Becoming a Scientist: Advice From Seven Research Scientists in Microbiology

<p>Becoming a Scientist! A dream of so many but do you actually know what this means? There are so many different kinds of scientists even within the world of microbiology. </p> <p>In this episode, we talk about just a few of the main scientists within microbiology including how to become a bioinformatics scientist, how to become a research scientist in microbiology, and how to become a Medical Laboratory Scientist.</p> <p>But don't just take our word for it. We've compiled advice from 7 expert scientists in the field. You can find the full length of each of their interviews below for a deeper dive into their careers and research: </p> <p>Antonia Zhang - Senior Research Associate, Biochemistry</p> <p><a href='https://www.microbigals.com/the-microbe-moment-science-podcast/episode/22541c2c/the-microbe-moment-of-michael-weinstein-director-laboratory-information-systems-at-zymo-research'>Michael Weinstein</a> - Sr. Bioinformatics Scientist</p> <p><a href='https://www.microbigals.com/the-microbe-moment-science-podcast/episode/1e51de17/interview-with-geoffrey-hannigan'>Geof Hannigan</a> -  Executive Director at Merck Digital Sciences Studio (Startup Accelerator), Principal Scientist at Merck</p> <p><a href='https://www.microbigals.com/the-microbe-moment-science-podcast/episode/1d3260ca/the-microbe-moment-of-dr-travis-gibson-gut-microbiome-machine-learning-and-experimental-design'>Travis Gibson</a> - Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital.</p> <p><a href='https://www.microbigals.com/the-microbe-moment-science-podcast/episode/20cf0473/luis-plaza-of-lets-talk-micro'>Luis Plaza </a> - Medical Laboratory Scientist - And Check out his podcast <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-talk-micro/id1569467721'>Let's Talk Micro! </a></p> <p> </p> <p>What other careers in microbiology do you want to learn about? Let us know by sending an email or reaching out to us on social media (links below). </p> <p> </p> <p>Visit our website at <a href='https://www.microbigals.com/'>microbigals.com</a> where we re