In this episode, I talk with Caroline Werlang, a Siebel Scholar and NSF Graduate Research Fellow in the Biogels Lab in the Department of Biological Engineering at MIT. Before coming to MIT, Caroline earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering at Caltech and spent a year in Switzerland as a Fulbright Fellow at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).  

We indulge in a wide ranging conversation about her path to science and academia, fantastic mentors who inspired her, her fascinating work exploring the secret of mucus and microbiome, science as a collaborative enterprise and disputing the notion of genius' revolutionising it, actively combating bias and discrimination in science through terrific endeavours to foster a more welcoming environment for underrepresented groups, and many more things!!

The pioneering BEAPP Caroline pioneered at MIT-BE: http://be.mit.edu/academic-programs/prospective-graduate/beaap