Emily Ashkin met Nobel laureate J. Michael Bishop at a high school science fair. At the time, Emily didn't feel like she belonged and Bishop gave her advice that still comforts her today.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Emily Ashkin met Nobel laureate J. Michael Bishop at a high school science fair. At the time, Emily didn't feel like she belonged and Bishop gave her advice that still comforts her today.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

I Doubted My Place

How do you explain complicated science and not put people to sleep? How do you balance home life with a career? PhD student Martyna Kosno talks about it with Jennifer Doudna. Doudna won the Nobel Prize in 2020 for her discovery of the gene-editing tool CRISPR–Cas9.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;How do you explain complicated science and not put people to sleep? How do you balance home life with a career?  PhD student Martyna Kosno talks about it with Jennifer Doudna. Doudna won the Nobel Prize in 2020 for her discovery of the gene-editing tool CRISPR–Cas9.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Don't be Dissuaded by the Naysayers

When MD-PhD student David Basta started his PhD, he thought he wanted a mentor who would tell him exactly what to do. Instead, he got a helpful lesson in failure from his principal investigator, Dianne Newman -- a MacArthur-Award-winning microbiologist.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;When MD-PhD student David Basta started his PhD, he thought he wanted a mentor who would tell him exactly what to do. Instead, he got a helpful lesson in failure from his principal investigator, Dianne Newman -- a MacArthur-Award-winning microbiologist.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

I Wanted the Wrong Things

Kwabena Kusi-Mensah, a child psychiatrist from Ghana, meets one of his scientific heroes: Harold Freeman. Early in his career, Harold Freeman recognized that poor Black Americans were disproportionately dying from cancer. He made it his mission to change that.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Kwabena Kusi-Mensah, a child psychiatrist from Ghana, meets one of his scientific heroes: Harold Freeman. Early in his career, Harold Freeman recognized that poor Black Americans were disproportionately dying from cancer. He made it his mission to change that.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Reach Higher

When Dina Zamil was growing up, the people around her discouraged her from going to medical school. She took inspiration from Eqbal Dauqan, a biochemist and refugee from Yemen, who has succeeded in science despite enormous obstacles.

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;When Dina Zamil was growing up, the people around her discouraged her from going to medical school. She took inspiration from Eqbal Dauqan, a biochemist and refugee from Yemen, who has succeeded in science despite enormous obstacles.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Nobody Wanted Me to be a Doctor

How do you silence the naysayers or manage your self-doubt? Is there an upside to failure? On Dial an Idol, emerging scientists and physicians call their scientific heroes for guidance. They get advice that's useful whether you want to be a scientist or anything else.

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