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Birgit Verbeure: from the bench to patent law

How do you go from academic researcher to patent attorney? We recently had the pleasure of interviewing Birgit Verbeuve, a patent attorney who started off her career as a biochemist.…

Teresa Niccoli: studying dementia using fruit flies

Teresa Niccoli is a researcher using fruit flies to study Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related diseases. We recently visited Niccoli’s lab to learn more about her exciting research and the personal…

Rachel Carson: the power of storytelling in science

Rachel Carson was an American marine biologist and an acclaimed science writer. Her award-winning bestseller Silent Spring (1962), which warns the public about the dangers of synthetic pesticides for wildlife…