#1-19 - A Discussion with the Vice Presidents of the Max Planck Society ft. Dr. Asifa Akhtar - Biology and Medicine Section

In this episode of the Offspring Podcast, Srinath, Niko and Alli talk to Dr. Asifa Akhtar, one of the newly appointed Vice Presidents of the Max Planck Society representing the Biology and Medicine Section.  We discuss various topics of interest to a Doctoral researcher of the MPG, including the being an international citizen in the current scientific world, lives of PhDs, importance of communication and onboarding, and many more.  For more details, make sure to listen to the entire episode.

To know more about Dr.Asifa Akhtar:

https://www.mpg.de/7453315/immunbiologie_wissM3

https://www.mpg.de/15141111/asifa-akhtar-vice-president-biology-medicine-section

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Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar

Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus/?hl=es

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Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar

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Allison Lewis: https://twitter.com/OswaldsMom

Adrian Lahola: https://twitter.com/AdrianLahola

Sandra Fendl: TBA

Until Next Week, Stay Safe and Stay Healthy