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mAcademia - Science, More than Just Academia.

mAcademia - Science, More than Just Academia.

By Elena Itskovich & Ofer Yizhar Barnea

After spending time in academia and exploring the unknown, the industry often seems too limited scientifically to those finishing a PhD. We will explore the bridge between the industry and academia to understand how basic scientific findings take shape into products and strategies. We will also follow the career paths of researchers who are in academia or outside of it, professionals that made their choice, followed it through and come to us to tell all about it.

Academia or not? And if not, what else? That is a tough nut to crack. Call us the nutcrackers.
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#13 Welcome to season 2

mAcademia - Science, More than Just Academia.Oct 19, 2020

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#52 - Designing a career - with Evan Bai from Vertex Pharmaceuticals

#52 - Designing a career - with Evan Bai from Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Dr. Evan Bai is computational genomic team leader at Vertex Pharmaceuticals. There he leads collaborations across Research, Clinical, and Commercial. By designing and analyzing genomic studies across the drug discovery pipeline, ranging from target discovery to defining treatable patient population, he contributed to the advancement of one disease program from compound screening into Phase II clinical trials, and other disease programs from target discovery into lead optimization.
Evan is also the founder of Hanwen Interiors, an interior decorating firm specializing in modern, Asian-inspired homes. He helps homeowners find peace and retreat by creating functional and beautiful designs. Hanwen Interiors is also a proud member of the Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce. To help support the LGBTQ+ community, I pledge to donate 10% of our design fees to local LGBTQ+ non-profit organizations.

Evan is also the volunteer leader and co-chair of Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ PRIDE Employee Resource Group (with over 400 members globally), where he leads and oversees company-wide programs that support the career advancement of LGBTQ+ employees and allies.
Elena talked with Evan about his career path to and at Vertex, his new role as interior designer and the parallels between the two. They also discussed how being part of the LGBTQ+ community has affected his career and how he is serving and supporting this community now.

You can find more about Evan:
Website:
hanwen-interiors.com
Instagram handle: @hanwen.interiors
LinkedIn profile: www.linkedin.com/in/evan-bai/

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Funkorama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Jan 25, 202348:37
#51 - Science is exciting no matter where you do it - with Yaniv Erlich from Eleven Therapeutics

#51 - Science is exciting no matter where you do it - with Yaniv Erlich from Eleven Therapeutics

Dr. Yaniv Erlich is the co-founder and CEO of Eleven Therapeutics. Prior, he was the CSO of MyHeritage, a consumer genomics company (acquired by Francisco Partners), an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University and a Principal Investigator at the Whitehead Institute, MIT. 

We talked with Yaniv about his unique career that led him to leave academia and focus his efforts on building exciting biotech companies. Yaniv shared his insights into academic and non academic career development pathways for scientists, delved into the advantages of building a company in the UK as well as shed some light on how research is done at Eleven Therapeutics. 

Tune in and join the discussion in our 'mAcademia podcast' group on Facebook. 

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Funkorama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Nov 17, 202201:03:31
#50 - Finding new paths paved with proteomics - with Gali Arad and Eran Seger from Protai

#50 - Finding new paths paved with proteomics - with Gali Arad and Eran Seger from Protai

Gali Arad and Eran Seger from Protai had talked to us about moving from their previous life in tech and academia into the fast pace of illuminating the druggable Proteome for better cures.
Eran Seger is the Co-Founder and CEO of Protai, a fast-growing biotech startup sitting on the intersection of proteomics and machine learning to develop novel therapeutics for a variety of complex diseases. Eran is an experienced technology executive and entrepreneur with a strong technical background and over 15 years of tech leadership positions at the Israeli Intelligence forces and HighTech.
Gali Arad, PhD is a Computational Biologist and the first employee of Protai, a drug discovery startup combining AI and proteomics to create intelligence-driven pharma. She is an end-to-end computational biology scientist, with broad experience in systems biology, data analysis, hands-on technological practice, and clinical samples handling. In her current role, Gali leads the scientific research, focused on target discovery and prioritization, and the collection and curation of Protai’s data warehouse. She holds a Ph.D from Tel Aviv University, applying mass-spectrometry-based proteomics to study cancer heterogeneity. Her findings were published in top-tier scientific journals and emphasized the added value of clinical proteomics in the study of cancer.

