STEMherst

In this podcast, Hill Yin and Scott Song (COVID advisory board that manages the ACBACCI database) had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Douglas Lowy '64. As the Acting Director of the U.S. National Cancer Institute and Chief of the Laboratory of Cellular Oncology within the National Cancer Institute, Lowy spoke about COVID19 knowledge. His HPV research led to the development of the HPV vaccine, so he also spoke about his previous work and what the process of vaccine development entails. A transcript of this interview is available at www.amherststemnetwork.com where you can follow along with the audio. Cover image courtesy of www.cancer.gov. 

In today’s podcast, we introduce you to Professor Rachel Bernard. She started as a Visiting Geology Professor at Amherst the Fall of 2019 and studies rocks that come up from the lower crust and upper mantle portions of the earth through volcanic eruptions. Today, we talk about her journey from being a prospective Engineering student at Princeton to becoming an Amherst Professor. We also talk about what her research entails and her thoughts on diversity in the field. A transcript of this interview is available at www.amherststemnetwork.com, where you can follow along with the audio and see images of the samples she examines. Credit: The cover image for this podcast comes from https://www.rachel-bernard.com

Julia Zabinska '22 interviews her internship advisor from the summer of 2020, Ben Loveland. Mr. Loveland is the founder of Scrub Pocket, a publishing company that aims to create personalized and specific reference materials for healthcare professionals. Tune in to learn about how Mr. Loveland transitioned from the medical field to the small business world, to hear about how Scrub Pocket has been adjusting during the times of COVID-19, and to explore the products that Scrub Pocket offers. A transcript is available at www.amherststemnetwork.com where you can follow along with the audio.

Tune in as Amritha Anup '22, Grace Geeganage '23, Aditi Nayak '23, Joy  Won '23, and Julia Zabinska '22 introduce STEMherst, Amherst STEM Network's podcast! A transcript is available at www.amherststemnetwork.com.