Lauren Stopfer is a bioengineering graduate student in the White and Lauffenburger labs. She is developing new tools to profile what proteins cancer cells present to the immune system. In this episode we discuss her efforts to improve transparency of MIT grad school application, Laos rice paddies, and being told to “dress down” in science! […]

Dr. Nichole Daringer is a postdoc in the Jim Collins lab  at MIT. She is working on engineering new receptors in human cells. In this episode we discuss receptors, GMOs, the advantages of overthinking in the lab and how to do science with four children! For more information please visit: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nichole_Daringer http://collinslab.mit.edu/index.html ——– Music Credits: […]

Dr. Tyler Ford completed his PhD in Pam Silver’s group at Harvard. He is currently an Outreach Scientist, Blog Editor, and podcaster at Addgene Inc. a non-profit plasmid repository. In this episode, we talk about genetic engineering, Addgene’s top sellers, and how to improve reproducibility in science. For more information please visit: https://blog.addgene.org/author/tyler-ford https://www.addgene.org/ http://tylerjford.com/landing.html […]

Welcome to Season 2 of GLiMPSE podcast. We are getting some help this year from Tim Fessenden (middle) and Max Robinson (right), two postdocs at MIT. In this short episode, I introduce season 2 and do a short interview with the new kids! Enjoy and stay tuned to new episodes every Wednesday for the next […]

Dr. Galit Frydman has just completed her PhD in Biological Engineering at MIT while simultaneously pursuing a postdoctoral fellowship in Comparative Medicine at MIT and in Surgical Sciences at MGH. In this episode, we discuss monkey vocalizations, platelets and detecting coagulation drugs in patients of urgent care. It’s good to be back from hiatus. Plenty […]

Dr. Christina Agapakis is the creative director at Ginko Bioworks. In this episode we discuss her amazing journey from Pam Silver’s lab to her current position at Ginko Bioworks. Along the way she attempted to solve the energy crisis, worked with artists, made foot cheese, and started a science magazine. Christina’s goal is to engage […]

GLiMPSE is alive! Back from a hiatus. Wonder where we’ve been? Wanna know how you can help? Listen to this short update… To review the podcast, simply search for “GLIMPSE Podcast” in iTunes, click on “reviews” and leave a comment!

GLiMPSIES are interview outtakes. This one is from my interview with Ben Sawyer. Image source: http://whitsteen.deviantart.com/art/Eyeball-with-Vampire-Wings-487211470

GLiMPSIES are interview outtakes. This one is from my interview with Ben Sawyer. Image source: Family Guy, 20th Century Fox.

GLiMPSIES are interview outtakes. This one is from my interview with Ben Sawyer. Image credit: https://davidandgoliathtees.com/