Tears In Rain Ep4: Lev Tsypin

On this episode of Tears In Rain, I interview Dr. Lev Tsypin, a postdoc at Stanford University, focusing on non-model protists. His background is in microbiology, and we spoke in detail about his project, but most importantly about the struggles he had to overcome both personal and academic, all during a pandemic we all are much too familiar with. A story of familial expectations, curiosity, personal hardship, and the evergreen importance of rock-solid mentorship. He mentioned his disappointment of how his institution handled the pandemic and ways in which he worked to make positive change. He aspires to develop a research program at a Primarily Undergraduate Institution, and we spoke about our mutual appreciation for how important research experience is at the undergraduate level. Lots of wisdom shared.
Lev's Thesis:
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Lev's Thesis Defense Video:
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Really Cool Marine Biodiversity Course:
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Graduate Student Podcast at UC Berkeley:
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Another Thesis Podcast:
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Writings and Musings by Lev:
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[@STEAMulater]

Loving your podcast! Looking forward to more!!!

[@lucash7012]

So many interviews! Love it