STEMspark Podcast

Dr. Chiara Manzini is an Associate Medical Professor at Rutgers, who leads a lab focused on neurogenetics and the developmental genetics and mechanisms behind various diseases and childhood autism. In this interview, she describes her path from middle school in Italy to becoming a PI and disproves the myth of needing to focus on one specialty in your research. She emphasizes the importance of trying things out and discusses her own day-to-day experiences. Tune in for more!Follow the Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/stemsparkpodcast/

Dr. Asha Anandaiah, is an academic physician specializing in Pulmonary and Critical Care medicine. In this interview, she describes her path from initially majoring in urban studies to becoming a scientist, and finally settling on academic medicine. She emphasizes that it is okay to have varying interests and want to pursue many of them, and she discusses her lasting goal of making a broad impact. I learned so much from my conversation with her and I hope you do too!

Dr. Jennifer Ragan is a licensed psychologist who specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy for OCD disorders. In this interview, she discusses how she became interested in psychology and talks about the different endeavors she is currently pursuing, including working at Mass General Hospital, having her private practice, and the digital therapy app she is working on. She also shares the importance of picking a career that you are passionate about and not letting others box you in. I found this conversation to be so fascinating and inspiring and I hope you do too. Follow the instagram here! https://www.instagram.com/stemsparkpodcast/

Dr. Katia DeSouza is the Director of Global Cell Therapy and Business Strategy at Johnson and Johnson. She talks about starting in biochemistry and her decision against pursuing research or an academic career and instead transitioning into scientific strategy and business intelligence. These roles eventually led her to work in Global Cell Therapy at J&J. She also shares why it’s important to stay disciplined in pursuing your passions and take advantage of any possible opportunities. I hope you find Dr. DeSouza's story and career just as inspiring as I did!

Episode #1 is finally here! Today's episode features the wonderful Dr. Rupal Patel. She talks about her background in speech pathology, and her role as a professor before becoming an entrepreneur and starting VocaliD, a company that creates synthetic voices. She shares her insights about pursuing multiple passions and not letting yourself be boxed in and gives further advice for anyone struggling to determine their path. I learned so much from her and I hope you do too! Follow STEMspark below: https://www.instagram.com/stemsparkpodcast/ Watch on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3V4TCEufMp8aBwFbtcVa3Q

Welcome to STEMspark, a podcast focused on helping teenagers explore different STEM careers! In this trailer, I explain who I am, why I created this podcast, and explain the format of each episode. I can't wait to explore these careers alongside you all! I hope you'll tune in to learn from our amazing guests and find what you might be interested in! Follow STEMspark below! https://linktr.ee/STEMsparkpodcast