Why the Best Science Needs Great Storytelling – Fay Lin

Fay Lin is a science journalist and Senior Editor at Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN), where she covers breakthroughs across biotech with a particular focus on AI and protein design. Expect to learn what distinguishes sexy science stories from boring ones, why mental health for graduate students is in a state of crisis, and how to step away from the familiar path.

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News: https://www.genengnews.com/

Fay’ recent article: https://www.genengnews.com/topics/artificial-intelligence/scratch-that-de-novo-antibody-design-enters-the-ai-drug-discovery-toolbox/

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Ravi Chawla is the Founder and CEO of ChakraTech, a startup developing biodegradable plastics by harnessing microbial processes. Ravi is a scientist, engineer, and entrepreneur whose mission is to create next-generation biomaterials that can drive the circular economy. Expect to learn why not just micro, but also nanoplastics, could be so destructive to our health, why scientists so often fail in pitching their ideas, and how to get more comfortable with the unknown.

ChakraTech: https://www.chakratechworks.com/

Ravi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravi-chawla-phd-7486882b/

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Carson Bruns is an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where his lab studies shape-shifting molecular machines. He is also the Co-Founder & President of HYPRSKN Inc, which has created Magic Ink - the world’s first rewritable tattoo ink. Expect to learn what happens to the immune system when you get a tattoo, how smart tattoos can help with diabetes and sunburn, and the medical benefits of reprogrammable body art.

Magic Ink: https://www.magic.ink/

Carson: https://www.carsonbruns.com/about

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Royan Kamyar is the Founder and CEO of Owaves, a leading wellness app that helps users optimize their daily routines based on their own unique biology. He is a medical doctor turned entrepreneur, who merged his expertise in digital technologies with his passion for preventative health. Expect to learn why your calendar sucks and what you should do instead, how prioritizing your body clock could solve ADHD and depression, and the dark history behind long work hours.

Owaves: Take the body clock quiz! https://owaves.com/

Royan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/royankamyar/

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Martina Maritan is a Science Designer at Biorender. She developed landmark tools for helping us understand what cells really look like, and now uses those skills to help other researchers visualize their work. Expect to learn how to use mixed reality headsets to learn about science, how to find jobs on social media, and the idea of structural biology books for kids.

Martina: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martina-maritan/

Biorender: https://www.biorender.com/

Sponsors: Sage Bionetworks - driving a new age of discovery through open science and radical collaboration https://sagebionetworks.org/

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Abel Gutierrez is the Director of Sales at Complete Genomics, as well as a master strategist when it comes to biotech professional development. Expect to learn how to win people over as an introvert, how AI is changing sales and marketing, and the mistakes you’re likely making at networking events.

Abel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abel-gutierrez-b0b81b1/

Complete Genomics: https://www.completegenomics.com/

Sponsors: Sage Bionetworks - driving a new age of discovery through open science and radical collaboration https://sagebionetworks.org/

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Mackenzie Wildman is the Chief of Staff at Sage Bionetworks. She is a former research mathematician, who then turned to digital health, and ended up managing cross-functional teams to advance the sharing and reuse of medical data. Expect to learn what it takes to leave academia, what it’s like to work in a crypto start-up, and the keys to being an effective manager.

Mackenzie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mackenziewildman/

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Piper Fromy is an Associate Program Director at the Digital Medicine Society (DiME). With a career spanning psychology and clinical consulting, she now leads a project determined to find the most accurate and reliable metrics of good sleep. Expect to learn about the importance of sleep regularity, whether you’re victim to sleep revenge procrastination, and what it means to lucid dream.

Don’t listen to this while operating heavy machinery. Just in case 😉

Piper Fromy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/piper-fromy-she-her-hers-298744130/

Digital Medicine Society: https://dimesociety.org/

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