Music:
Funkorama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Oct 11, 202253:36
#49 - North Star of innovation - with Dov Moran, Grove Ventures Managing Partner

#49 - North Star of innovation - with Dov Moran, Grove Ventures Managing Partner

Dov Moran, Managing Partner of Grove Ventures, is one of the most prominent Israeli hi-tech leaders in the world. Dov is an investor, inventor, and entrepreneur, who is best known as the inventor of the USB flash drive. He founded M-Systems, acquired by SanDisk for $US 1.6 billion in 2006. He also served as the chairman of Tower Semiconductors, a developer and manufacturer of semiconductors and integrated circuits, in which he led a massive overhaul. Under Moran’s guidance, the company achieved a notable turnaround and became an enormous success. It was acquired by Intel in 2022 for 5.4 billion. 

We talked about innovation, entrepreneurship, out of the box thinking and much more. We also mentioned Dov's first book ‘100 Doors - An Introduction to Entrepreneurship’ that was published in 2016 and included insights from his untraditional path.


Music:

Funkorama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Sep 01, 202248:56
#48 - Life updates with Elena Itskovich and Ofer Yizhar Barnea

#48 - Life updates with Elena Itskovich and Ofer Yizhar Barnea

Over two years have past since we started this podcast. We learned a lot! We also applied some key take home messages to our own lives and careers. Today we share our progress with you! 

Aug 01, 202244:28
#47 - Corrie Painter - When life gives you lemons you create a platform to advance science

#47 - Corrie Painter - When life gives you lemons you create a platform to advance science

Corrie Painter is the Deputy Director of Count Me In and is a research scientist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.  A trained cancer researcher with a Ph.D. in biochemistry, she completed her postdoctoral work in cancer immunology, focusing on melanoma. In 2010, Painter was diagnosed with angiosarcoma. She has combined her cancer advocacy and scientific background to engage with patients in order to build and carry out patient-partnered genomics studies. She is also the co-founder of Angiosarcoma Awareness Inc.

We talked with Corrie about her brave and determined journey, about how scientists can lead work of impact and change, about personal strengths, determination and appreciation of life. This is an inspirational conversation, demonstrating how much good can come out of adversity, how much impact can be achieved, when nothing else seems acceptable. Don't miss this conversation.

Music:

Funkorama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Jun 08, 202201:03:48
#46 - Prof. Ronit Sachi-Fainaro is leading a multidisciplinary moonshot against cacner

#46 - Prof. Ronit Sachi-Fainaro is leading a multidisciplinary moonshot against cacner

Running a team of diverse skills, and having them talk, learn, innovate and grow together while driving scientific breakthroughs? This is exactly what happens at the Satchi-Fainaro laboratory. 

Ronit Satchi-Fainaro is a full Professor at Tel Aviv University, where she is head of the Cancer Research & Nanomedicine Laboratory, Director of Tel Aviv University Cancer Biology Research Center, Director of the TAU Kahn 3D BioPrinting Initiative, and holds the Kurt and Herman Lion Chair in Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies. She serves on the Board of Directors of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and the Board of Governors of Tel Aviv University, and is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of the Blavatnik Center for Drug Discovery, the Israel Cancer Association, the University of Lisbon, the Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron - Institut de Recerca (VHIR), The Rothschild and Fulbright Fellowships Committees, several VCs, and editorial boards of scientific journals.

Her multidisciplinary research laboratory focuses on basic research elucidating the mechanisms underlying the switch from cancer dormancy leading to the discovery of new molecular targets to interrupt tumor-host interactions. Her approach is followed by the design of highly selective targeting molecules integrating biology, chemistry, medicine, data science, engineering and nanotechnology to selectively guide drugs into pathological sites. Throughout, she has maintained an interest in understanding the biological rationale for the design of nanomedicines suitable for transfer into clinical testing. She has published more than 150 manuscripts, 13 book chapters, edited two books, is named inventor on 60 patents, some of which were licensed to Pharmaceutical and Biotech companies, and has delivered over 500 lectures worldwide. She founded three spin-off companies and is actively engaged in translational research with several industry partners and in science outreach.


