Saturday Morning Lab

Season Finale: Denis Noble says bravely embrace new thinking-Part 2, Final

This week, part 2 of my season finale episode with Dr. Denis Noble. We discuss an expanded view of biology, thinking on a systems level and the need to embrace new paradigms of biology. See Dr. Noble's influential books here for more information.

Season Finale: Denis Noble says bravely embrace new thinking-Part I

In this penultimate episode of my first season of the podcast, I speak to Professor Denis Noble, Professor Emeritus at Oxford University, biologist, philosopher, and an early champion of systems biology. He also trained Dr. Dick Tsien, who trained Dr. Eduardo Marban, who trained me. We discuss his childhood early childhood in WWII London, his foray into academics, and thesis training. This is part I of a very special two-part episode.

Mamta Saxena says a mental trigger is your call for healing!

This week, I had the pleasure of chatting with the wise, caring, and and formidable Dr. Mamta Saxena. We discuss her early life in India, her early ambitions in medicine, her detour into home economics, moving to the US, wrangling with years of hard work as a student and mother and achieving academic success in the field of family science and sibling caretaker psychology. 

Re-release: Jen Polk says think critically about your career!

On this week's episode, I chat with Dr. Jennifer Polk of FromPhDtoLife. We discuss her thesis experience, meeting her first career coach, and how she found purpose in helping others find fulfilling careers beyond academia. Jennifer is kind, funny, honest, and reflective on this very important topic.

Ubadah Sabbagh says be open to being wrong!-Part 2

This week, I continue my discussion with Dr. Ubadah Sabbagh, Chief of Staff at Arcadia Science. We discuss his transition to industry, perspective on the state of academic research enterprise, and visionary endeavors.

Ubadah Sabbagh says be open to being wrong!-Part 1

This week, I have the great pleasure to interviewing Dr. Ubadah Sabbagh, the Chief of Staff at Arcadia Science. Ubadah is a biotech strategist, neuroscientist, and policy advisor. In part 1 of our discussion, Ubadah discusses his international upbringing, his foray into research, and development as a thought leader. We also discuss the why and the how of developing your voice. 

Graham Kendall says life is not a rehearsal!-Part 2

This week, I continue my conversation with Professor Graham Kendall (graham-kendall.com) , Deputy Director of Research and Enterprise at MILA University in Malaysia. We continue our discussion about his career path in academia, the role of AI, research publication integrity.  

Graham Kendall says life is not a rehearsal!-Part 1

This week, I have the pleasure and privilege of interviewing Professor Graham Kendall, computer scientist, author, and Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research and Enterprise at MILA University. We discuss charting his path academia when he began his undergraduate education at the age of 34 to his accomplished career as a professor, and moving to Malaysia. We also discuss his perspective on the role of AI, and his efforts to address predatory publishing. This is Part 1 of our 2 part episode.

Re-release: Mu Yang says be critical of the data!

On this week's episode, I chat with the bright, sharp, and fearless Dr. Mu Yang, a behavioral neuroscientist and data integrity sleuth from Columbia University. We talk about her upbringing in a family of physicists, and her experience moving to the US for academia. We also delve into research integrity and the vital role of data sleuths.

Anna Clemens says expand yourself!

This week, I have the pleasure of speaking to the wonderful Dr. Anna Clemens, academic writing coach and founder of the Researchers’ Writing Academy. We discuss her upbringing in a small German town, her teenage years making soap and cosmetic products, her chemistry PhD, and discovering her love for scientific writing and developing a novel method for empowering others to communicate their research effectively.