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Jaime Hibbard: Scientific Problem-Solving in the Corporate World
Consultants provide advice and feedback on complex problems to a wide variety of companies, but some jobs call for a bit more technical specialization. We sat down with Dr. Jaime Hibbard to learn more about what the world of consulting looks like for a scientist.
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Hillary Wilson: Bringing Science to Life with Medical Illustration
If you’ve ever opened a textbook in science class, you’ve likely witnessed the magic performed by medical illustrators like Hillary Wilson. Hillary’s role requires her to wear two wildly different hats, acting as both artist and scientific expert as she translates complex scientific concepts to the page, crafting graphics both eye-catching and informative. Often, these…
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Sarah Howard & Lily Grbavach: Bears, and Belugas, and Bison, Oh My!
We chatted with two of the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center’s leading ladies about their careers in wildlife conservation.
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Merve Suzan Zeden: Microscopic Bacteria, Big Impact
Dr. Merve S. Zeden is a microbiologist specializing in the study of how Staphylococcus aureus responds to antibiotics and environmental stressors. During her PhD, Dr. Zeden investigated cyclic di-AMP (c-di-AMP), a signaling molecule present in many bacterial species and thought to contribute to cell survival. Dr. Zeden discovered the mechanism by which c-di-AMP is essential…
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Carla Shatz: “Cells that fire together wire together” said Carla, not Hebb
When Dr. Carla Shatz coined the phrase “cells that fire together, wire together,” in a 1992 Scientific American article, she synthesized the Hebbian Theory that the timing and placement of electrochemical signals between neurons in the developing brain determine which synaptic connections survive and which die out. Overall, her research has illuminated the early workings…
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Yili Xu: A Passionate Biologist in Drug Discovery
Yili Xu’s career has spanned the globe from China to California and shifted between medicine, academic research, and the pharmaceutical industry. Here, we ask Yili to share her journey and to discuss the lessons and values that helped shape it. How would you describe your current role? I would consider myself a researcher at a…
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