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Embracing Curiosity with Professional in Residence Bill Burkholder

Ahead of his Professional in Residence visit on December 3, I connected with Bill Burkholder, science program director at Chan Zuckerberg Biohub San Francisco (CZ Biohub). We chatted about his journey through science, staying motivated in the face of adversity, and what excites him about his work. Graduate students and postdocs can register for Burkholder’s…

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Startups and Open Science with Professional in Residence Lenny Teytelman

Lenny Teytelman, PhD, is the founder and president of protocols.io, a platform created to make scientific methods more accessible, transparent, and reproducible. Acquired by Springer Nature in 2023, protocols.io has grown from a small startup into a global community used by thousands of researchers worldwide. Teytelman completed his PhD in genetics and computational biology at…

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Showing Up and Authentically Caring with Professional in Residence Suzanne Baker

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…

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Exploring Science Communication and Education with Professional in Residence Lee Bishop

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.…

An interview with Professional in Residence Abe Anderson

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…

Leveraging Academic Training in Industry: Q&A with Professional in Residence Annie Tsong

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…

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An interview with Professional in Residence Jaime Yassif

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…

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Professional in Residence interview with Arne Bakker: Pathways in Community-Centered Science

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…