Join Kayla (@ScienceSiren) & I today as we talk about her path to marine chemical biology & researching medicines from sea sponges! We also get to hear about some cool adventures she had in college... like doing part of her undergrad on a PIRATE SHIP?! Then we also tackle some more serious topics like advice when looking into graduate school programs, discrimination issues, and issues the research in this field faces due to politics. It is going to be some rough waters ahead, but that is what makes the best sailors! 

--Kayla on TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJufBBAe/ 

 --Free science-based documentary, Public Trust by Patagonia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGjnIG7puzY&ab_channel=Patagonia 

--National Society for Women and Minorities in Ocean Science: http://swmsmarinescience.com/ 

--Info about research discussed: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/new-england-mid-atlantic/habitat-conservation/northeast-canyons-and-seamounts-marine-national https://therevelator.org/northeast-canyons-monument/

-- Info about Scripps: https://scripps.ucsd.edu/