The Lab Coats & Life™ Podcast

[https://www.labcoatsandlifepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/VT126-Social_media_1100x628.jpg] GUEST: In this episode, Drs. Nicole Quinn and Jason Goldsmith chat with Dr. Alex Shalek, the J. W. Kieckhefer Professor in the Institute for Medical Engineering & Science and the Department of Chemistry at MIT. He and members of his lab strive to engineer and create technologies and methods achievable by any lab, anywhere in the world through open source experimental protocols and computational packages. He talks about ownership, reproducibility, and privacy considerations when sharing data. FEATURED PRODUCTS AND RESOURCES: * Which Scientific Conferences Should You Attend? [https://www.stemcell.com/efficient-research/which-scientific-conferences/?utm_source=lclpodcast&utm_medium=banner] * How to Prioritize and Manage Your Research [https://www.stemcell.com/efficient-research/manage-projects?utm_source=lclpodcast&utm_medium=banner] Image courtesy of Dr. Alex Shalek GET UPDATES! Sign up to receive helpful advice and updates on new episodes. Sign Up [/subscribe]

[https://www.labcoatsandlifepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/VT125-Social_media_1100x628.jpg] GUEST: In this episode, Drs. Nicole Quinn and Brenda Raud chat with Dr. Sara Yeo, an Associate Professor of Communications at the University of Utah. Specializing in science and risk communication, Dr. Yeo’s research explores the intersection of science, media, and politics. She talks about building trust and engagement in science communication and how humor can help. She also discusses unconventional career paths and how social media can help scientists be more open. FEATURED PRODUCTS AND RESOURCES: * Personalize Your Science News [https://www.stemcellsciencenews.com/??utm_source=lclpodcast&utm_medium=banner] * Webinar: Using Social Media to Advance Your Scientific Career [https://www.stemcell.com/technical-resources/educational-materials/videos-and-webinars/using-social-media-to-advance-your-scientific-career.html/?utm_source=lclpodcast&utm_medium=banner] Image courtesy of Dr. Sara Yeo GET UPDATES! Sign up to receive helpful advice and updates on new episodes. Sign Up [/subscribe]

[https://www.labcoatsandlifepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/VT124-Social_media_1100x628.jpg] GUEST: In this episode, Drs. Nicole Quinn and Arun Sharma chat with Dr. Caroline Hookway, a Scientist at the Allen Institute for Cell Science [https://alleninstitute.org/division/cell-science/], who specializes in live-cell imaging. She talks about how to choose the right technology to answer scientific questions, strategies to ensure quality and reproducibility, and overcoming barriers to adopting new technologies. Image courtesy of Dr. Caroline Hookway GET UPDATES! Sign up to receive helpful advice and updates on new episodes. Sign Up [/subscribe]

[https://www.labcoatsandlifepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/VT123-Social_media_1100x628.jpg] GUEST: In this episode, Drs. Nicole Quinn and Daylon James chat with Dr. Richard Sever, Assistant Director of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York and Co-founder of the preprint servers bioRxiv [https://www.biorxiv.org/] and medRxiv [https://www.medrxiv.org/]. He discusses how preprints can help advance science, the role of funding, and the future of peer review. Image courtesy of Dr. Richard Sever GET UPDATES! Sign up to receive helpful advice and updates on new episodes. Sign Up [/subscribe]

[https://www.labcoatsandlifepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/VT122-Youtube_1920x1080.jpg] GUEST: In this episode, Drs. Nicole Quinn and Arun Sharma chat with Dr. Raeka Aiyar, Vice President of Scientific Outreach & Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) [https://nyscf.org/]. Raeka is an experienced geneticist turned science communicator, whose research has focused on applying genomics to the study of disease, with the goal of enabling precision medicine. She and the hosts talk about the importance of inclusive science and how NYSCF and other organizations are working to promote equity. Image courtesy of Dr. Raeka Aiyar GET UPDATES! Sign up to receive helpful advice and updates on new episodes. Sign Up [/subscribe]