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#096 The Power of Network — Dr Patrick Malone (Northpond Ventures)

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How to Pick the Right Lab for Your PhD

I've had a number of follow up conversations with folks that are early in their PhD and they're trying to pick a PhD lab. They say, well, what's hot in venture right now? And the latest biotech wave of companies,. What area is most interesting? Is it CRISPR? Is it RNA editing? Is it field X? Like what's hot? And therefore, I want to do my PhD in it. You know, his position is that that's a bit of a dangerous way to think about it for a couple reasons. One, who knows what's going to be hot in five years? It's hard to predict. But more importantly, he says, you

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