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May 12, 202259:03
#45 - Transdisciplinary curiosity - with Joe Brew from Hyfe
Apr 07, 202259:18
#44 - Science founder - Gil Blander from InsideTracker

#44 - Science founder - Gil Blander from InsideTracker

Dr. Gil Blander is internationally recognized for his research in the basic biology of aging and translating research discoveries into new ways of detecting and preventing age-related conditions. He leads a team of biology, nutrition & exercise physiology experts, and data scientists at InsideTracker, and has been featured in CNN Money, The New York Times, Forbes, Financial Times, The Boston Globe to name a few.

Dr. Gil Blander received a Ph.D. in biology from the Weizmann Institute of Science and completed his Post Doctoral fellowship at MIT, before going on to found InsideTracker. InsideTracker was founded in 2009 by top scientists from acclaimed universities in the fields of aging, genetics, and biology, InsideTracker is a truly personalized nutrition and performance system. Our mission is to help people add years to their lives and life to their years by optimizing their bodies from the inside out. By analyzing your body’s data, we can give you a crystal clear picture of what's going on inside you along with a science-backed action plan for improving your health and becoming your best self.

We talked about how he founded InsideTracker, who helped him along the way, how to innovate, why he founded ScienceAbroad and much more.

InsideTracker - Optimize wellness and performance through blood tests, nutrition and science. (insidetracker.com)

Music credits:
Funkorama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Mar 15, 202245:20
#43 - Building cloud storage solutions - with Or Ordentlich and Omri Palmon from Weka.io

#43 - Building cloud storage solutions - with Or Ordentlich and Omri Palmon from Weka.io

Or Ordentlich, PhD is an associate professor at the School of Computer Science and Engineering in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is also an Algorithms Architect at Weka.io. His research is mostly focused on information theory, and its applications to modern problems in communication, compression and data science. Omri Palmon, PhD is the founder and COO of Weka.io, with a PhD in computer science from Stanford.

We talked about innovation, product development, the difference between solving problems for research and product development and so much more!

Want to continue the conversation? Join our mAcademia Group on facebook. Music credits: Funkorama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Feb 23, 202201:04:40
#42 - AI technology is changing pathology for precision oncology - with Ori Zelichov from Nucleai
Jan 26, 202201:07:15
#41 - Business development in health care - with Yuile Klerman

#41 - Business development in health care - with Yuile Klerman

Yulie Klerman solves puzzles of the complex healthcare ecosystem, helping health tech companies crystalize product/market fit and develop a go-to-market strategy for their innovative solutions. Yulie is a VP of Business Development at Rhino Health, an end-to-end Federated Learning and Privacy Preservation platform facilitating privacy-centric data collaboration. In her previous role, she launched a Health Data Connectivity Platform for the safe and effective incorporation of health, consumer, and digital data at Liveramp. Yulie is obsessed with data democratization, interoperability, and privacy. 

We talked about how to develop a career starting with a science degree and get proficient in business, how to start in one country and move to a different one, how to start in one area and move to a different one. We talked about passion, curiosity and passion to what you do. 

Want to continue the conversation? Join our mAcademia Group on facebook.

Music:

Music credits: Funkorama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Dec 10, 202101:15:23
#40 - Research in engineering and engineering a product - Gavi Feuer is creating medical devices

#40 - Research in engineering and engineering a product - Gavi Feuer is creating medical devices

Gavi Feuer’s life pursuit is to incorporate new and developing technologies into medical devices. As Engineering Director and Co-founder of Rafael Medical Devices, he takes surgical procedures to the next level in order to improve safety, efficacy, cost, and efficiency.

After receiving his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from Cooper Union, Gavi earned his Ph.D. from SUNY Downstate studying bone tissue and the human skeleton as mechanical systems.

With his knowledge in both engineering and biomechanical systems, he spent the next years in the orthopedic device industry, first working with Monogram Orthopedics, a startup focused on surgical robotics and additively manufactured implants, then AM Surgical, a manufacturer of endoscopic surgical equipment. He currently leads engineering and product development efforts at Rafael Medical Devices, a new venture in the surgical device industry.


