Episode 5: Meet the founders, Part 1: Homeworld Collective's Founding Scientist, Paul Reginato

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How does a love for life and a deep passion for science fuel groundbreaking climate solutions? Join us as we spotlight Homeworld Founding Scientist Paul Reginato, who launched Homeworld Collective alongside Dan Goodwin to empower the climate biotech community.

Paul shares his journey, from starting as an aspiring young artist, to falling in love with biology as an undergraduate, to developing foundational in situ sequencing tech as a PhD researcher at MIT, to leading community roadmapping efforts for open problems in climate biotech. 

We explore how microbes can help in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and how communicating open problems can empower innovation in a community.

(00:00) Introduction to the Climate Biotech Podcast
(00:43) Meet the Hosts: Dan Goodwin and Paul Reginato
(01:38) Paul Reginato's Journey: From Art to Biology
(02:45) The Intersection of Love and Science
(03:27) Founding Homeworld Collective
(07:32) The Grind of Scientific Research
(10:19) From PhD to Climate Biotech
(13:41) The Problem Statement Repository
(21:20) Connecting Funders with Science
(22:07) Exploring Climate Biotech Problems
(22:47) Biology and Mineral Interactions
(23:56) Innovations in Mining and Carbon Management
(26:54) Microbial Community Functions in Mineral Weathering
(28:25) Challenges in Carbon Capture
(30:40) Community-Centric Approach at Homeworld
(35:10) Rapid Fire Questions with Paul
(39:23) Advice for Aspiring Biologists
(40:49) Dreams for Homeworld Collective
(42:10) Conclusion and Contact Information