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Rebecca Povilus smiling and holding a small pot containing a plant, in the greenhouse

Learn what it’s like to be a postdoctoral researcher (AKA postdoc) at Whitehead Institute, how our postdocs found their way to science, their biggest disasters in the lab, and what they enjoy doing outside of work.

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In each episode of this podcast, we talk to a biology graduate student about what experiences drew them into science and how those experiences have shaped their research.

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The podcast of Whitehead Institute, unwinding the science and the people behind some of the Institute’s most exciting discoveries.

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Research technician Brittania Moodie has been leading virtual science workshops for rural students in her home country of Jamaica to help improve access to science education.