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93. Jason Kelly, CEO and co-founder of Ginkgo Bioworks, on the future of autonomous laboratories

Episode 93. Jason Kelly is the co-founder and CEO of Ginkgo Bioworks. He has a Ph.D. in Biological Engineering and a B.S. in Chemical Engine...

42:01Feb 25, 2026

92. Ashlee Vance, tech reporter and filmmaker, on storytelling, science funding, and interviewing billionaires

Episode 92. Ashlee Vance is a renowned tech and science reporter, filmmaker, and founder of Core Memory, a podcast and blog that chronicles...

62:26Jul 23, 2025

91. Michael Koeris, Director of DARPA BTO, on autonomous science to accelerate discovery

Episode 91. Michael Koeris is the Director of the Biotechnologies Office at DARPA. Michael completed his PhD at Boston University and did po...

55:26Apr 23, 2025

90. Barry Bunin, CEO at Collaborative Drug Discovery, on tapping into the collective consciousness of science.

Episode 90. Barry Bunin is the CEO and President at Collaborative Drug Discovery, which he founded 20 years ago. Prior to that, Barry was an...

77:32Dec 18, 2024

89. Seemay Chou, CEO of Arcadia Science, on metascience and rethinking the structure of science

Seemay Chou is co-founder and CEO at Arcadia Science, Board Member at Astera Institute, and Board Chairperson at The Navigation Fund. Seemay...

64:54Oct 30, 2024

88. Gene Yeo, professor at UC San Diego, on team science and building a training playground

Episode 88. Eugene Yeo is a Professor at UC San Diego and is building a scientific ecosystem in San Diego. He runs the Innovation Center at...

73:26Oct 1, 2024

87. Jesse Gray and Sud Pinglay, at SeaHub, on recording cellular activity and making big bets

Episode 87. Sudarshan Pinglay is a researcher at the University of Washington and faculty at the Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology (SeaHub)....

64:24Aug 30, 2024

86. Prachee Avasthi, CSO at Arcadia Science, on exercising agency and doing science differently

Episode 86. Prachee Avasthi is co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Arcadia Science and Head of Open Science at the Astera Institute....

68:09Jul 17, 2024

85. Fay Lin, science journalist and editor, on seeking out diverse voices and learning from experts

Episode 85. Fay Lin is a Senior Editor at GEN Biotechnology. She completed her PhD in Biochemistry, Molecular, and Structural Biology at UCL...

46:42May 29, 2024

84. Maryann Martone, professor at UC San Diego, on neuroinformatics, reproducibility, and open science

Episode 84. Maryann Martone is an emeritus professor of neuroscience at UC San Diego. She received her BA from Wellesley College in Biologic...

78:23Apr 24, 2024

83. Anand Muthusamy, Convergent Research fellow, on going after ambitious scientific moonshots

Anand Muthusamy is a Fellow at Convergent Research, where he's l aying the groundwork for a focused research organization (FRO) to moni...

80:38Mar 20, 2024

82. Alexander Titus, professor and entrepreneur, on why scientists make great entrepreneurs

Episode 82. Alexander Titus is a professor at USC, doing research at the intersection of biology and AI. He completed his PhD in Quantitativ...

44:50Jan 31, 2024

81. Ashley Ruba, academic expat and career coach, on being nimble and making pivots

Episode 81. Ashley Ruba is the founder of After Academia and a Human Factors Engineer at Arthrex. Ashley did her PhD in developmental psycho...

60:01Jan 17, 2024

80. Amy Kruse, neurotech investor, on forging new paths

Episode 80. Amy Kruse is Chief Investment Officer at Satori Capital and a Venture Partner at Prime Movers Lab. Amy completed her PhD in Neur...

64:35Nov 8, 2023

79. Sammi Sison, co-president of Nucleate, on grassroots efforts to impact science education and commercialization

Episode 79. Sammi Sison is co-president of Nucleate, an international student-led organization designed to help scientists kick off careers...

54:35Sep 27, 2023

78. Kim Edwards, my much better half, on what I'm doing starting a business

Episode 78. Kim Edwards, my partner, is the guest interviewer. We talk about motivations for starting a company. Check out the journey in re...

42:54Sep 20, 2023

77. Jun Axup, entrepreneur and musician, on science moonshots through Focused Research Organizations

Episode 77. Jun Axup is Chief Operating Officer at E11 Bio, a Focused Research Organization. She is an entrepreneur and former Chief Scienti...

