#12: Science, Medicine, and the MD/PhD Degree

Thinking Critically

In this episode, I'm speaking with Lindsey, Juliana, and Marisol about science, medicine, and their journey to attain the MD/PhD degree. We discuss: •Their individual journeys towards science and why they chose the aspects of medicine that they did. •What the MD/PhD degree is and their experiences thus far in NYU's program. •The genesis story for how they met and why they decided to found their science communication brand Scopes & Scrubs. •What excites them the most about the future of medicine. •What it means to be a STEMinist. •Their thoughts on fake news and how to push back against it. •And other topics. Lindsey is originally from Las Vegas, Nevada but fell in love with New York City after moving there for college where she graduated from Columbia University in 2017 with a degree in Neuroscience. She has a wide range of research interests including stem cell biology, immunology, and neuroscience. Currently, she is studying bone stem cells in a bone, orthopedic, and surgery lab. In the future, she wants to be a surgeon as well as continuing to study stem cells, but in her own lab. As the identical twin to Lindsey, Juliana is also originally from Las Vegas, Nevada and also moved to New York City to study Neuroscience at Columbia University where she graduated in 2017. She always knew that she wanted to be a doctor, but after experiencing research as an undergraduate, she knew that she wanted to work in a lab as well, which is why she decided to pursue the MD/PhD as it would allow the best of both worlds. She is currently researching neuronal innervation to the skin and how this knowledge can be used to regenerate fully functional skin. She plans to continue her research in this area after graduating as a physician-scientist. Marisol is originally from Miami where she is one of three sisters born to Cuban and Argentinian parents. She is a first generation college graduate and a Worlds Ahead Scholar from FIU where she graduated in Biology and Chemistry in 2016. The complexity of the brain to control every aspect of humanity is a realization that has fascinated her ever since experiencing her grandmother's mental deterioration from Alzheimer's disease. This experience has lead to her current research in neuroelectrophysiology methods, which can then be applied to diseases such as Alzheimer's and epilepsy. You can find their website here: https://www.scopesandscrubs.org/ You can find them on social media here: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCutSEUCL2o1PxWiPSNPFQsA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scopesandscrubs/ You can find this episode on our YouTube channel as well: https://youtu.be/AV6g49lUb8Y This podcast is supported and produced by Grips Visual Marketing. Grips believes in creating something that disrupts attention spans and challenges the marketing status quo. They do this by creating high quality visual content that GRIPS your audience. You can find them on: Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/getagrip.vm/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getagrip.vm/