Don’t focus on your weaknesses, identify and harness your strengths | PEERing into Science with Dr. JP Flores

Today’s episode, I get to chat with a future (as of April 2026 itwill be official) Dr. JP Flores! He is a powerhouse of a scientist and trainee, he is a Philopeno American raised in LA. He stayed in LA for undergrad, going to Occidental College, found his love for research studying cone snails, and continued with that love for science to UNC Chapel Hill, where he has led multiple science communication and advocacy roles as a PhD student. It was anabsolute pleasure to talk with him about how he started the Science for Goodnon-profit and the From Where Does it Stem Podcast (available everywhere), all while completing a PhD! Forewarning, this was a lesson in audio production – don’t use a regular microphone that you can’t control the gain on! Sorry for the choppy editing on this one, but thankfully, I interviewed a seasoned podcaster, so his audio quality is great!  JP’s Projects mentioned in this episode Science for GoodFrom Where Does it StemI hope you enjoy this and let us know what you think! You can find us at https://peeringintosciencepod.figma.site/@peeringintosciencepod on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Bluesky⁠, and ⁠TikTok⁠ The PEERing into Science Podcast is made possible by our lovely team of neuroscience graduate students, including Tania Miramontes, Nina Luong, Joseline Medranos, and Juliana Cuartas. And our music is by ⁠Aztec Caves⁠Audio content credits: All effect sounds were from Pixabay and the royalty-free artistsfrom there, thank you!