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From PhD to Domain Expert Engineer in a Tech Company
Name: Marcial Otero (he/him) PhD: Electrical Engineering, National University of Rio Cuarto, 2022 What was your main area of research? I...
Apr 133 min read
Medical Science Liaison Gets to Impact Patient Care
Name: Kate Lanza (she/her) PhD: Behavioral Neuroscience, SUNY - Binghamton, 2020 What was your main area of research? I did pre-clinical...
Apr 132 min read
Program Specialist Uses Research for Energy-Efficient Design
Name: Sara Sultan (she/her) PhD: Energy Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, 2023 What was your main area of research? I...
Apr 131 min read
Environmental Biologist + Founder Helps the Natural World
Name: Silvia Pineda-Munoz (she/her) PhD: Ecology and Paleontology, Macquarie University, 2016 What was your main area of research? My PhD...
Apr 123 min read
Sales Representative Pursued a Path to Joy
Name: Brook Sweeten (she/her) PhD: Neuroscience, Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2020 What was your main area of research? My career has...
Apr 122 min read
Biotech Scientist Advocates for Authenticity
Name: Jesse Weber (he/him) PhD: Cell & Molecular Biology, University of Pennsylvania, 2024 What was your main area of research? My major...
Apr 122 min read
Science Communication Consultant Gets to Be Her Own Boss
Name: Sarah Ellinwood (she/her) PhD: Molecular & Cellular Biology, University of Maryland, 2017 What was your main area of research? My...
Apr 124 min read
Scientific Research Liaison Solves Problems from Grad School
Name: Beatriz Robinson (she/her) PhD: Neurosciences, Stanford University, 2023 What was your main area of research? I studied the impact...
Apr 122 min read
Director of R&D Gives Tips for Career Prep You Should Do Now
Name: John Watkins (he/him) PhD: Chemistry, University of Bath, 2012 What was your main area of research? I studied electrochemical...
Apr 113 min read
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 112 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 114 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 113 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 112 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 112 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 112 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 92 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 92 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 92 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 172 min read
Program Manager Loves Her Work's Real-World Impact
Name: Â Kendra Lechtenberg (she/her) PhD: Â Neuroscience, Stanford University School of Medicine, 2019 What was your main area of research?...
Feb 94 min read
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