Koosha is a medical oncologist at Rush University Hospital in Chicago IL 😎. In addition to treating patients, he collaborates with leading pharma companies in the search for better cancer therapies. He is also deeply committed to mentoring medical and pre-medical students and is always down to share real-world insights that only an insider could provide 🎓✨.
Being a veterinarian can be so much more than just treating furry patients all day 🐾. Dr. Kim is a pathologist who helps diagnose complex conditions in animals of all shapes and sizes. She also advises students thinking about going into vet med. What’s it like being a veterinarian? What doors does it open? How competitive is it? Is AI changing the game? You can now get advised directly by an expert 😎.
Ehsan is a cancer researcher and serial pharma entrepreneur. He currently serves as the CEO/president of TWO startup companies 💼📈!! From grad school grind, to academia, to the corporate world, he’s truly done it all 💯. Let him advise you on getting into your dream graduate program or building a path towards scientific entrepreneurship🎯.
After getting his joint PharmD/PhD degrees, Karol decided to use his ✨advanced✨ clinical and technical expertise towards moving scientific breakthroughs out of the laboratory and into the real world 🧬🌍. You will never know how many unconventional career paths exist for scientists or pharmacists until you meet someone like him!
Manead’s story will tell you how competitive some career paths can be ⚔️. She built an unmatched foundation in VC, business, and science while in grad school, which helped her land her dream job right after 🎯. She is an ideal mentor for students exploring alternative careers in science.
Kaiser is a Product Manager working at the intersection of accounting and AI. After getting his Masters of Accounting degree in 2021, his love for the tech world took him to Silicon Valley where he currently works on AI applications in accounting 🤖📈💰. If you’re a business major trying to stay ahead of the game, hit him up!
Arguably, making the transition from academia into scientific entrepreneurship is one of the most GOATed ways of creating real impact 📈. After years of research, Jenna identified a gap in the drug discovery pipeline, and she decided to take a leap of faith with her co-founders. She thinks this transition was one of the hardest, but most rewarding decisions she ever made 🏆. Do you think you have what it takes too?
As a pharmacist by training, Elnaz was dissatisfied with the supplement choices available to her family. So she decided to take matters into her own hands💪. She advises on bootstrap entrepreneurship and alternative careers to pharmacists and scientists.
Chiara is the ultimate mentor for competitive applications. She got into UPenn for a Bachelor of Engineering degree (and two minors!), and got into UCLA for a Bioengineering PhD with no gap years. Get her thoughts on your application or ask her about her PhD experience.
Dr. Cesar de la Fuente is a pioneering force in AI-driven antibiotic discovery. His absolutely 🐐’ed ideas and his rigorous ways of doing science have earned him numerous highly prestigious awards (Langer Prize, Fleming Prize, etc.) and publications in ✨top-tier✨ journals such as Nature and Cell. His work has been cited over 21k times. Ask him about the future of AI in biology, or what an Ivy-League professor looks for in a student 💯.
Josh is a passionate (pre)medical advisor 🩺. He’s helped tens of students focus on what makes or breaks a medical school application. As a US Army trainee🫡, he also knows about the Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP).
Chase is the co-founder and CSO of Valinor, a multi-million-dollar biotech company that is on a mission to transform drug discovery 🎯. As a PhD-trained scientist, he’s fully explored academia, industry, and scientific entrepreneurship. Seek his advice about AI x bio trends or grad school ROI.
Is a PhD degree worth it, is it enough? What are the best add-ons to it? What non-traditional career doors does it open? How competitive is all of this? Where do I even start? These are just some of the questions you can ask Dr. Rhodes❓ From hardcore “wet lab” research, to business development, to the entrepreneurial grind, she’s a 🐐’d mentor fr fr.