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  • 180 | Vulnerable Everlyn Kimanthi and Irene Kamau | Scientists of Kenya Association

    1 JUN 2023 · https://www.linkedin.com/in/everlyn-kimanthi-785871202/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/irene-kamau-1542a6272/Learn more about SCOKA: https://scoka.co.ke/about_us This Podcast is brought to you by https://scicomm.digital/. For digital marketing services, contact info {at} scicomm {dot} digital Feel free to reach out if you want to discuss a topic in the science career space or anything as a scientist that might have nothing to do with science but affects scientists. The podcast is on social media @TVscientistPod and Website; https://thevulnerablescientist.com/. You can https://www.patreon.com/thevulnerablescientist (https://www.patreon.com/thevulnerablescientist) on Patreon or Paypal sarahnyanchera(at)gmail or Mpesa at (254)0718-896-962 under Sarah Nyakeri. Hosted on Acast. See https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
    1h 18m 51s
  • 179 | Hobbies | Highs | Early Career Kenyan Bioinformatician | Vulnerable Lilian Mbaisi Ang'ang'o Part 7

    7 NOV 2022 · https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilian-mbaisi-ang-ang-o-b4206b51 is an OWSD Ph.D. Fellow at the University of Rhodes University in South Africa. She is originally from Kenya and has done her BSc in Biomedical Science and Masters in Bioinformatics, both from the University of Nairobi. She developed an interest in Malaria research in KEMRI and has managed to still do in her Ph.D. where she was able to continue with the work she started in her MSc research. Her work is revolutionary after she was part of the team that discovered a microbe that was able to block malaria and be an alternative to insecticides at ICIPE. Lily came to the podcast not knowing that she had a story to tell but ended up giving us 5+ hours of candid conversation about her journey in science and how her interest in bioinformatics was sparked. You will come to learn that she is such a good storyteller and able to give a detailed account of how it came to be. She also gives a clear picture of what it is like being a university student for over 8 years now in the quest to learn and do well. Feel free to reach out too if you want to talk about a certain topic in the science career space or anything as a scientist that might have nothing to with science but affects scientists. The podcast is on social media @TVscientistPod and Website; https://thevulnerablescientist.com/. You can https://www.patreon.com/thevulnerablescientist (https://www.patreon.com/thevulnerablescientist) on Patreon or Paypal sarahnyanchera(at)gmail or Mpesa at (254)0718-896-962 under Sarah Nyakeri. Hosted on Acast. See https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
    52m 10s
  • 178 | Phd in South Africa | Research Career | Lows | Vulnerable Lilian Mbaisi Ang'ang'o Part 6

    7 NOV 2022 · https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilian-mbaisi-ang-ang-o-b4206b51 is an OWSD Ph.D. Fellow at the University of Rhodes University in South Africa. She is originally from Kenya and has done her BSc in Biomedical Science and Masters in Bioinformatics, both from the University of Nairobi. She developed an interest in Malaria research in KEMRI and has managed to still do in her Ph.D. where she was able to continue with the work she started in her MSc research. Her work is revolutionary after she was part of the team that discovered a microbe that was able to block malaria and be an alternative to insecticides at ICIPE. Lily came to the podcast not knowing that she had a story to tell but ended up giving us 5+ hours of candid conversation about her journey in science and how her interest in bioinformatics was sparked. You will come to learn that she is such a good storyteller and able to give a detailed account of how it came to be. She also gives a clear picture of what it is like being a university student for over 8 years now in the quest to learn and do well. Feel free to reach out too if you want to talk about a certain topic in the science career space or anything as a scientist that might have nothing to with science but affects scientists. The podcast is on social media @TVscientistPod and Website; https://thevulnerablescientist.com/. You can https://www.patreon.com/thevulnerablescientist (https://www.patreon.com/thevulnerablescientist) on Patreon or Paypal sarahnyanchera(at)gmail or Mpesa at (254)0718-896-962 under Sarah Nyakeri. Hosted on Acast. See https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
    40m 42s
  • 177 | Black Tax | Employment | Funding Masters in Kenya | Vulnerable Lilian Mbaisi Ang'ang'o Part 5

    6 NOV 2022 · https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilian-mbaisi-ang-ang-o-b4206b51 is an OWSD Ph.D. Fellow at the University of Rhodes University in South Africa. She is originally from Kenya and has done her BSc in Biomedical Science and Masters in Bioinformatics, both from the University of Nairobi. She developed an interest in Malaria research in KEMRI and has managed to still do in her Ph.D. where she was able to continue with the work she started in her MSc research. Her work is revolutionary after she was part of the team that discovered a microbe that was able to block malaria and be an alternative to insecticides at ICIPE. Lily came to the podcast not knowing that she had a story to tell but ended up giving us 5+ hours of candid conversation about her journey in science and how her interest in bioinformatics was sparked. You will come to learn that she is such a good storyteller and able to give a detailed account of how it came to be. She also gives a clear picture of what it is like being a university student for over 8 years now in the quest to learn and do well. Feel free to reach out too if you want to talk about a certain topic in the science career space or anything as a scientist that might have nothing to with science but affects scientists. The podcast is on social media @TVscientistPod and Website; https://thevulnerablescientist.com/. You can https://www.patreon.com/thevulnerablescientist (https://www.patreon.com/thevulnerablescientist) on Patreon or Paypal sarahnyanchera(at)gmail or Mpesa at (254)0718-896-962 under Sarah Nyakeri. #Africa #sciencepodcast #podcastaboutscientists Hosted on Acast. See https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
    55m 53s
  • 003 | GMO? Mathematician housing 9 kids Reacts | Dr. Lucy Muthoni

