Serendipity- an accidental discovery; a fortunate coincidence

Sometimes, life-changing opportunities find you completely by chance. Other times, they find you only when you have the audacity to seek them out. Join Patlapa Sompolpong and Aranis Muniz Perez as they chAT with Dr. Steven Sloan, Associate Professor and a founding member of Emory's Brain Organoid Hub, about the serendipitous start of his research career, his perspectives on mentorship, and the ultimate reason he chose academia over medical residency.

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From washing dishes in a chemistry lab to being trained by the
Nobel Prize winner Dr. Alfred G. Gilman, Dr. John R. Hepler’s path to becoming a well-established scientist in the field of cell signaling is a delightful story filled with pockets of wisdom. Dr. Hepler has served almost as a father figure for graduate students for 16+ years through his prior roles of Director of Graduate Students for the Neuroscience and Pharmacology (MSP) Programs. Join us as we chAT with Dr. Hepler about the landscape of graduate education, both where it stands currently and how it may change in the future.