Dial An Idol

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.

I Doubted My Place 02/10/2021

I Doubted My Place 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. /episode/index/show/laskerfoundation/id/17903522

Don’t be Dissuaded by the Naysayers 02/10/2021

Don’t be Dissuaded by the Naysayers 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. /episode/index/show/laskerfoundation/id/17903465

I Wanted the Wrong Things 02/10/2021

I Wanted the Wrong Things 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. /episode/index/show/laskerfoundation/id/17903297

Reach Higher 02/10/2021

Reach Higher 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. /episode/index/show/laskerfoundation/id/17903150

Nobody Wanted Me to be a Doctor 02/10/2021

Nobody Wanted Me to be a Doctor 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. /episode/index/show/laskerfoundation/id/17903045

99 Percent of Us Are Underdogs 02/10/2021

99 Percent of Us Are Underdogs Andrew Tran struggled with self-doubt. But Andrew’s obsession with instant ramen led him to a scientist who changed his perspective. He learned about Barry Marshall, who discovered the cause of ulcers by taking matters into his own gut. /episode/index/show/laskerfoundation/id/17902988

Dial an Idol 01/27/2021

Dial an Idol 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. /episode/index/show/laskerfoundation/id/17713511

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