Best Ofer Yizhar Barnea Podcasts (2024)

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#52 - Designing a career - with Evan Bai from Vertex Pharmaceuticals 48:37

1y ago48:37

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Dr. Evan Bai is computational genomic team leader at Vertex Pharmaceuticals. There he leads collaborations across Research, Clinical, and Commercial. By designing and analyzing genomic studies across the drug discovery pipeline, ranging from target discovery to defining treatable patient population, he contributed to the advancement of one disease …

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#51 - Science is exciting no matter where you do it - with Yaniv Erlich from Eleven Therapeutics 1:03:30

1+ y ago1:03:30

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Dr. Yaniv Erlich is the co-founder and CEO of Eleven Therapeutics. Prior, he was the CSO of MyHeritage, a consumer genomics company (acquired by Francisco Partners), an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University and a Principal Investigator at the Whitehead Institute, MIT. We talked with Yaniv about his unique career that led hi…

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#50 - Finding new paths paved with proteomics - with Gali Arad and Eran Seger from Protai 53:36

1+ y ago53:36

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Gali Arad and Eran Seger from Protai had talked to us about moving from their previous life in tech and academia into the fast pace of illuminating the druggable Proteome for better cures.Eran Seger is the Co-Founder and CEO of Protai, a fast-growing biotech startup sitting on the intersection of proteomics and machine learning to develop novel the…

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#49 - North Star of innovation - with Dov Moran, Grove Ventures Managing Partner 48:55

1+ y ago48:55

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Dov Moran, Managing Partner of Grove Ventures, is one of the most prominent Israeli hi-tech leaders in the world. Dov is an investor, inventor, and entrepreneur, who is best known as the inventor of the USB flash drive. He founded M-Systems, acquired by SanDisk for $US 1.6 billion in 2006. He also served as the chairman of Tower Semiconductors, a d…

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#48 - Life updates with Elena Itskovich and Ofer Yizhar Barnea 44:27

1+ y ago44:27

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Over two years have past since we started this podcast. We learned a lot! We also applied some key take home messages to our own lives and careers. Today we share our progress with you! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/macademia/message

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#47 - Corrie Painter - When life gives you lemons you create a platform to advance science 1:03:48

2y ago1:03:48

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Corrie Painter is the Deputy Director of Count Me In and is a research scientist at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. A trained cancer researcher with a Ph.D. in biochemistry, she completed her postdoctoral work in cancer immunology, focusing on melanoma. In 2010, Painter was diagnosed with angiosarcoma. She has combined her cancer advocacy a…

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#46 - Prof. Ronit Sachi-Fainaro is leading a multidisciplinary moonshot against cacner 59:02

2y ago59:02

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Running a team of diverse skills, and having them talk, learn, innovate and grow together while driving scientific breakthroughs? This is exactly what happens at the Satchi-Fainaro laboratory. Ronit Satchi-Fainaro is a full Professor at Tel Aviv University, where she is head of the Cancer Research & Nanomedicine Laboratory, Director of Tel Aviv Uni…

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#45 - Transdisciplinary curiosity - with Joe Brew from Hyfe 59:17

2y ago59:17

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Joe Brew is a data scientist with a background in public health. Joe has worked in infectious disease control surveillance, monitoring, and case-finding in places ranging from Nepal to Mozambique to Florida, USA (where he is from). He now focuses on building Hyfe, an artificial intelligence company which aims to improve respiratory health, remote p…

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#44 - Science founder - Gil Blander from InsideTracker 45:19

2y ago45:19

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Dr. Gil Blander is internationally recognized for his research in the basic biology of aging and translating research discoveries into new ways of detecting and preventing age-related conditions. He leads a team of biology, nutrition & exercise physiology experts, and data scientists at InsideTracker, and has been featured in CNN Money, The New Yor…

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#43 - Building cloud storage solutions - with Or Ordentlich and Omri Palmon from Weka.io 1:04:40

