Black in Science

Black in Science


Latest Episodes

Episode 37: Black in Health Equity & Biomedical Science
July 09, 2023

On Episode 37 of Black in Science, I sat down with Dr. W. Marcus Lambert, who currently occupies a dual role at SUNY Downstate as the Associate Vice President for Research Strategy and Operations, as well as an Associate Professor in the Department of Epi

Episode 36: Black in Biophysics
June 01, 2023

On Episode 36 of Black in Science, I sat down with Dr. Whitney Stevens-Sostre who currently works as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. To start, Dr. Stevens-Sostre recounts her childhood while growing up in Ponce,

Episode 35: Black in Entomology
March 02, 2023

On Episode 35 of Black in Science, I spoke with Dr. Esther Ngumbi, who currently works as an Assistant Professor of Entomology at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. To open, Dr. Ngumbi discusses her childhood while growing up on the Kenyan Coas

Episode 34: 2022 Recap and Update
January 17, 2023

On this solo episode of Black and Science, I recap the major events that have occurred on and off the podcast in 2022 while also discussing upcoming changes for 2023. To open, I disclose a few of the reasons for the inconsistent uploading schedule during

Episode 33: Black in Astronomy
November 15, 2022

On Episode 33 of Black in Science, I spoke with Future Dr. Caprice Phillips, who’s currently enrolled as a 4th year Ph.D Candidate in the Department of Astronomy at the Ohio State University. To start, Caprice recounts her childhood while growing up in Ho

Episode 32: Black in Neuropsychology
September 06, 2022

On Episode 32 of Black in Science, I sat down with Dr. Anny Reyes, who recently started her postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Health. To open, Dr. Reyes discusses her childhood while growing up in the

Episode 31: Black in Structural Biology
July 31, 2022

On Episode 31 of Black in Science, I sat down with Dr. Jamaine Davis who currently works as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Cancer Biology at Meharry Medical College. To open, Dr. Davis discusses his childhood while growing up

Episode 30: Black in Infectious Disease
July 04, 2022

On Episode 30 of Black in Science, I spoke with double Dr. Chidi Akusobi who currently works as a first year Internal Medicine Resident at Massachusetts General Hospital. To open, Dr. Akusobi recounts his childhood while growing up in the Bronx, NY before

Episode 29: Black in Disease Ecology
June 06, 2022

On Episode 29 of Black in Science, I spoke with Kaylee Arnold, who’s currently in the midst of her Ph.D at the University of Georgia’s Odum School of Ecology. To open, Kaylee recounts her childhood while growing up in Oceanside, California before transiti

Episode 28: Black in Wildlife Biology
May 01, 2022

On Episode 28 of Black in Science, I spoke with Alex Troutman who recently graduated with his Master’s degree in Conservation Biology from Georgia Southern University. To start, Alex discusses the details of his childhood while growing up in Austell, Geor