Lady Scientist Podcast

Dec 31 2023 28 ep. 57 mins 30
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Lady Scientist Podcast brings you into conversations with scientists. Academic research is often siloed in tough-to-read academic journals. This podcast strives to introduce you to new voices and to break down barriers, along with striking a note of positivity in an often-negative world. Support the podcast through patreon.com/ladyscientistpodcast All links are available through our website, ladyscientistpodcast.com

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Supercharging Scientific Publishing with Dr. Jessica Polka of ASAPBio

Dec 31 2023 62 mins  
“Science can only progress if others are able to read and build off of what has been learned in the past.” Jessica Polka shares this insight and many more in this conversation with LSP about the current state of scientific publishing. As the executive director of ASAPbio, an organization battling the slowing of the sharing of scientific knowledge, she’s played a key role in c

Building Software for Biologists with Dr. Vega Shah (Benchling)

Jul 20 2023 57 mins  
Dr. Vega Shah was was like a gold miner during her undergraduate and graduate school studies, except instead of panning for gold, she was searching the metagenomes of ocean samples for new life and new metabolic functions. What she found was a new species of ocean bacteria, but she also realized that the software tools she relied on and the databases she used to answer her research

Biotech Platform and Product with Dr. Erandi De Silva, Co-Founder Forge Biologics

May 12 2023 67 mins  
Scientist & entrepreneur, Dr. Erandi De Silva, grew up in the small country of Botswana, where she lived through an HIV epidemic. Seeing scientists and epidemiologists having a direct translational impact on public health inspired her to pursue a career in science. She immigrated to the US to go to college, and went on to get her PhD and did an industry postdoc at Genentech bef

De-Extinction, Patient Advocacy, and Journey To The C Suite With Claire Aldridge and Emily McGinnis

Mar 28 2023 56 mins  
In this episode of Lady Scientist Podcast, Dr. Jocelynn Pearl hosts Emily McGinnis, Chief of Patient Advocacy at Taysha Gene Therapies, and Claire Aldridge, Chief Strategy Officer at Form Bio (spun out of Colossal Biosciences - the company that wants to de-extinct the dodo bird!) Together, we discuss challenges and advancements in gene therapy for rare diseases, emphasizing patient

Dr. Madeleine Oudin - Cancer & Neuroscience Researcher, Rare Disease Mom

Jan 20 2023 62 mins  
Dr. Madeleine Oudin knew she was interested in medicine and biology from a young age. She took a science track of courses in high school in France and went on to do her undergraduate studies at McGill University. Despite a lack of advising, she found that she loved research and continued on to get a Masters and PhD in neuroscience. She shifted gears in her postdoc, studying cancer

Crash Course in Yeast Chromatin with Dr. Christine Cucinotta

Nov 09 2022 76 mins  
Today we’re joined by another awesome scientist, Dr. Christine Cucinotta. Christine studies gene regulation in yeast in her postdoctoral studies in the Tsukiyama Lab at the Fred Hutch. She also organizes Fragile Nucleosome, a Discord community of scientists and researchers that puts on a seminar series (available to watch on YouTube). We chat about the importance of community in

Somalogic Scientist Spotlight!

Oct 25 2022 62 mins  
In today’s episode of Lady Scientist Podcast, Jocelynn chats with Yolanda Hagar, Associate Director of Bioinformatics and Clare Paterson, Director of Clinical Research, both at SomaLogic. Somalogic was founded in 2000 with the goal of improving the well-being and quality of life of every individual by transforming how diseases were detected, diagnosed and managed. Built on decade

CEO & Founder of Femasys, Kathy Lee-Sepsick, on Leading in Women’s Health Tech for 18 Years

May 10 2022 51 mins  
Kathy Lee-Sepsick founded Femasys, a women’s health technology company, 18 years ago. Since then, she’s been the primary leader and inventor behind the company’s expansive patent portfolio and is dedicated to minimally invasive technology that can improve options for infertility. From the Femasys website, more than 9 million women contend with infertility in the US, and innov

Let’s Make the Change! Understanding Diabetes in Women with Dr. Stacey Gorniak

Mar 08 2022 45 mins  
Research suggests that diabetes affects men and women quite differently! But did you know that the current standard treatment for type 2 diabetes is exactly the same for both men and women? Well, today’s guest Dr. Stacey Gorniak is on a mission to change that! Listen in as she dives into the key findings her research group has uncovered surrounding sex-based differences in diabet

Behind the Book, "Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19" with Co-author Dr. Alina Chan

Jan 02 2022 56 mins  
Meet Dr. Alina Chan, a molecular biologist and author of Viral, a book she co-wrote with renowned science writer Matt Ridley, where they go on the hunt for the origin of COVID-19. The book is educational and at times shocking, covering everything from pangolins and horseshoe bats to internet sleuths and misleading scientific papers.Alina is also a postdoc fellow at the Broad Instit