My PhD- Peter Chianchiano

Peter is a 5th-year PhD student from the Pathobiology program at Johns Hopkins School of medicine.As part of Dr. Laura D. Wood’s lab, his thesis is focused on to understanding new mechanisms of invasion of pancreatic cancer by using patient derived samples in organoid models.The decision to follow the Academic or Industry path has been always in his mind. During his undergrad Peter worked in industry as a chemist and during his PhD, he worked as pro bono consultant at the Johns Hopkins Graduate Consulting Club (JHGCC) as well as participated in consulting competitions.We were happy to hear that he recently accepted a position as Consultant for after his PhD! Join us to hear about how is to work in a cancer research lab in close contact with the hospital and patient samples as well as the journey to pursue a career as a Consultant. Episode hosted by Gustavo Carrizo. We are looking for PhD students from Hopkins, as well as other Institutions in and outside the US!If you are interested in being interviewed for MyPhD please complete the following form and we will get in touch with you: MyPhD podcast application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScNA8TVvuajm9PeNJT9J0KnOLhOWluCegECALe_XSEWFQBWSQ/viewform?usp=sf_link