From Los Angeles to New Jersey: Dr. Mike Levine

Dr. Mike Levine is the Director of the Lewis Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics at Princeton University. Originally from Southern California, Mike sat down with me and Marielle Bond to talk about his scientific journey and how he ended up in New Jersey (“of all places!”). He was an absolute joy to talk to, and I was excited to get him on the show because of his passion for training the next generation of scientists and for inspiring fellow Dodger fans (like myself).

Science isn’t a One Person Show: Dr. Diana Greene Foster

Dr. Diana Greene Foster is a Professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and the Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) program. She was just named a 2023 MacArthur Fellow and in 2022, was named by Nature as one of the top 10 scientists shaping science today. She was a leader in the Turnaway Study, a longitudinal prospective study of almost 1,000 women who received or were denied wanted abortions from 30 facilities across the US.

Acknowledging the History of Genetics & Genomics: Dr. Christopher Donohue

Per the National Human Genome Research Institute, Dr. Christopher Donohue is a historian at the NHGRI at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He co-manages the History of Genomics Program.The History of Genomics Program is a unique history and science communications effort at the NIH that uses the history and present manifestations of eugenics, scientific racism, ableism, heteronormativity and their complex connections to contemporary genomics and medicine to facilitate meaningful and difficult conversations that promote equity and confront past and present wrongs.

Mentoring, DEI in STEM, and Chasin’ Waterfalls: Dr. Chrystal Starbird

Dr. Chrystal Starbird is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who is passionate about DEI in STEM and mentoring the next generation of diverse scientists. We had an insightful conversation ranging from actionable things institutions can do to better support historically underrepresented students to how she bumps “Everyday I’m Hustlin’” by Rick Ross when she’s in celebration mode! Enjoy! To learn more about her research, check out her site!

Embracing the community ::: Dr. Hadley Wickham

Happy #TidyTuesday! Excited to share an awesome conversation with Hadley Wickham (@hadleywickham), Chief Scientist @rstudio! We tried to stay away from #ggplot2 and the #tidyverse and wanted to focus on his journey and life. Enjoy! #RStats Transcription Transcribed by Nicole Kramer (she/her) JP: What’s up, y’all? It’s your host JP Flores and welcome to From where does it STEM? Hadley: Hi, I’m Hadley Wickham. I’m the chief scientist at RStudio. Basically what me and my team do is develop tools to make data science, like, more fun, easier, and faster.