2y ago1:04:40

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Or Ordentlich, PhD is an associate professor at the School of Computer Science and Engineering in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is also an Algorithms Architect at Weka.io. His research is mostly focused on information theory, and its applications to modern problems in communication, compression and data science. Omri Palmon, PhD is the fou…

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#42 - AI technology is changing pathology for precision oncology - with Ori Zelichov from Nucleai 1:07:14

2y ago1:07:14

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Ori Zelichov M.D. is the VP Clinical Development of Nucleai, a startup company developing image analysis technologies for precision oncology. Dr. Zelichov leads the medical strategy and clinical development for the company. Prior to joining Nucleai, Ori was the Medical Director for Novellus, where he led to the development of a novel targeted treat…

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#41 - Business development in health care - with Yuile Klerman 1:15:22

2+ y ago1:15:22

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Yulie Klerman solves puzzles of the complex healthcare ecosystem, helping health tech companies crystalize product/market fit and develop a go-to-market strategy for their innovative solutions. Yulie is a VP of Business Development at Rhino Health, an end-to-end Federated Learning and Privacy Preservation platform facilitating privacy-centric data …

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#40 - Research in engineering and engineering a product - Gavi Feuer is creating medical devices 49:18

2+ y ago49:18

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Gavi Feuer’s life pursuit is to incorporate new and developing technologies into medical devices. As Engineering Director and Co-founder of Rafael Medical Devices, he takes surgical procedures to the next level in order to improve safety, efficacy, cost, and efficiency. After receiving his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from Cooper Union, Gav…

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#39 Plant science in academia and industry - with Assaf Zemach 50:43

2+ y ago50:43

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Dr. Assaf Zemach spent seven years as a professor at Tel Aviv university before he moved back to the US and joined Rinati skin as Head of Metabolic Engineering. We talked about Assaf's career as both a PI and scientist in industry, about the difficult task of navigating two careers and raising children abroad, about the differences and similarities…

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#38 A focus on IP - with Rachel Diamant from Emendo Bio 1:00:00

2+ y ago1:00:00

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Rachel Diamant co-founded Emendo Biotherapeutics in 2016 with a group of friends. Emendo is a next generation gene editing company developing genetic medicines for severe genetic diseases. Rachel completed biotech engineering studies from the Technion (Israel) in 2000 and MSc in Neuroscience from the Weizmann Institute of Science in 2004. She is a …

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#37 - Prof. Karen Avraham on (tenure) track 1:00:45

2+ y ago1:00:45

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Prof. Karen B. Avraham, professor at the Department of Human Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry at the Faculty of Medicine and Sagol School of Neuroscience at Tel Aviv University in Israel. She and her team lead the effort in the discovery of disease genes and the use of models for therapy, with an emphasis on precision medicine. Her laboratory of…

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#36 - A scientist enabling impact and innovation - with Dov Shamir 54:27

2+ y ago54:27

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Dov Shamir, Ph.D. fell in love with science but not the way it was done in an academic lab, he wanted to be closer to the point of impact, where basic science developments meet the real world needs. His multidisciplinary background extends to the creation of his own startups and products, therapeutic development, engineering, finance, and investing…

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#35 Ohad Manor - Keeps growing 57:15

2+ y ago57:15

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Ohad was trained as a computational scientist and is grateful to be able to apply these skills to improve patients' lives and outcomes. He lives in Seattle with his wife and two kids. Ohad is the Head of Computational Biology and Data Science at Century Tx and a Scientific Advisor for Drop Bio. When he's not working or thinking about science and da…

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#34 Translating scientific thinking and biochem 101 with Daniel Fried 1:03:34

2+ y ago1:03:34

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Dr. Fried has created a unique initiative to bring high-level science to kids, especially those in elementary school. The program, called Biochemistry Literacy for Kids, uses molecular modeling tools and a unique philosophy of teaching to exceed typical expectations for learning. Elementary school students in the program learn in-depth about topics…

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Rebroadcast #14 - Joanne Kamens 55:34

