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. 

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.

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: 

Antonia Zhang - Senior Research Associate, Biochemistry

Michael Weinstein - Sr. Bioinformatics Scientist

Geof Hannigan -  Executive Director at Merck Digital Sciences Studio (Startup Accelerator), Principal Scientist at Merck

Travis Gibson - Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Luis Plaza  - Medical Laboratory Scientist - And Check out his podcast Let's Talk Micro! 

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