Dr Anemone Franz - Biosecurity and 80,000 hours

Dr Anemone is a German doctor with a background in global health and infectious diseases. At the time of recording this podcast, she was working as an advisor at the nonprofit organisation 80,000 Hours. She is now pursuing a Masters in Public Health. Prior to all this, she was a clinical trial physician at Alvea, a start-up company aiming to accelerate medical countermeasure development and deployment for pandemic prevention.

Our discussion today covers: 

• Leaving behind a clinical career 

• Her experience of working at a start-up 

• 80,000 hours 

• Resources for biosecurity enthusiasts 

Articles, books and other media discussed in the show: 

80,000 hours Website and Career Guide 

Apollo Report 

80,000 hours Podcast Dr Tom Inglesby on how to prevent global catastrophic biological risks

Doing Good Better by William MacAskill 

Biosecurity Dilemmas by Christian Enemark