Incubation Conversations

Join us for part 2 with Dr. Tony Gonzales as we discuss the importance of social capital, managing "failures", commitments to projects, and the special things that can happen outside the classroom. 

An introduction of Dr. Tony Gonzales, an Associate Professor of Practice in UT Austin's Department of Molecular Biosciences, and a prominent figure in the Freshman Research Initiative at UT Austin. Join us as Dr. Gonzales shares his experiences transitioning freshmen students into confident scientists and students both in lab and in their everyday lives.

Join us for part 2 of Dr. Shanna William's insightful conversation as we wrap up discussing the transition between undergraduate and graduate education, lifestyle, and Dr. Williams research. 

An introduction of Dr. Shanna Williams, a Clinical Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences, a founding faculty member at USCSOMG, and a forensic anthropologist. Join us for Dr. Williams engaging and informative insight as a M1 professor in medical school and her insights into successful learning techniques as students migrate from undergraduate into graduate education!

An introduction of Sami, the new co-host, and our respective advice when it comes to the process of applying to graduate schools, learning during COVID-19, and a reflection on our time so far. 

On our last episode, we address two topics that for many young scientists and adults induce a lot of headaches: data and dating. Surprisingly, both are hard to manage, difficult to acquire and come with a lot of ups and downs. Tune in today to listen to our guest Hunter Summey describe his life and the balance be developed to lead a successful personal and academic life. I hope you guys enjoy!

The flow has returned after a week break thanks to exams and the busy-ness of life. This episode is mostly a chill update on life with a little segment discussing flow cytometry and a quick game of myth vs. truth at the end! Enjoy!

Today, we talk about two main topics of interest, the transformative PCR, as well as, the personal statment. Ironically, the two are more similar than one would think. In this episode, we descirbe PCR and its uses with its derivative technique, qPCR and qRT-PCR, emphaisizing proper techniques. Afterwards, we move into personal statments and the best method of writing one succesfully to highlight your med school applicaiton even more. Enjoy!

In this week's episode, we wrap up our second episode in the series of lab environments. Our visitor, Jess, talks about her lab experience as a graduate student that can categorized as a toxic lab relationship. We focus on how that arises, how it affects her life, and how to manage it. This episode should be watched in contrast to the previous one. I hope its educational to all! 

In today's episode, our guest speaker is going share her thoughts on how to choose a good lab, highlighting the importance of communication and leading by example as well as her thoughts on positive interactions within a lab group. This episode is the first part of a 2 episode series highlighting the different bench top environments that are present. Enjoy!