Tag: interviews
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Five Questions With Social Entrepreneur Andrew Dowling
Name: Andrew DowlingJob: Founder and CEOCountry: Australia and United StatesAge: 51 Andrew Dowling is the Founder and CEO of Stitch, the world’s leading companionship and activities community for over 50’s. Andrew wrote his Master’s thesis on social enterprise a decade ago — long before most people had even heard of…
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Five Questions With Neurobiologist Nathasia Muwanigwa
Name: Nathasia Mudiwa MuwanigwaJob: Neurobiology PhD Researcher and STEM AdvocateCountry: Zimbabwe, Luxembourg, Netherlands, CyprusAge: 26 Nathasia Muwanigwa is currently pursuing a PhD in neurobiology at the University of Luxembourg. Her research focuses on stem cell based modeling of Parkinson’s disease at the Luxembourg Center for Systems Biomedicine. Nathasia has a Bachelors in Human Biology,…
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Five Questions With Pharmacologist Monica Javidnia
Name: Dr. Monica JavidniaJob: Experimental Therapeutics FellowCountry: United States and IranAge: 31 Dr. Monica Javidnia is a neuropharmacologist and Experimental Therapeutics in Neurological Disease Fellow at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She earned both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Neuroscience at the University of Texas at Dallas and…
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Five Questions With Neuroscientist Dennis Eckmeier
Name: Dennis EckmeierJob: Science Editor and CommunicatorCountry: Germany, USA, PortugalAge: 41 Dennis Eckmeier supports scientists who are preparing manuscripts and funding applications. He is further establishing himself as a podcast producer in science communication. His podcast is about the role of science and academia in society. The project resulted from his engagement in the…
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Five Questions With Implementation Scientist Beth Prusaczyk
Name: Beth PrusaczykJob: Instructor of Medicine and Health InformaticsCountry: United StatesAge: 34 Beth Prusaczyk is an Instructor at the Institute for Informatics and in General Medical Sciences at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She is an implementation scientist who specializes in improving healthcare for older adults and other vulnerable populations…
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Five Questions With Data Scientist Crystal Grant
Name: Crystal GrantJob: Genetics Researcher and Science AdvocateCountry: United States and the NetherlandsAge: 27 Crystal Grant was recently awarded a PhD in Genetics at Emory University. As an NSF Graduate Research Fellow, she used bioinformatics tools to characterize the molecular changes in humans with age. Originally from New York City, Dr. Grant completed her…
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Five Questions With Public Health Registrar Rory McGill
Name: Rory McGillJob: Public Health Specialty RegistrarCountry: Ireland and EnglandAge: 33 Rory McGill is currently training as a Public Health Specialty Registrar in the North West of England. He is a health and social psychologist by background and worked as a Postdoc in academia upon completing his PhD in psychology from Queen’s University Belfast.…
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Five Questions With Medical Scientist Aisha Bassett
Name: Aisha BassettJob: Pediatric Clinical ResearcherCountry: United States, England, Bermuda Age: 33 Aisha Bassett is a Senior Post-Doctoral Research Fellow working in clinical research in Infectious Diseases at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. She was born and raised on the island of Bermuda. She obtained a BSc. Psychology at McGill University in Canada and her…
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Five Questions With Engineer Kayse Lee Maass
Name: Kayse Lee Maass Job: Industrial EngineerCountry: United StatesAge: 29 Kayse Lee Maass is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and leads the Operations Research and Social Justice lab at Northeastern University. She also currently holds a research appointment with the Information and Decision Engineering Program at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Maass’s research…
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