Music:

Funkorama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Nov 02, 202149:19
#39 Plant science in academia and industry - with Assaf Zemach

#39 Plant science in academia and industry - with Assaf Zemach

Dr. Assaf Zemach spent seven years as a professor at Tel Aviv university before he moved back to the US and joined Rinati skin as Head of Metabolic Engineering. We talked about Assaf's career as both a PI and scientist in industry, about the difficult task of navigating two careers and raising children abroad, about the differences and similarities of leading research in academia and industry, and much more.


Music credits: Funkorama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Oct 12, 202150:44
#38 A focus on IP - with Rachel Diamant from Emendo Bio

#38 A focus on IP - with Rachel Diamant from Emendo Bio

Rachel Diamant co-founded Emendo Biotherapeutics in 2016 with a group of friends. Emendo is a next generation gene editing company developing genetic medicines for severe genetic diseases. Rachel completed biotech engineering studies from the Technion (Israel) in 2000 and MSc in Neuroscience from the Weizmann Institute of Science in 2004. She is a serial entrepreneur in biotech and has been working in the field of IP strategy for over a decade. 

We talked about the role IP has in building a company and how it can be used to develop interesting products. We talked about the culture at Emendo and how career development based on skills can be extended throughout the years.  


Music:

Music credits: Funkorama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Sep 28, 202101:00:01
#37 - Prof. Karen Avraham on (tenure) track
Sep 14, 202101:00:45
#36 - A scientist enabling impact and innovation - with Dov Shamir
Aug 31, 202154:28
#35 Ohad Manor - Keeps growing
Aug 17, 202157:16
#34 Translating scientific thinking and biochem 101 with Daniel Fried

#34 Translating scientific thinking and biochem 101 with Daniel Fried

Aug 02, 202101:03:35
Rebroadcast #14 - Joanne Kamens

Rebroadcast #14 - Joanne Kamens

Summertime ... a short break this week, and we had decided to bring you a rebroadcast of one of our favorite episodes - Joanne Kamens, PhD, former CEO of Addgene, and an experienced researcher and leader in biotech and pharma.
Take the time to re-listen and rethink the point Joanne make all through the interview 


Enjoy

Jul 20, 202155:35
#33 - Mental performance with Gily Meir
Jul 06, 202101:03:04
#32 - Katie Langin is communicating Science Careers
Jun 22, 202155:10
#31 - Job positions in Biotech - an overview with Elina Lavit

#31 - Job positions in Biotech - an overview with Elina Lavit

Elina gives a panoramic view on career trajectories in the pharma and biotech industries. We focus on possible entry level positions and how to develop your career. 

Elina is an experienced biomed Leader with 17+ years of increasing responsibility and accountability in strategic roles. Elina worked in various therapeutic areas and has experience in Pharmaceutical development from research to global commercialization; Digital Health, Diagnostics, project and product manager - and more!

To continue the conversation , please join our group on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/macademiacast


 Episode music - Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Jun 08, 202150:57
#30 - The scientist-entrepreneur-investor - Omri Amirav-Drory is looking for magic

#30 - The scientist-entrepreneur-investor - Omri Amirav-Drory is looking for magic

Omri had a successful Ph.D. in biochemistry at Tel-Aviv University, followed by ... naturally ... a postdoc. During his postdoc in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at Stanford University school of medicine, he realized, ACADEMIA IS NOT FOR ME. He followed this lead, founded a company in the realm of tech-bio, sold a company, and hadn't stopped getting involved and leading idea-into-success stories on the investment side. Omri believes in the Scientist - CEO / Scientist - Entrepreneur, and as an investor supports researchers in bringing academia's magic to market.

Omri Amirav-Drory is a venture partner at NFX Bio. Omri founded Genome Compiler, which developed software for genetic engineers and molecular and synthetic biologists, and led it to a successful acquisition by Twist Bioscience. Currently, he is the head of NFX Bio, a fund dedicated to Scientist-Founders that supports them in learning how to be entrepreneurs, focusing on innovation in healing, feeding and providing for people.


