
Name: Â Teddy Yewdell (he/him) PhD: Â Biochemistry, Stanford University, 2015 What was your main area of research? I did my PhD with Aaron...
Sep 9, 20242 min read
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Chemist Tackling Problems in the Renewable Energy Industry
Name: Â Sabrine Cypher (she/her) PhD: Â Inorganic Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 2023 What was your main area of research? My...
Sep 9, 20243 min read
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Mathematical Engineer Enjoys the Startup Life
Name: Â Kaleigh Mentzer (she/her) PhD: Â Computational & Mathematical Engineering, Stanford University, 2023 What was your main area of...
Sep 7, 20242 min read
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Senior Scientist Works on Cutting-Edge Technology
Name: Â Sam Kimmey (he/him) PhD: Â Developmental Biology, Stanford University, 2021 What was your main area of research? My research...
Sep 7, 20243 min read
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Director for Global Scientific Publications Prioritizes Family
Name: Â Dipanwita Ghose (she/her) PhD: Â Psychology/Neuroscience, Vanderbilt University, 2013 What was your main area of research? For my...
Sep 6, 20242 min read
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Medical Science Liaison Wanted Patient-Focused Work
Name: Â Nikita Francis (she/her) PhD: Â Neuroscience, Stony Brook University, 2020 What was your main area of research? I studied the...
Sep 6, 20242 min read
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Founder Emphasizes Perseverance & Determination
Name: Â Bonnie EJ Maven (she/her/they/them) PhD: Â Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, University of California - San Francisco, 2022 What...
Sep 6, 20242 min read
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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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Spectroscopist With Specific Advice for Women
Name: Â Phoebe Askelson (she/her) PhD: Â Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 2023 What was your main area of research? During my PhD, I...
Sep 6, 20244 min read
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Write Full-Time for a Living AND Stay Involved in Science
Name: Â Jenny Hsu (she/her) PhD: Â Genetics, Stanford University, 2018 What was your main area of research? In my graduate research, I...
Sep 5, 20244 min read
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A Cell Biologist Working in Patent Law
Name: Â Percy Griffin (he/him) PhD: Â Molecular Cell Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, 2020 What was your main area of research?...
Sep 5, 20242 min read
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CSO Says There Is No Substitute for Experience
Name: Â Joe Arron (he/him) PhD: Â Immunology, Rockefeller University, 2002 (+MD from Cornell University, 2003) What was your main area of...
Sep 5, 20243 min read
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Freelance Medical Writer Loves the Freedom of Her Job
Name: Samantha Santangelo (she/her) PhD: Â Molecular Biology, King's College London, 2002 What was your main area of research? Human white...
Sep 3, 20245 min read
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Chemical Engineer Excited by the Private Sector
Name: Do Soon Kim (he/him) PhD: Â Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2020 What was your main area of research? My research...
Sep 3, 20242 min read
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Specialist Leverages New Tech in Publication Development
Name: Marianna Johnson (she/her) PhD: Â Molecular Metabolism and Cancer Biology, University of Chicago, 2017 What was your main area of...
Sep 3, 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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Project Scientist Drawn to a Role That Extends Beyond the Lab
Name: Derin Mary Thomas (she/her) PhD: Â Radiation Biology, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT University),Vellore, India What was your...
Sep 3, 20243 min read
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From Designing Biosensors to Designing Patient Screenings
Name: Katarina Nemec (she/her) PhD: Â Biomedicine, University of Wuerzburg, 2022 What was your main area of research? By using molecular...
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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