3y ago55:34

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Summertime ... a short break this week, and we had decided to bring you a rebroadcast of one of our favorite episodes - Joanne Kamens, PhD, former CEO of Addgene, and an experienced researcher and leader in biotech and pharma. Take the time to re-listen and rethink the point Joanne make all through the interview Enjoy --- Send in a voice message: h…

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#33 - Mental performance with Gily Meir 1:03:03

3y ago1:03:03

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Dr. Gily Meir is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP), and the Research Director for the Sport Psychology Department at JFK School of Psychology at National University. Gily studies the connection between cognitions, emotions, and performance in an effort to learn and enhance i…

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#32 - Katie Langin is communicating Science Careers 55:10

3y ago55:10

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Katie Langin, PhD, is the associate editor for the Careers section of Science. Her professional roots are in academia, as she holds a Ph.D. in ecology and spent years as a grad student and postdoc, studying the ecology and evolution of birds. Her first taste of journalism was at National Geographic, where she joined the daily news team as an AAAS M…

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#31 - Job positions in Biotech - an overview with Elina Lavit 50:57

3y ago50:57

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Elina gives a panoramic view on career trajectories in the pharma and biotech industries. We focus on possible entry level positions and how to develop your career. Elina is an experienced biomed Leader with 17+ years of increasing responsibility and accountability in strategic roles. Elina worked in various therapeutic areas and has experience in …

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#30 - The scientist-entrepreneur-investor - Omri Amirav-Drory is looking for magic 1:16:59

3y ago1:16:59

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Omri had a successful Ph.D. in biochemistry at Tel-Aviv University, followed by ... naturally ... a postdoc. During his postdoc in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at Stanford University school of medicine, he realized, ACADEMIA IS NOT FOR ME. He followed this lead, founded a company in the realm of tech-bio, sold a company, and hadn't stopped gett…

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#29 Designing a career path - Adi Lavi is leveraging opportunities 52:49

3y ago52:49

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Dr. Adi Lavi is a bioinformatics and fermentation scientist that decided to explore a career path in biotech, San Francisco. Adi shared how to find a job quickly using LinkedIn, how he builds his career trajectory, what helped him being prepared to make his company transitions and his take on training in academia towards being a PI or industry, ohh…

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#28 Special ONE year anniversary - your questions with Estherina Trachtenberg 1:16:45

3y ago1:16:45

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In this special one year anniversary episode, Estherina Trachtenberg is learning more about Ofer and Lena, mAcademia podcast hosts! Join this fun conversation about the podcast, science and careers. Join our mAcademia Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/macademiacast Share your thoughts with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mAcadem…

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#27 Scientific freedom and independence - Sahar Gelfman 59:43

3y ago59:43

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Sahar is a Computational and Statistical Geneticist and currently acts as the manager of Neuroscience & Ophthalmology Genetics at Regeneron. Instead of advancing a career in hi tech, then the soon to be Dr. Sahar Gelfman, choose to harness his skills in computer science to get his Ph.D. in human molecular genetics. After a successful postdoc and fa…

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#26 Two passions, one life-time - Christian Tidona is driving innovation with the BioMed X institute 1:07:16

3y ago1:07:16

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Dr. Christian Tidona is a biotech entrepreneur, an angel investor, and the founder of BioMed X Institute in Heidelberg, Germany. He is also a molecular biologist, educated in the academic hallways like many of us. When he found out he is passionate about both science and entrepreneurship to the same extent, he started a lifelong journey of carving …

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#25 Now you see it now you don't - Dr. Elisabeth Bik is spotting scientific image manipulations 1:04:17

3y ago1:04:17

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Dr. Elisabeth Bik is an independent Science Integrity Consultant. She is also an image sleuth, investigating independently into image manipulations in scientific publications and publically publishing her findings. Dr. Bik is a microbiologist that worked in the public sector in the Netherlands, was a research associate at Stanford University, and a…

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#24 Bonus LIVE episode - Amir Nakar, can academics network online too? 1:08:21

3y ago1:08:21

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Amir is an interdisciplinary scientist, doing his PhD at the Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology in Jena, Germany. His work on using spectroscopy to diagnose drug-resistant bacteria brings together biology, chemistry, engineering, and computer science. We talked with Amir about the critical role online networking has in career development. We …

