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Strategic Solutions Lead Reminds Everyone to Have Grit
Name: Â Rahul Mohan (he/him) PhD: Â Anatomy/Neuroscience, University of New South Wales, 2016 What was your main area of research? I...
Sep 13, 20242 min read
Medical Science Liaison Exchanges Scientific Information
Name: Â Laura Chambers (she/her) PhD: Â Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, 2022 What was your main area of research? I...
Sep 13, 20241 min read
Head of Neuroscience Develops Protein Tools
Name: Â Rob Meijers (he/him) PhD: Â Chemistry, University of Amsterdam, 2001 What was your main area of research? I studied quantum...
Sep 13, 20241 min read
Medical Writer Helps Clinicians Make Decisions
Name: Â Sean Ogden (he/him) PhD: Â Neuroscience, Florida State University, 2019 What was your main area of research? As a grad student, I...
Sep 12, 20243 min read
Medical Writer Runs Her Own Freelance Business
Name: Â Claudia Prahst (she/her) PhD: Â Cell Biology, University of Freiburg, 2008 What was your main area of research? I spent 12 years...
Sep 12, 20241 min read
Manager of Collaborations Fosters Academic Exchange
Name: Â Vaishnavi Sridhar (she/her) PhD: Â Cell and Developmental Biology, University of British Columbia, 2023 What was your main area of...
Sep 12, 20243 min read
Scientist Leads Preclinical Projects to Develop Therapeutics
Name: Â Oday Abushalbaq (he/him) PhD: Â Molecular Neuroscience, Rutgers University, 2022 What was your main area of research? During my...
Sep 10, 20241 min read
Nanotechnologist Now Runs Medical Writing Company
Name: Â Mariana Dalagnol (she/her) PhD: Â Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Federal University of Santa Catarina (Brazil), 2016 What was your...
Sep 10, 20244 min read
Chief of Staff Helps Run a Biotech Company
Name: Â Akela Kuwahara (she/her) PhD: Â Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, University of California - San Francisco, 2020 What was your...
Sep 10, 20242 min read
Editor-in-Chief of AMWA Journal Working His Dream Job
Name: Â Michael Baker (he/him) PhD: Â Behavioral Neuroscience, University of California - Berkeley, 1993 What was your main area of...
Sep 10, 20242 min read
Retired Writer Now Runs a Farm
Name: Â Kathy Spiegel (she/her) PhD: Â Pharmacology, Cornell University Medical College, 1984 What was your main area of research? For my...
Sep 10, 20242 min read
Scientist Has Access to Fun and Cool Lab Equipment
Name: Â ChiChi Xie (she/her) PhD: Â Neurosciences, Stanford University, 2022 What was your main area of research? During my PhD, I studied...
Sep 9, 20242 min read
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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