72:53Sep 6, 2023

76. William Marks, a friend and entrepreneur, interviews me way back in 2020 on starting a podcast and getting into neuroscience

Episode 76. We turn the table in this episode. William Marks, a longtime friend, interviews me in 2020 on the motivations behind getting int...

69:01Aug 30, 2023

75. Andrew Akbashev, a Scientist and Creator for Academia, on navigating academia and its challenges as a grad student, postdoc, and group lead

Episode 75. Andrew Akbashev is a Scientist and Principal Investigator at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland. He holds a PhD in Mater...

117:31Aug 23, 2023

74. Quantum biologist, Clarice Aiello, on incremental science vs transformational science

Episode 74. Clarice Aiello is the Principal Investigator of the Quantum Biology lab at UCLA. She completed a PhD in Electrical Engineering a...

75:23Aug 15, 2023

73. Community builder, Julio de Unamuno IV, on increasing science accessibility and supporting scientific innovation ecosystems

Episode 73. Julio de Unamuno IV is the Founder & CEO of LabFellows and Executive Director of HomeLab, the biotech accelerator at UC San Dieg...

64:04Aug 8, 2023

72. Science communicator, Gertrude Nonterah, on freelancing and communicating confidence

Episode 72. Gertrude Nonterah is a Medical Communications professional at Thermo Fisher and the creator of The Bold PhD, where she helps PhD...

74:11Aug 1, 2023

71. Pioneering AI inventor, biomedical scientist, and music executive, SK Sharma, on the random walk of life and careers

Episode 71. SK Sharma is the Chief Analytics and AI Officer at Universal Music Group and an Entrepreneur in Residence at UC San Diego. SK co...

72:00Jul 12, 2023

70. Product manager, Aditya Mahara, on applying product management principles to career exploration

Episode 70. Aditya Mahara is a Senior Product Manager at Medable and has worked in product management at AstraZeneca and Siemens Healthineer...

61:59May 31, 2023

69. CSO of Immuno-oncology at Moderna, Tatiana Novobrantseva, on the cross-disciplinary nature of developing medicines

Episode 69. Tatiana Novobrantseva is the Chief Scientific Officer of Immuno-Oncology Research at Moderna Therapeutics. She has worked at mul...

60:24Apr 19, 2023

68. R&D operations expert, Jake Haworth, on drawing outside the lines of a typical research career

Episode 68. Jake Haworth is an Associate Director of Research and Early Development Operations at Moderna. Jake did an undergraduate degree...

75:58Mar 22, 2023

67. Neuroengineer-entrepreneur, Aadeel Akhtar, on building things that people need

Episode 67. Aadeel Akhtar is CEO of PSYONIC, a neuroprosthetics company. Aadeel did his undergraduate degree and first master's degree...

52:02Feb 15, 2023

66. Former consultant and BD expert, John Lubin, on translating scientific thinking into business and sales

Episode 66. John Lubin is a Director of Business Development at Science Exchange. After completing his PhD in Molecular Biology at the Salk...

64:10Dec 14, 2022

65. Super connector and opportunity scout, Tari Suprapto, on running toward things that drive you

Episode 65. Tari Suprapto is a Director of Search and Evaluation at Novo Nordisk and Board Chair at the San Diego Innovation Council. Tari c...

72:52Nov 30, 2022

64. Philanthropy strategist, Cara Altimus, on rethinking how we approach mood disorders

Episode 64. Cara Altimus is a Senior Director at the Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Managing Director at BD2 Discove...

67:11Nov 16, 2022

63. Life sciences investor, Ariane Tom, on starting a venture fund and investing in neuro-tech

Episode 63. Ariane Tom is the Founder and Managing Director at Kaleida Capital. She completed her undergraduate, Master's, and PhD degr...

62:11Nov 9, 2022

62. Professor turned industry scientist, Anupam Chakravarty, on community building and job hunting during a pandemic

Episode 62. Anupam Chakravarty is a Senior Scientist at Guardant Health. After doing a postdoc at Stanford, Anupam spent time as an Assistan...

46:48Oct 26, 2022

61. Science policy and advocacy expert, Adriana Bankston, on pushing for systemic changes in science

Episode 61. Adriana Bankston is a Principal Legislative Analyst at the University of California Federal Government Relations. She completed...

