March 31, 2025
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to meet with Suzanne Baker, head of Cellular and Tissue Imaging at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, ahead of her Professional in Residence at QB3-Berkeley on April 9th. Graduate students and postdocs can register here for Baker’s visit. We had a wonderful time chatting about science, hobbies, and…
March 04, 2025
Lee Bishop, the Biotech and Design Lead at the Lawrence Hall of Science, has built a career bridging the worlds of science, education, and communication. Ahead of his Professional in Residence on March 20th, he shares insights into his role, the challenges of designing educational experiences, and advice for those considering a similar career path.…
January 29, 2025
Abe Anderson, PhD, is a Computational Biology Scientific Associate Director in Precision Medicine at Amgen. He is joining QB3-Berkeley’s Professional in Residence (PIR) program in February 2025 and will be leveraging his background to host a virtual program on career development; trainees are invited to register for this PIR program. Anderson spoke with graduate student…
April 12, 2024
On a sunny Friday morning graduate students and postdocs gathered in a conference room in Stanley Hall to have an intimate and frank conversation with Annie Tsong, PhD. Tsong is the chief strategy and product officer at Amyris, a company based in Emeryville, CA, and founded out of UC Berkeley’s Jay Keasling’s lab. She obtained…
January 22, 2024
Jaime Yassif is the Nuclear Threat Initiative’s vice president for Global Biological Policy and Programs and this month’s Professional in Residence at QB3-Berkeley. Yassif spoke to graduate student Sita Chandrasekaran ahead of her January 25th visit to campus. Bioscience trainees are welcome to register for Yassif’s events. Sita Chandrasekaran: Could you tell us about your…
November 30, 2023
Arne Bakker, PhD, is the director of Meetings and Community for Science at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. The QB3-Berkeley Professionals in Residence program will be joined by Bakker on Friday, December 8th. UC Berkeley and LBL trainees may register for Bakker’s events here. Bakker spoke with graduate student Santiago Yori Restrepo about his journey in science…
April 18, 2023
Bilge Ozaydin is the Director of the Strain Discovery and Development group at Pivot Bio. The QB3-Berkeley Professionals in Residence program will be joined by Ozaydin on Friday, May 5th. UC Berkeley and LBL trainees may register for Ozaydin’s events here. Ozaydin spoke with postdoctoral researcher Briana Van Treeck about her scientific journey. Briana Van…
January 11, 2023
Miki Yamamoto, PhD, is the vice president and head of regulatory affairs at Arrivent Biopharma. Yamamoto is joining the QB3-Berkeley Professionals in Residence (PIR) program on February 9th 2023. UC Berkeley and LBL trainees may register for Yamamoto’s events here. Yamamoto spoke with graduate student Anneliese Gest about her journey in regulatory affairs. Anneliese Gest:…
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