In this episode, Dr. Zack Drum, a postdoc in my lab, and I interviewed Dr. Andre Isaacs. Andre is originally from Jamaica and moved to the US to attend College of the Holy Cross, where he received his BA in Chemistry. He then went on to pursue his PhD at the University of Pennsylvania and his postdoctoral training at University of California, Berkeley. Currently, he is an Associate Professor at College of the Holy Cross.
In this episode, I interviewed Dr. Roshni Patel & Dr. Rachel Ungar. As graduate students at Stanford University in the Pritchard and Montgomery labs, respectively, they created a genetics & ethics course and published about it! Check it out here: Increasing equity in science requires better ethics training: A course by trainees, for trainees Course content can be found here. Transcription Transcribed by Jayati Sharma (she/her) JP Flores (he/him): So if you listen to this I think you’ll know that I start these off with a short autobiographies.
In this episode, I interviewed Angela Saini with Dr. Mike Love. Angela is a prominent author interested in bridging science and society. Her works include the fantastic books: Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong and the New Research That’s Rewriting the Story Superior: The Return of Race Science The Patriarchs: The Origins of Inequality Transcription Transcription rendered by Zoom Angela Saini: Yeah. My name’s Angela Saney. I’m a science journalist and author Right now, I teach science writing at MIT, and I’m a Moynihan public scholar at CCNY until the end of next year.
In this episode, I interviewed Dr. Sean Decatur, the President of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) with my lab’s amazing manager, Sylvie Parkus. It was inspiring listening to his story about wanting to diversify the scientific workforce. Transcription Transcription available upon request
In this episode, I interviewed Dr. Raven Baxter, otherwise known as Raven the Science Maven. She is a prominent scientist, science communicator, and STEM educator. She is also the President of the The Science Haven. Transcription Transcribed by Cami Brousse (she/her) JP Flores (he/him): Cool. So I usually start this off with an autobiography. So do you mind telling me, you know, your name? Your educational journey, scientific journey, and where you are now.