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In this episode Jon talks with Sarah Bordenstein, associate research professor at Pennsylvania State University as a co lead of the Bordenstein lab. She is also She is also the director of the Wolbachia project. We talk about her journey in becoming a research professor, what her lab researches, and how the Wolbachia project is teaching students about the microbe, how it affects insects, how to run molecular testing and contributing to the research of this field. 
 
 To learn more about the Wolbachia project click the link here. you can also follow them on social media by searching @WolbachiaProj on twitter or on Instagram by searching The Wolbachia Project.
 
If you are interested in Sarah's research, you can check out the labs website here.
 
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In this episode Jon Talks with Dr. Jake Robinson, an Ecologist and researcher, about his upcoming book Invisible Friends. We talk about how he got into microbiology, why drove him from writing the book, diving into some of the topics he wrote about, and much more. 
If you are interested in getting a copy, you can find it on Amazon, Pleagic Publishing, or your local book store. 
You can visit Jakes website here or find him on Twitter @_jake_robinson. 
Visit our website at microbigals.com where we regularly update new content, including blog posts. You can also find us on Instagram by searching for microbigals or on Twitter @MicrobiGals.
Also, if you want to donate to our show, we have started a kofi page. you can donate on our website or visit https://ko-fi.com/microbigals.

Medical writing, a term you may have herd of, but what is this career? 
In this episode we break down this career. What does it encompass, where can you work, what are the career tracts, does it just involve writing, and what are the skills required? These questions and more are answered too so please take a listen.
We would like to thank: 
Kristina Campbell and Natasha Haskey
Jennifer Welsh
and everyone from Micro-bites
Links to resources used in this episode:
American Medical Writers Association (AMWA)
Writing in the  Sciences (Coursera Class)
Regulatory Affairs Professional Society (RAPS)
How To Become a Medical Writer in 6 Steps (Plus Salary)
National Association of Science Writers (NASW)
Australasian Medical Writers Association (AMWA)
What other careers in microbiology do you want to learn about? Let us know by sending an email or reaching out to us on social media (links below). 
Visit our website at microbigals.com where we regularly update new content, including blog posts. You can also find us on Instagram by searching for microbigals or on Twitter @MicrobiGals.
Also, if you want to donate to our show, we have started a kofi page. you can donate on our website or visit https://ko-fi.com/microbigals.

In this episode, we talk with Derek Miller, the creator of the website Genius lab Gear that sells a plethora of scientific items including pocket tools, magnets, stickers, and other equipment for the lab. Derek talks about the better lab project, a passion project of his where he surveyed over 1400 people to learn about what they don't like about their lab cots. With this information, Genius Lab Gear will be selling lab coats that will be a better fit, more storage, and more comfortable for different body shapes and sizes. 
To learn more about the lab coats check out the links bellow:
https://geniuslabgear.com/mentalhealth
https://geniuslabgear.com/lcp
You can find Derek on Instagram and Twitter by searching @geniuslabgear 
Visit our website at microbigals.com where we regularly update new content, including blog posts. You can also find us on Instagram by searching for microbigals or on Twitter @MicrobiGals.
Also, if you want to donate to our show, we have started a kofi page. you can donate on our website or visit https://ko-fi.com/microbigals.

Becoming a Scientist! A dream of so many but do you actually know what this means? There are so many different kinds of scientists even within the world of microbiology. 
In this episode, we talk about just a few of the main scientists within microbiology including how to become a bioinformatics scientist, how to become a research scientist in microbiology, and how to become a Medical Laboratory Scientist.
But don't just take our word for it. We've compiled advice from 7 expert scientists in the field. You can find the full length of each of their interviews below for a deeper dive into their careers and research: 
Antonia Zhang - Senior Research Associate, Biochemistry
Michael Weinstein - Sr. Bioinformatics Scientist
Geof Hannigan -  Executive Director at Merck Digital Sciences Studio (Startup Accelerator), Principal Scientist at Merck
Travis Gibson - Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Luis Plaza  - Medical Laboratory Scientist - And Check out his podcast Let's Talk Micro! 
 
What other careers in microbiology do you want to learn about? Let us know by sending an email or reaching out to us on social media (links below). 
 
Visit our website at microbigals.com where we regularly update new content, including blog posts. You can also find us on Instagram by searching for microbigals or on Twitter @MicrobiGals.
Also, if you want to donate to our show, we have started a kofi page. you can donate on our website or visit https://ko-fi.com/microbigals.

Welcome back to another episode of The Microbe Moment! You voted on our next series and the results are in: we are focusing on different careers in microbiology! To start off, we decided to compare academia vs industry, our experiences, thoughts, and we address some myths and misconceptions that are out there. 
 
Let us know is there are any myths that we missed that you want addressed by sending us an email or reaching out to us on social media (links bellow). 
 
Visit our website at microbigals.com where we are updating with new content, including blog posts, regularly. You can also find us Instagram by searching for microbigals or on twitter @MicrobiGals.
Also, if you would like to donate to our show, we have started a kofi page. you can donate on our website or visit https://ko-fi.com/microbigals.