    18 OCT 2022 · The announcement by the government, after a cabinet meeting on October 3, 2022, chaired by Kenyan President William Ruto, that it had lifted the ban on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) after a 10-year suspension has led to various reactions from Kenyans. In this episode, we get a reaction from a typical Kenyan who houses 9 kids and a mathematician.Dr https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucymuthoni is a senior lecturer in the department of mathematics at Strathmore University for Mathematics and Actuarial science. She has a PhD in Mathematics (Mathematical Finance) with a strong background in Actuarial Science and risk management. Dr Lucy is a wide reader and the information given in this episode is based on what she has read and not an expert in the field. The Key takeaway is as a Kenyan, she is happy about the ban being lifted since this means she doesn't have to worry about food, especially with climate change. and hoping In the following episodes, I will be talking to 2 Kenyan Biotech experts, both previous and current employees of the National Biosafety authority in Kenya. Music Credit: Dance like Mike, https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/genres/beats Composed by Scoobadive, Produced by Scoobadive. Release date September 30, 2022, Downloaded on October 13th 2022. https://thevulnerablescientist.com/ is a space for a scientist to tell their honest and authentic stories.Support: https://www.patreon.com/thevulnerablescientist Hosted on Acast. See https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
    35m 17s
  • 002 | GMO? Kenyan GMO Maker Reacts | Dr. Susan Moenga (Plant Biotechnologist)

    13 OCT 2022 · The announcement by the government, after a cabinet meeting on October 3, 2022, chaired by Kenyan President William Ruto, that it had lifted the ban on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) after a 10-year suspension has led to various reactions from Kenyans. In this episode, we get a reaction from a Kenyan who has made and eaten a GMO before as a Plant Biotechnologist (Susan Moenga). Dr Susan Moenga who is a Plant Biotechnology expert and whose previous research has seen her make a GMO plant before gives her views on the Ban. She also explains why she would prefer calling it genetic engineering instead of genetic modification since genetic modification is a bit wide and may have no intent. Dr. Susan currently works as a Post-doc at ICRISAT and computational biologist at Nucicer. The Key takeaway is we have been eating GM foods in Kenya the conventional way but not genetically modified foods at the molecular level known as genetic engineering which is what was recently accepted. She also encourages not to put Genetic modification to be of plants only but the possibility of more in other areas of research. In the following episodes, I will be talking to a Kenyan Biotech expert who has worked for the National Biosafety authority in Kenya for years. Music Credit: Dance like Mike, https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/genres/beats Composed by Scoobadive, Produced by Scoobadive. Release date September 30, 2022, Downloaded on October 13th 2022. https://thevulnerablescientist.com/ is a space for a scientist to tell their honest and authentic stories.Support: https://www.patreon.com/thevulnerablescientist Hosted on Acast. See https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
    22m 16s
  • 001 | GMO? Kenyan Cancer Researcher Reacts | Dr. Victor Oria

    13 OCT 2022 · The announcement by the government, after a cabinet meeting on October 3, 2022, chaired by Kenyan President William Ruto, that it had lifted the ban on Genetically Modified Crops (GMO) after a 10-year suspension took has led to various reactions from Kenyans. In this episode, we get a reaction from a cancer researcher based in Denmark on his views on the same. https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-oria-phd-a9035856is a Cancer Researcher at the Biotech Research and Innovation centre at the university of Copenhagen, Denmark. He is also the chief scientist at the integrated cancer research foundation of Kenya. He is a passionate science communicator who cares about his country of Origin and what his fellow country knows about science. The Key takeaway is that cancer is not caused by GMOs based on the current research done so far. Check out the second episode talking to someone who has made a GMO before as promised. Music Credit: Dance like Mike, https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/genres/beats Composed by Scoobadive, Produced by Scoobadive. Release date September 30, 2022, Downloaded on October 13th 2022. https://thevulnerablescientist.com/ is a space for a scientist to tell their honest and authentic stories.Support: https://www.patreon.com/thevulnerablescientist Hosted on Acast. See https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
    54m 33s
  • 176 | Becoming a Bioinformatician | Vulnerable Lilian Mbaisi Ang'ang'o Part 4

