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Immunologist With a Desire for More Translational Work
Name: Sally Demirdjian (she/her) PhD: Microbiology and Immunology, Dartmouth, 2020 What was your main area of research? During my PhD, I...
Aug 25, 20243 min read
Allen Institute Investigator Works With Cutting-Edge Data
Name: Forrest Collman (he/him) PhD: Neuroscience and Molecular Biology, Princeton, 2010 What was your main area of research? In my PhD,...
Aug 25, 20242 min read
Senior Director of Drug Discovery Says to Trust Your Training
Name: Aimee Iberg (she/her) PhD: Molecular Biology, The University of Texas Health Science Center and MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2009...
Aug 25, 20241 min read
JD + PhD Becomes an Investor
Name: Ishan Kumar (he/him) PhD: Stem Cell Biology & Neuroscience, Stanford University, 2023 What was/is your main area of research? I...
Aug 24, 20241 min read
Chemical Engineer Called to Entrepreneurship
Name: Brandon Wilson (he/him) PhD: Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, 2020 What was your main area of research? I developed...
Aug 23, 20242 min read
NASA Scientist Studies Effects of Space Radiation & Lunar Dust
Name: Egle Cekanaviciute (she/her) PhD: Neurosciences, Stanford University, 2014 What was/is your main area of research? I currently...
Aug 23, 20243 min read
Environmental Engineer Advances California's Decarbonization
Name: Jon Bradshaw (he/him) PhD: Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 2020 What was your main area of research? My...
Aug 22, 20242 min read
Art History PhD Turned Entrepreneur
Name: George Philip “GP” LeBourdais (he/him) PhD: Art History and Digital Humanities, Stanford University, 2018 What is your current...
Aug 21, 20242 min read
Machine Learning Scientist With a Free & Rewarding Career
Name: Eshed Margalit (he/him) PhD: Neurosciences, Stanford University, 2022 What is your current job? I am a Machine Learning Scientist...
Aug 21, 20242 min read
An Education Liaison Improving School Communities
Name: Nelson Endebo (he/him) PhD: Comparative Literature, Stanford University, 2024 What is your current job? I am a Leadership...
Aug 21, 20243 min read
A Biomedical Consultant Seeing Her Work's Immediate Impact
Name: Tuuli Hietamies (she/her) PhD: Neuroscience, University of Glasgow, 2020 What is your current job? I am a consultant at Clearview...
Aug 11, 20242 min read
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