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In our first episode, The Fancy Labcoat Guild welcomes Dr. Kris Tatiossian to the fold. She’s a scientific rockstar: a molecular biologist from USC’s Keck School of Medicine. We start from humble beginnings in entomology. We follow her through her PhD into the world of research with the groundbreaking CRISPR technology to ultimately creating her own educational platform-CRISPR Classroom. Learn about her journey and her positive approach to science in a very competitive space. 

Episode Breakdown

Chapter 1: Growing up as a budding scientist. 0-10:00

Chapter 2: Learning at the Lab Bench 10:00-19:00

Chapter 3: What’s CRISPR? And how do I become an Immortal Jellyfish? 19:00-48:00

Chapter 4: What is “scientific culture” and what does it take to be a fancy researcher? 48:00-1:07:00

Chapter 5: Closing thoughts and The “One” Game  1:07:00-1:27:11

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This episode is sponsored by Sci Find–the scientific collaboration network (www.scifind.net)
 

Our podcast guest today has spent a lifetime ensuring leading edge-agricultural biotechnology and microbiology are being applied to some of the world’s most intractable food challenges. 
 
That precise, detailed work – along with fostering the careers of hundreds of researchers and postgraduate students – has seen James Dale rise to the position of inaugural Distinguished Professor at QUT’s Centre for Tropical Crops and Bio-commodities. 

An expert himself in researching, describing and overcoming destructive agricultural diseases, Professor Dale received his Officer of the Order of Australia in 2004 and his work was listed among Time Magazine’s Top 25 Inventions that same year. In 2015, he was honoured with a Queensland Greats Award and was named Queensland’s Senior Australian of the Year in 2019.  

The most recent honour for this scientist, researcher, entrepreneur and humanitarian was for his dedication to developing a potentially life-saving food source for some of the poorest people on Earth.

Hear the upcoming stories and insights from season 2 of our podcast series

Joining us today is biomedical engineer, inventor, scientist, entrepreneur and business-builder Professor Mark Kendall.

Professor Kendall is the founder and CEO of WearOptimo, the company that recently announced it will soon begin manufacturing breakthrough microwearable medical technology in a 30 million dollar project backed by the Australian National University and signed off by the Queensland Government.

He is also the ANU Vice-Chancellor's Entrepreneurial Professor.