    15 SEP 2022 · https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilian-mbaisi-ang-ang-o-b4206b51 is an OWSD Ph.D. Fellow at the University of Rhodes University in South Africa. She is originally from Kenya and has done her BSc in Biomedical Science and Masters in Bioinformatics, both from the University of Nairobi. She developed an interest in Malaria research in KEMRI and has managed to still do in her Ph.D. where she was able to continue with the work she started in her MSc research. Her work is revolutionary after she was part of the team that discovered a microbe that was able to block malaria and be an alternative to insecticides at ICIPE. Lily came to the podcast not knowing that she had a story to tell but ended up giving us 5+ hours of candid conversation about her journey in science and how her interest in bioinformatics was sparked. You will come to learn that she is such a good storyteller and able to give a detailed account of how it came to be. She also gives a clear picture of what it is like being a university student for over 8 years now in the quest to learn and do well. Feel free to reach out too if you want to talk about a certain topic in the science career space or anything as a scientist that might have nothing to with science but affects scientists. The podcast is on social media @TVscientistPod and Website; https://thevulnerablescientist.com/. You can https://www.patreon.com/thevulnerablescientist (https://www.patreon.com/thevulnerablescientist) on Patreon or Paypal sarahnyanchera(at)gmail or Mpesa at (254)0718-896-962 under Sarah Nyakeri. Hosted on Acast. See https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
    36m 58s
  • 175 | Women in STEM | Vulnerable Lilian Mbaisi Ang'ang'o Part 3

    14 SEP 2022 · https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilian-mbaisi-ang-ang-o-b4206b51 is an OWSD Ph.D. Fellow at the University of Rhodes University in South Africa. She is originally from Kenya and has done her BSc in Biomedical Science and Masters in Bioinformatics, both from the University of Nairobi. She developed an interest in Malaria research in KEMRI and has managed to still do in her Ph.D. where she was able to continue with the work she started in her MSc research. Her work is revolutionary after she was part of the team that discovered a microbe that was able to block malaria and be an alternative to insecticides at ICIPE. Lily came to the podcast not knowing that she had a story to tell but ended up giving us 5+ hours of candid conversation about her journey in science and how her interest in bioinformatics was sparked. You will come to learn that she is such a good storyteller and able to give a detailed account of how it came to be. She also gives a clear picture of what it is like being a university student for over 8 years now in the quest to learn and do well. Feel free to reach out too if you want to talk about a certain topic in the science career space or anything as a scientist that might have nothing to with science but affects scientists. The podcast is on social media @TVscientistPod and Website; https://thevulnerablescientist.com/. You can https://www.patreon.com/thevulnerablescientist (https://www.patreon.com/thevulnerablescientist) on Patreon or Paypal sarahnyanchera(at)gmail or Mpesa at (254)0718-896-962 under Sarah Nyakeri. Hosted on Acast. See https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
    30m 53s
  • 174 | Rejection to Redirection | Vulnerable Lilian Mbaisi Ang'ang'o Part 2

    13 SEP 2022 · https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilian-mbaisi-ang-ang-o-b4206b51 is an OWSD Ph.D. Fellow at the University of Rhodes University in South Africa. She is originally from Kenya and has done her BSc in Biomedical Science and Masters in Bioinformatics, both from the University of Nairobi. She developed an interest in Malaria research in KEMRI and has managed to still do in her Ph.D. where she was able to continue with the work she started in her MSc research. Her work is revolutionary after she was part of the team that discovered a microbe that was able to block malaria and be an alternative to insecticides at ICIPE. Lily came to the podcast not knowing that she had a story to tell but ended up giving us 5+ hours of candid conversation about her journey in science and how her interest in bioinformatics was sparked. You will come to learn that she is such a good storyteller and able to give a detailed account of how it came to be. She also gives a clear picture of what it is like being a university student for over 8 years now in the quest to learn and do well. Feel free to reach out too if you want to talk about a certain topic in the science career space or anything as a scientist that might have nothing to with science but affects scientists. The podcast is on social media @TVscientistPod and Website; https://thevulnerablescientist.com/. You can https://www.patreon.com/thevulnerablescientist (https://www.patreon.com/thevulnerablescientist) on Patreon or Paypal sarahnyanchera(at)gmail or Mpesa at (254)0718-896-962 under Sarah Nyakeri. Hosted on Acast. See https://acast.com/privacy for more information.
    30m 8s

Only scientists who are honest and authentic or are working towards it will be on this podcast. Professor Brene Brown's research shows that vulnerability fosters good emotional and mental health....

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Only scientists who are honest and authentic or are working towards it will be on this podcast. Professor Brene Brown's research shows that vulnerability fosters good emotional and mental health. It is a sign of courage. We become more resilient and brave when we embrace who we truly are and what we are feeling. The Vulnerable Scientist Podcast is a space for scientists to tell their honest and authentic stories. I am your host Sarah Nyakeri who happens to be a scientist, Informal science communicator and I help scientists create personal websites. If you want to support this show, go to www.patreon.com/thevulnerablescientist.com You can also follow this podcast on all social media platforms @TVScientistPodTheVulnerableScientist.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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