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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Socials Homepage: https://www.fredhutch.org/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HutchinsonCenterX: https://x.com/fredhutchLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fredhutch/TikTok: tiktok.com/@fredhutchYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/fredhutchInstagram: https://instagram.com/fredhutchDr. Bender IgancioORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6167-1447Fred Hutchinson: https://www.fredhutch.org/en/faculty-lab-directory/bender-ignacio-rachel.htmlUW Positive Research: https://www.uwpositiveresearch.com/Hope Group: https://research.fredhutch.org/hope/NIH Bibliography: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/rachel.bender%20ignacio.1/bibliography/public/SciAnts Links:https://linktr.ee/sciants

Pertinent Links:San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Donation Page: Donation pageSan Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance: https://sandiegozoowildlifealliance.orgSan Diego Zoo: https://zoo.sandiegozoo.orgSan Diego Zoo Safari Park: https://sdzsafaripark.orgMaryles Houck ORCID ID: 0000-0002-3879-9511

Recorded on 07.31.2025ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2265-2785Fred Hutch Cancer Center: https://www.fredhutch.org/en.htmlDonate to Fred Hutch: https://www.fredhutch.org/en/ways-to-give.htmlAll things SciAnts Media: https://linktr.ee/sciants

Recorded on 08.27.2025Pertinent Links:Drosophila Stock Center: https://bdsc.indiana.edu/Cart/BatchEntryGoogle Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jhzGvxUAAAAJ&hl=enAll things SciAnts Mediahttps://linktr.ee/sciants

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Today we are talking to Lana_Lux, an independent game developer on Twitch, about her journey from a physics degree, to a career in web development and now a full time game developer. Donate to Girls Who Code:https://tilt.fyi/TiBP83X7rNLana_Lux socials:Strain on SteamTwitchYouTubeInstagramX: https://x.com/WTFLanaLuxAll things SciAnts can be found on our Linktree

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