The fund: https://www.nfx.com/bio/


Episode music - Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

May 25, 202101:16:59
#29 Designing a career path - Adi Lavi is leveraging opportunities

#29 Designing a career path - Adi Lavi is leveraging opportunities

Dr. Adi Lavi is a bioinformatics and fermentation scientist that decided to explore a career path in biotech, San Francisco. Adi shared how to find a job quickly using LinkedIn, how he builds his career trajectory, what helped him being prepared to make his company transitions and his take on training in academia towards being a PI or industry, ohh ... and he had done this during a global pandemic. 

Join our mAcademia Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/macademiacast 

Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mAcademiaP 

Episode music - Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

May 11, 202152:50
#28 Special ONE year anniversary - your questions with Estherina Trachtenberg

#28 Special ONE year anniversary - your questions with Estherina Trachtenberg

In this special one year anniversary episode,  Estherina Trachtenberg is learning more about Ofer and Lena, mAcademia podcast hosts! Join this fun conversation about the podcast, science and careers. 

Join our mAcademia Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/macademiacast 

Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mAcademiaP 

Episode music - Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Apr 27, 202101:16:46
#27 Scientific freedom and independence - Sahar Gelfman

#27 Scientific freedom and independence - Sahar Gelfman

Sahar is a Computational and Statistical Geneticist and currently acts as the manager of Neuroscience & Ophthalmology Genetics at Regeneron. Instead of advancing a career in hi tech, then the soon to be Dr. Sahar Gelfman, choose to harness his skills in computer science to get his Ph.D. in human molecular genetics. After a successful postdoc and facing another life-changing decision, Sahar chose a non-academic career path at Regeneron's Genome Research Center instead of a faculty position back in Israel.  Sahar shared with us what was going through his mind on both career junctions, what is the value he got from each, and his journey thus far. Episode music - Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Apr 12, 202159:43
#26 Two passions, one life-time - Christian Tidona is driving innovation with the BioMed X institute
Mar 29, 202101:07:16
#25 Now you see it now you don't - Dr. Elisabeth Bik is spotting scientific image manipulations
Mar 15, 202101:04:18
#24 Bonus LIVE episode - Amir Nakar, can academics network online too?
Mar 08, 202101:08:21
#23 NASA postdoc - Linda Rubinstein is doing science out of this world
Mar 01, 202156:29
#22 “What is the physiological relevance?" - Oded Rechavi on academia and outreach

#22 “What is the physiological relevance?" - Oded Rechavi on academia and outreach

Prof. Oded Rechavi, professor at the Department of Neurobiology at Tel Aviv University. His lab challenges basic dogmas regarding inheritance and evolution, using simple powerful genetic model organisms. 

Oded is very active over social media, mostly Twitter, and brings the new media twist towards communicating science and the life of a scientist. Among other things, he organized the first Twitter scientific conference "WOODSTOCK.BIO" He brings great fresh views on the new era of social communication and its integration and value to academics.

He is the recipient of many breakthroughs and prestigious awards including the first BLAVATNIK AWARDS FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS in Israel and he is the first laureate of the Schmidt Futures $2.5M award, which is awarded to exceptional people and helps them achieve more for others by applying advanced science and technology thoughtfully and by working together across fields. 


Oded's lab website https://www.odedrechavilab.com/   

Oded Twitter: Oded Rechavi 🦉 (@OdedRechavi)  

Music by: Funkorama Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ 

Feb 15, 202159:52
#21 What to do when you are passionate about fermentation - Tal Zeltzer
Feb 01, 202101:11:53
#20 Anat Bohme-Cagan - Policy making in the service of the public
Jan 18, 202101:02:44
#19 To give a proper advice and consult is a science done by Kim Staats
Jan 04, 202152:35
#18 Orly Levitan is keeping in touch with both worlds
Dec 21, 202001:07:15
#17 Building innovation - Maria Blekher
Dec 07, 202056:34
#16 A story of perseverance - Natalie Yivgi-Ohana is changing the world of mitochondrial disease.
Nov 23, 202001:44:14
#15 "Tinder" for scientists - Beatrice Zatroska introducing great minds, one to another

#15 "Tinder" for scientists - Beatrice Zatroska introducing great minds, one to another

Beatrice brings her worldwide experience in business and getting great technology into the real world by creating applications. Her current mission is to make great minds interact, get to know each other, and eventually work together. 

