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In today’s episode, Xiaoran Liu interviews Dr. Özgül Agbaba, a chemist at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, the founder of the high-performance material synthesis company MechSyn, and the owner of a wine bar @WeinCafé Cuvée. They discuss possible career paths after a PhD and the life-changing decision-making.  Özgül tells how and why she started a wine bar after a PhD in chemistry and then to establish a start-up company. She explained the way she reshaped herself all the way long. If you are wondering what you want to do after your academic education, listen to this episode, and I am sure you will get the power and belief to go forward. Learn more about Özgül Agbaba: linkedin.com/in/özgül-agbaba-678b6946 You can follow us on:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast   YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet   If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de   Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog   Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus   See you soon!

In this episode, Marcel interviews Dr. Christoph Miehl, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Chicago, about topics revolving around open and reproducible science.  Christoph also shares his experience as an eLife community ambassador as well as what it is like to do a postdoc in the US.  Learn more about Dr. Christoph Miehl’s work at: https://www.christophmiehl.com/ Check out the review on open science: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.89736 Remember to follow us on: X: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet For feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de.  Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

Today, Bea talks to Dr. Ulrich Betz, vice president of Innovation at Merck and head of the Future Insights Association. Bea and Ulrich talk about the upcoming Future Insights Conference on July 10th and 11th 2024, what you can expect, the top speakers that will be joining, and how to get a free ticket! Below you can also find a code to buy a ticket for a cheaper price. They also talk about the Future Insights Association, an non-profit organisation that organises science events to unite scientists and leaders around the world. Anyone can become a part of the association! They talk about what it’s like to be a member and the upcoming future projects they are working on. To find out more information about Dr. Ulrich Betz, the Future Insights Conference, and the Insights Association check out here: Buy ticket: https://www.curiousfutureinsight.org/20% Discount code:BEAFUTUREINSIGHThttps://pretix.eu/curiousfutureinsight/curious2024/redeem?voucher=BEAFUTUREINSIGHT Become member: https://www.curiousfutureinsight.org/wp-content/uploads/Future-Insight-Membership-Form-Englisch__Stand07.02.2023.pdf Curious Tickets: Register - Curious2024 Registration (curious2024-registration.com)For free student tickets add “vfa sponsored ticket” as part of your affiliation Sign-up for the Merck Microplastics Hackathon: Research Challenges - Research | Merck (merckgroup.com)Http://make-science-not-war.org Dr. Ulrich A.K. Betz Ulrich Betz - Homepage - Dr. Ulrich A.K. Betz Dr. Ulrich Betz - Diploma Biochemist - is Vice President of Innovation at Merck, head of the department Innovation & Entrepreneurship Incubator X (formerly Twitter) Ulrich Betz (@UlrichBetz) on X Senior Vice President Innovation Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany Member of the German Council for Science and Humanities curiousfutureinsight.org Curious2024 – Future Insight™ One of the world’s most renowned gatherings on the future of science & technology. July 10–11, 2024. Germany. (150 kB) https://www.curiousfutureinsight.org/pretix.eu Voucher redemption :: Curious2024 - Future Insight™ Conference (256 kB) https://pretix.eu/curiousfutureinsight/curious2024/redeem?voucher=BEAFUTUREINSIGHT17:55 Uhr

We’re back! In this short episode, we welcome our new hosts Huizi, Simone, and Teresa, who recently joined, and explain their motivation for getting involved! Also, our hosts Marcel and Juli discuss some of the upcoming podcast episodes.   Remember to follow us on: X: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet For feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de.  Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

Tune in for our season 4 wrap-up as we say goodbye to Bea and Xiaoran! Remember to follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet For feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de.  Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus Stay tuned for season 5!

Today, Bea talks to Prof. Dr. Christian F. Doeller, a director at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences and vice president of the Max Planck Society. His research is focused on studying how the brain and the mind work. Together with his research group they try to answer some of the fundamental questions about neuroscience.  Bea and Christian talk about the concept of the memory, the role the memory plays in our lives, and how memory is different in different people. Christian explains the memory in different species and how we can improve our memory, and so on. To find out more listen to the episode!      To find out more information about Prof. Dr. Christian F. Doeller, check out here: https://doellerlab.com/       MPE_EVA’s Twitter: @doellerlab and @mpi_cbs   Episode Art: Picture of Prof. Doeller © Steffen Roth, Berlin                   Photo by Milad Fakurian on Unsplash   You can follow us on:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast   YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet   If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de     Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog   Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus   See you soon!  

Tune in to our latest episode with Dr. Jan Kirchner, a member of technical staff at OpenAI, one of the most famous startups right now in Silicon Valley. We explore his career path, his application process for OpenAI and his work as a member of the alignment team. We’ll also touch on lots of other topics, ranging from cognitive science to computational neuroscience and artificial intelligence. To find out more about, check out: Twitter: @janhkirchner Jan's blog: https://universalprior.substack.com/ OpenAI website: https://openai.com/ Remember to follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet For feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de.  Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

Today, Xiaoran talks to a special guest Damla.  She is an influencer and a content creator in self-growth and wellness areas. And she is sharing her stories about dealing with anxiety disorder in daily life on social medias. Xiaoran and Damla talk about the importance of mental health , how and when to reach out help, as well as, how to incorporate with your family and friends. Damla also shares the tips and experiences on the way of living with anxiety disorder.    To find out more information about her, check out her Instagram, TikTok and Pinterest @theselfgrowthpath.   Episode Art: Photo by Tim Chow on Unsplash   You can follow us on:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast   YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet   If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de     Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog   Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus   See you soon!

Tune in as we continue our series on RNA-related research. Today’s guest is Dr. Danny Nedialkova, group leader at the MPI of Biochemistry in Martinsried. We will explore her scientific trajectory and discuss various topics in the field of gene expression, including the genetic code, sequencing technologies, and an understudied class of molecules known as transfer RNAs (tRNAs).  To find out more about Dr. Danny Nedialkova’s work, check out: www.biochem.mpg.de/Nedialkova Remember to follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet For feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de.  Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!

In this episode, tune in for Marcel’s conversation with Lindsay Ejoh, a PhD candidate at the University of Pennsylvania. They discuss some of the idiosyncrasies of doing a PhD in the USA as well as Lindsay’s research on the neural circuit mechanisms of pain and pain relief. They also touch on Lindsay’s science communication efforts, which include a SciCom TikTok channel as well as being a Co-Editor and Staff Writer of the online blog “Penn NeuroKnow”. To find out more about Lindsay Ejoh, check out: TikTok: neuro_melody Instagram: neuro_melody Twitter: neuro_melody https://pennneuroknow.com/ Remember to follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet For feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de.  Check out our Offspring Blog for more content: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog Intro & Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus See you soon!