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#23 NASA postdoc - Linda Rubinstein is doing science out of this world 56:28

3y ago56:28

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Linda Rubinstein is studying how isolation and radiation are affecting physiology on the molecular level at the NASA Ames Research Center, California. We talked about the collaborative spirit and the feeling of unity around a mission at NASA and how it is different from regular laboratories in academia. We also talked about brave decisions and the …

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#22 “What is the physiological relevance?" - Oded Rechavi on academia and outreach 59:51

3y ago59:51

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Prof. Oded Rechavi, professor at the Department of Neurobiology at Tel Aviv University. His lab challenges basic dogmas regarding inheritance and evolution, using simple powerful genetic model organisms. Oded is very active over social media, mostly Twitter, and brings the new media twist towards communicating science and the life of a scientist. A…

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#21 What to do when you are passionate about fermentation - Tal Zeltzer 1:11:53

3y ago1:11:53

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Tal has a Ph.D. in Biotech and Food engineering, but that is only part of a long story that landed her as Phytolon co-founder and acting CTO. Tal brings a fresh look at career planning for a scientific track, where she had asked herself all the required questions, drew a path to fit her answer, and walked it with pride. At Phytolon she brings all h…

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#20 Anat Bohme-Cagan - Policy making in the service of the public 1:02:44

3+ y ago1:02:44

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Anat Bohme-Cagan finished her Ph.D. in neuroscience at Tel Aviv University. Yet, even though she is very passionate about science, she realized an academic path is not for her. An ad on the radio, yes, radio, brought her to a new path towards the Israeli ministry of health. She is now a multidisciplinary policymaker in the field of medical technolo…

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#19 To give a proper advice and consult is a science done by Kim Staats 52:34

3+ y ago52:34

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With an extensive scientific background in neurodegeneration, and especially in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Kim is driven to move safe and effective therapies to people with ALS or with other rare diseases across the globe. After two postdocs in academia, Kim set out to provide science consultancy to biotech, academia, and patient organiza…

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#18 Orly Levitan is keeping in touch with both worlds 1:07:14

3+ y ago1:07:14

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Orly Levitan is the Chief Scientific of a cool startup called HyGIeacare Inc. While being in charge of the growing company's scientific program, she maintained her affiliation with Rutgers University. Post leaving her full-time research professor appointment with the university, she also co-created the curriculum and course work of the Project Mana…

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#17 Building innovation - Maria Blekher 56:34

3+ y ago56:34

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Maria Blekher, PhD is a startup value accelerator , behavioral researcher and the founding Director of Innovation Lab at Yeshiva University, New York. Maria created a borderless New York City-based hub that connects startups based in New York City and Israel with students and experts who are passionate about Israeli Tech and innovation. We discusse…

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#16 A story of perseverance - Natalie Yivgi-Ohana is changing the world of mitochondrial disease. 1:44:14

3+ y ago1:44:14

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Natalie Yivgi-Ohana, PhD, started a postdoc in Canada, yet decided to come back after just two and a half months, realizing it is not working for her and her family. For some, this could be the end of their scientific careers, but not for Natalie. After a short postdoc at Weizmann Institute, Natalie thought of an ingenious idea that changed her lif…

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#15 "Tinder" for scientists - Beatrice Zatroska introducing great minds, one to another 58:12

3+ y ago58:12

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Beatrice brings her worldwide experience in business and getting great technology into the real world by creating applications. Her current mission is to make great minds interact, get to know each other, and eventually work together. SmartTribe, her latest venture, enables networking between individuals in academia and industry, building their mut…

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#14 In the service of science and scientists - Joanne Kamens running a non-profit 55:34

3+ y ago55:34

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Joanne Kamens runs every molecular biologist's favorite non-profit organization, Addgene. They distribute 90,657 plasmids on behalf of 4,366 labs from around the world and to more than 100 countries. Joanne made the journey from an academic research training, through long years of applying her skills in the biotech industry, and now running a non-p…