52:10Oct 12, 2022

60. Entrepreneur, Jenny Ro, on volunteering, bootstrapping, and diving into uncertainty

Episode 60. Jenny Ro wears many hats. She is currently a Senior Market Development Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Jenny is the founder...

70:44Sep 7, 2022

59. Marketing expert and podcaster, Chris Conner, on the art and power of storytelling

Episode 59. Chris Conner is a storyteller, podcaster, and documentary filmmaker. He runs Life Science Marketing Radio. Chris completed his M...

82:19Aug 24, 2022

58. Magician/physicist/professor, Phil La Porta, on the value of teachers and teaching

Episode 58. Philip R. La Porta is an instructor and professor of physics at Rowan University and host of The Whiparound podcast. He complete...

113:06Aug 10, 2022

57. Data scientist, Kyle Frankovich, on overcoming impostor syndrome and breaking into data science

Episode 57. Kyle Frankovich is an Engineering Project Manager in Data Science at Apple. During the recording of this episode he was a Data S...

83:23Aug 3, 2022

56. Government relations expert, Nicole Parker, on choosing your own path and pushing for systemic change

Episode 56. Nicole Parker is a Principal at Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC where she serves as a government relations associate. Nicole complet...

85:30Jul 27, 2022

55. Life sciences ecosystem builder, Ulyana Desiderio, on changing careers and staying close to science

Episode 55. Ulyana Desiderio is Director of Life Sciences at Maryland Department of Commerce. She did her PhD at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Sch...

64:43Jul 20, 2022

54. Stanford neuroscience professor, Julie Kauer, on being a woman in science

Episode 54. Julie Kauer is a professor in the Stanford Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She completed her PhD at Yale and d...

92:14Jul 13, 2022

53. Investigative reporter and paleontologist, Shaena Montanari, on journalism, dinosaurs, and Scottish highland games

Episode 53. Shaena Montanari is an Investigative Reporter at Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting. She completed her PhD in Comparativ...

79:33Jul 6, 2022

52. Rocket scientist and entrepreneur, Neal Bloom, on building startup ecosystems

Episode 52. Neal Bloom is CEO at Rising Tide Partners, Managing Partner at Interlock Capital, and Founder and CEO at Fresh Brewed Tech. He&a...

61:12Aug 4, 2021

51. Inscopix CEO, Kunal Ghosh, on entrepreneurship and mentorship

Episode 51. Kunal Ghosh is Founder and CEO at Inscopix. Kunal completed his Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering at University of Penns...

70:10Jul 28, 2021

50. [Former] PhD student, Alisa Atkins, on the intersection between art and science

Episode 50. Alisa Atkins is a technical sales consultant at Miltenyi Biotec. She completed her undergraduate in Molecular Biology at UC Berk...

83:02Jul 21, 2021

49. Venture partner, Richard Ransohoff, on the importance of diverse experiences

Episode 49. Richard Ransohoff is a Venture Partner at Third Rock Ventures and interim Chief Medical Officer at Abata Therapeutics. Richard i...

74:47Jul 7, 2021

48. Vanderbilt Professor, Cody Siciliano, on developing a passion and the value of community college

Episode 48. Cody Siciliano is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University. Cody is a neuroscientist and did a postdoc at...

68:10Apr 7, 2021

47. Founder of FreeThePhD, Vay Cao, on the psychology behind interviewing

Episode 47. Vania (Vay) Cao is a clinical specialty liaison at the Mayo Clinic. She did her undergrad in microbiology at Penn State Universi...

63:43Mar 10, 2021

46. Director of Corporate Development, Carlos Loya, on how BD works and the promise of advanced medicines

Episode 46. Carlos Loya is the Global Commercial Lead and Director of Business Development at Praxis. He did his bachelor's degree in b...

119:04Mar 4, 2021

45. Former Senate Chief of Staff, Mark Bayer, on combatting alternative facts

Episode 45. Mark Bayer is the President of Bayer Strategic Consulting. Mark is a former Chief of Staff in the US House of Representatives an...

62:55Feb 10, 2021

44. Wiley Editor, Jeremy Petravicz, on brains, glia, and staying close to science

Episode 44. Jeremy Petravicz is an editor at Wiley Publishing. Jeremy did his PhD in neuroscience at UNC Chapel Hill and a postdoc at MIT.

108:23Jan 27, 2021