SmartTribe, her latest venture,  enables networking between individuals in academia and industry, building their mutual networks that empower scientists.

Some useful links: 

https://smarttribe.io/community/ https://smarttribe.io/category/from-scientist-to-executive/ 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5kZtSwLWks#action=share


Episode Music is Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod 
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama 
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Nov 09, 202058:12
#14 In the service of science and scientists - Joanne Kamens running a non-profit

#14 In the service of science and scientists - Joanne Kamens running a non-profit

Joanne Kamens runs every molecular biologist's favorite non-profit organization, Addgene. They distribute 90,657 plasmids on behalf of 4,366 labs from around the world and to more than 100 countries. Joanne made the journey from an academic research training, through long years of applying her skills in the biotech industry, and now running a non-profit aimed at making research and discovery more streamlined. She shares excellent insights on MUST DO step in the career planning phase of young PhDs and postdocs, shares here views on both the academic and non-academic worlds.   

Aside from the audio interview, Joanne had created a lot of additional content in order to empower career planning with young scientists, all in the links below  

https://info.addgene.org/career-topic-page  

Joanne is also a mentor in many aspects to young and even more established scientists. Links to blogs on Mentoring Group Curricula

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-should-we-talk-7-months-good-mentoring-joanne-kamens-phd  

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/kicking-off-conversation-more-resources-mentoring-joanne-kamens-phd  

In the realm of social activism, Joanne tackles ED&I and help an organization implement proper policies  

https://www.labmanager.com/business-management/achieving-equity-for-women-in-stem-23135  

https://scismic.com/blog/breaking-the-cycle-of-inequity  

https://crosstalk.cell.com/blog/what-makes-work-great https://youtu.be/MjAPwu6GJAo Gender in Science, Science in Gender  


Episode Music is Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod 
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama 
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Oct 26, 202055:35
#13 Welcome to season 2

#13 Welcome to season 2

Just before releasing some of our newest interviews, Lena and Ofer share what they had learned thus far and where they want to expand in the upcoming season of mAcademia. We are excited to bring new stories, new bridges being formed, and great insights to career planning for the academic researcher.  Enjoy :-)  Episode music - Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Oct 19, 202011:19
#12 Translate this ... research done to impact - Dvir Aran
Jul 13, 202053:18
#11 From hard core science to hi tech lead - Yoni Bhonker researched success
Jun 29, 202056:40
#10 (Hebrew) From behind the bench to in front of a classroom - Yair Pozniak teaches with passion
Jun 22, 202053:36
#9 (Hebrew) Ben Gurion university of the Negev is leading a Change - Prof. Dan Blumberg
Jun 15, 202052:19
#8 Making impact through making policy - Gabriela Monsalve
Jun 08, 202047:24
#7 From clinical psychologist to product manager to founder - she did it all - Adi Zief-Balteriski, Ph.D.
Jun 01, 202037:15
#6 (Hebrew) Taking science into orbit and back - Yair Glick, Ph.D.

#6 (Hebrew) Taking science into orbit and back - Yair Glick, Ph.D.

Yair had started early on and had a very successful Ph.D. experience.  Yair was drawn towards the private sector, translating his scientific skills to industry requirements while enhancing his toolkit along the way. Yair is the Director of Research at SpacePharma. Yes ... Space ... Pharma. Listen in to learn more about the transition and what it is like going to space. 3... 2... 1... lift-off! 

EPISODE IS IN HEBREW

Episode music: "Dream Catcher",  Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

May 25, 202049:18
#5 Teach them to bake, scientifically - Thomas Teffri‑Chambelland
May 18, 202048:31
#4 (Hebrew) From bench top to being on-top-of-things - Efrat Tal

#4 (Hebrew) From bench top to being on-top-of-things - Efrat Tal

Efrat Tal, PhD was done with the academia after her PhD in Molceular Human Genetics at Tel-Aviv University at 2018. Since than she expanded her skill set, to become a project manager at ATVIO. She shared her drive to explore the non-academical route and what exactly does a project manager and specifically what they do at ATVIO.

EPISODE IS IN HEBREW

Episode music: "Dream Catcher",  Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

May 11, 202051:27