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#13 Welcome to season 2 11:19

3+ y ago11:19

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Just before releasing some of our newest interviews, Lena and Ofer share what they had learned thus far and where they want to expand in the upcoming season of mAcademia. We are excited to bring new stories, new bridges being formed, and great insights to career planning for the academic researcher. Enjoy :-) Episode music - Funkorama by Kevin MacL…

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#12 Translate this ... research done to impact - Dvir Aran 53:18

4y ago53:18

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Dvir went against the mainstream route of academia and choose a postdoc that had opened him up towards truly "translational research". From a postdoc under a world-leading figure in this emerging concept to leading a data science research team in one of the largest medical insurance companies in the US, and from there to lead a new lab at the Techn…

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#11 From hard core science to hi tech lead - Yoni Bhonker researched success 56:40

4y ago56:40

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Yoni Bhonker was a talented PhD student, and as one, he asked important questions, about his work at lab of course, but moreover, about his career path. Yoni took his acquired skill school from a PhD in human genetics, all the way into tech and acts as a product manager at Contentsquare ... yes he is in tech. We got to go with Yoni through his cour…

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#10 (Hebrew) From behind the bench to in front of a classroom - Yair Pozniak teaches with passion 53:35

4y ago53:35

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Being a good scientist isn't enough to cut it as a good teacher, in order to stand in front of a classroom of teenagers you need to WANT to be there with everything you got. Yair Pozniak took the leap from benchtop to teaching a high school science class. He had shared with us the internal dilemmas he faced early on, how he sought advice, devised a…

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#9 (Hebrew) Ben Gurion university of the Negev is leading a Change - Prof. Dan Blumberg 52:18

4y ago52:18

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Dan G. Blumberg is a VP and professor at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in the Department of Geography and Environmental Development. He currently serves as Vice-President for Regional and Industrial Development after serving five years as Vice President and Dean for Research and Development. We had an honest talk about academia, industry and b…

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#8 Making impact through making policy - Gabriela Monsalve 47:24

4y ago47:24

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Gabriella went through 15 years at the bench with every intention to become a PI in academia. She looked for the impact the coincide with her core values. From being in charge of the MIND course at UCSF, she is now acting as Assistant Dean for Postdoctoral Scholars at UCSF, a world leading biomedical research institute with over 1100 postdocs and m…

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#7 From clinical psychologist to product manager to founder - she did it all - Adi Zief-Balteriski, Ph.D. 37:15

4y ago37:15

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Adi Zief-Balteriski is a behavioral science expert in the field of community, technology and consumer behavior. She is a researcher in the field of well-being and holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, L.L.B in Law and B.A in Business and IT.Adi states that making a positive impact on people’s lives has been her life-long passion. She spent the past…

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#6 (Hebrew) Taking science into orbit and back - Yair Glick, Ph.D. 49:17

4y ago49:17

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Yair had started early on and had a very successful Ph.D. experience. Yair was drawn towards the private sector, translating his scientific skills to industry requirements while enhancing his toolkit along the way. Yair is the Director of Research at SpacePharma. Yes ... Space ... Pharma. Listen in to learn more about the transition and what it is …

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#5 Teach them to bake, scientifically - Thomas Teffri‑Chambelland 48:31

4y ago48:31

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Thomas Teffri‑Chambelland is a biologist by academic training, a former science teacher, and today one of the world leaders in bread baking. He is bringing new concepts into baking. As a specialist in natural fermentations, he has been putting biology at the service of baking for almost 20 years to try to popularize the biological phenomena at work…

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#4 (Hebrew) From bench top to being on-top-of-things - Efrat Tal 51:26

4y ago51:26

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Efrat Tal, PhD was done with the academia after her PhD in Molceular Human Genetics at Tel-Aviv University at 2018. Since than she expanded her skill set, to become a project manager at ATVIO. She shared her drive to explore the non-academical route and what exactly does a project manager and specifically what they do at ATVIO. EPISODE IS IN HEBREW…

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