[featured-video-plus width=770] What you’ll hear in this episode: Demystifying the day-to-day of a clinical laboratory scientist’s role The varied and unique path to discovering passion for and embarking on careers in the biosciences The importance of a growth mindset and how a willingness to get outside your comfort zone...
Let’s Talk About Antibodies, Baby! – Science in the Mall, Y’all S02:E01
[featured-video-plus width=770] What you’ll hear in this episode: What it’s like to work in upstream processing in antibody therapy treatment manufacturing The role that internships at ABI have in professional development How, despite the inherent rigor, the trial and error of working as a lab scientist makes the job...
Learning to Fail – Science in the Mall, Y’all S01:E12
Biology professor Samantha Croft joins ACC Bioscience Incubator Director Nancy Lyon to discuss how teaching has evolved to be more experiential and critical-thinking based. They discuss the exciting ways that ACC is innovating education and the importance of learning how to fail.
All About Proteins – Science in the Mall Y’all S01:E11
Did you know that each cell in your body contains 20,000 proteins? Angela Bardo and Jag Swaminathan sit down to discuss the importance of proteins in your body and their start-up Erisyon which innovates genomic sequencing and protein analysis to develop diagnostics, therapeutics, and research.
Bridging Sectors for Pandemic Readiness (COVID Special) – Science in the Mall Y’all S01:E10
Husband and wife Lisa McDonald and Andrew Nerlinger discuss global health security and their company PandemicTech, which bridges the gap between infectious disease communities and healthcare technology innovation in developing countries through a healthcare technology "innovation ecosystem".
When Your Lungs Need Help (COVID Special) – Science in the Mall Y’all S01:E09
Brian Windsor shares his journey to becoming the CEO of Lung Therapeutics with us and explains the treatments that he and his team are developing to treat lung conditions that would otherwise require surgery. Given the complications that can develop in the lungs due to COVID, Lung Therapeutics’ work has...
Rapid Testing: From Zika to COVID and Beyond (COVID Special) – Science in the Mall Y’all S01:E08
In response to the Zika virus outbreak, partners Alan Blake and Dr. Richard Crockett founded their company Nuclein and began developing a device to make testing for viruses easier and more accessible. They sit down to discuss how they are repurposing their technology to address new and urgent COVID-19 testing...
The COVID-19 Vaccine (It’s Not a Shot in the Dark) – Science in the Mall Y’all S01:E07
Janet Walkow and Timothy Sullivan join the show with over 40 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry to discuss the COVID-19 vaccines, the future of pharmaceutical development, and how the ACC Bioscience Incubator gives innovators a space to develop these treatments.
From Optics to Nano Technology – Science in the Mall Y’all S01:E06
Yash Sabharwal sits down with Dan to share his journey from optics to nanotechnologies and how he became the President & CEO of NanoMedical Systems. A pioneer of medical technologies, NanoMedical Systems has been working on an embeddable, slow-release drug delivery system that would innovate treatment options for patients suffering...
Motivation for a Cure with Alice McConnell of Speragen – Science in the Mall, Y’all S01:E05
What you'll hear in this episode: About Alice McConnell and her family's "diagnostic odyssey" What SSADHD is and how Speragan is trying to treat it How Speragan's work with the ACC Bioscience Incubator is making a cure possible Some diseases are so rare that they often get overlooked. Alice McConnell...