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Bilge is in the first year of her PhD specializing in Horticulture, working on Gojiberry at Çukurova University, Adana. She has taught a course organized by Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry during the pandemic and also taught about her work on youtube, check out her talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-PbpfJipP0.

She has a global and progressing point of view on get familiar with numerous fields and self teaching skills from languages to coding. Being in Erasmus program she has traveled in more than 20 countries and is a profound explorer-learner. 

Listen to her journey and advises in the episode.

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In this episode Kirana talked about their experience as a Computer Science student and how they developed interest after starting a completely new subject, going from learning too code from university with resources like geeksforgeeks.org and youtube channels to working as an intern in a Smart city project of Jakarta in collaboration with Berlin, they shared how to find interest and keep practicing. As oppose to the stereotypes in Computer science field, Kirana's point of view on women in this field is genuinely futuristic.

Listen to more about their experience in the episode.

Link to nonprofit coaching for girls https://www.generationgirl.org/ .

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This episode's guest Amber Jolly (she/they) is a 2nd year PhD student at University of California Irvine, interested in looking into physiology of different Avocado varieties and also working on a climate change project in Mediterranean region. They converted from being a Film major to biology, listen to this story. One of their lookout for life is being a lifelong learner and she advice to learn from rejection in academia. 

They are a part of online mentoring platform from USC, where student's doubts get cleared by mentor like them, listen to the experience.

She also described STEM being more LGBTQ+ inclusive with time and about their experience of being a non-binary in academia, their new year resolution to try new activities more.

Follow their science communication page Amber Jolly | Biologist (@ajollybiologist) • 



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Becca is currently doing her PhD from University of Utah, investigating role of platelets in inflammatory diseases, with extreme passion about her work she talks about how PLATELETS ARE COOL! Listen to more about her protein of interest and disease model in the episode.

She is a cyclist doing all sorts of sports like road cycling, mountain bike racing, cycle cross. Also, being enthusiastic about science and caring to get valuable information out there correctly she runs a science blog  Getting the Science Write .

Being featured in 500 queer scientist, she authentically shared about navigating her way through personal journey and road through STEM, do checkout the post on 500 Queer Scientists (@500queerscientists) and people questioning themselves or searching for someone with a voice do check out Yasmin Benoit, MSc (@theyasminbenoit).

If you're interested in platelet related immunology research, go to Aaron C. Petrey, PhD - Faculty Details - U of U School of Medicine - | University of Utah.



Follow her on social Becca Mellema (@beccamellema) .



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Amy Houseman is currently doing her PhD on Cancer Genetics focused on Colorectal Cancer from Cardiff University. She has talked about how she gained experienced by putting forward her interests through cold emails and encourages to network as much as can.  Being a queer in STEM field also enlightens the need for more inclusivity and how online community is moving forward. She shared her journey till now and her goals in future.

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Laura Duval, working on rehabilitation and walking after stroke through data analysis and simulation, is doing her PhD at University of Auckland, she has earned her previous degree from Montreal, Canada where she also taught Neuroscience to high school kids. Listen to her goal of making science more inclusive for all and become a professor.

She handles an extremely insightful  research and science communication Instagram page instagram.com/justonemorepaper_phd , where she shares how to go through PhD with tips of literature survey, mental health, work-life balance and many more.

Listen to her story!

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