Articles by Sam Roome PhD

Scientist Talks: Rachelle Balez

Scientist Talks: Rachelle Balez

Next in our Scientist Talks video series, we speak to Rachelle Balez, a PhD student at the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute at the University of Wollongong in Australia.

Rachelle chatted to our Co-Founder and Marketing Director Sam Roome about her current research, as well as her experience of peer-reviewing scientific papers – including overcoming imposter syndrome and her advice for scientists who want to get started in peer-reviewing.

Apply for an Early Career Scientist Grant - it's quick and easy!

Apply for an Early Career Scientist Grant - it's quick and easy!

Grants of $500 are now available to early career life scientists to support them with their scientific careers. The grant is really flexible and it's super quick and easy to apply for. Find out more...

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Scientist Talks: Dr. James Quinn

Scientist Talks: Dr. James Quinn

For the first in our brand new Scientist Talks video series, we speak to Dr James Quinn from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston! James chatted to Sam Roome, our Co-Founder and Director of Marketing, about his current research identifying biomarkers for dementia, what it's like to make the transition from PhD to postdoc (and move abroad at the same time!), and getting used to presenting at virtual conferences in the current "new normal".

Meet the Hello Bio Team: Jen Hernandez

Meet the Hello Bio Team: Jen Hernandez

Meet the Hello Bio Team! In the first in our series of mini-interviews, Dr Sam Roome chats to Jen Hernández from our Customer Services department. Jen tells us all about her role at the US office in New Jersey and how she works with our customers, her love of road trips, and how lockdown has impacted her life and work.

Our Top 10 Science Podcasts

Our Top 10 Science Podcasts

On a long commute or while you’re pipetting in the lab, tuning in to learn something new while being entertained is a great way to pass the time. Give your eyes a well-earned break, open your ears and tune in - here are our top 10 science podcasts...

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Interviews with Scientists: Emanuela Bottani

Interviews with Scientists: Emanuela Bottani

Dr Emanuela Bottani works at the University of Verona, Italy, studying mitochondrial function in neural stem cell development and spinal cord injury. We were delighted that she took time out to chat to us about her work, her career so far, her excellent advice for early-career scientists, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on her research.

Interviews with Scientists: Severn B. Churn

Interviews with Scientists: Severn B. Churn

We were delighted to talk to Dr. Severn B. Churn (Ben), program director at NINDS, USA. We spoke to Ben about his current work and what his role involves, his lifelong interest in science, his advice for scientists thinking about pursuing a career outside of academia, and more...

Interviews with Scientists: Eugene Eng Leng Saw

Interviews with Scientists: Eugene Eng Leng Saw

In our next Interviews with Scientists, we were delighted to speak with Dr Eugene Eng Leng Shaw from Boston University. We caught up with him to hear about his research on the heart, how COVID-19 has affected him, his advice for PhD students and more...

Interviews with Scientists: Sonia Shah

Interviews with Scientists: Sonia Shah

It was great to catch up with past travel award winner Sonia Shah recently and speak to her more about her current research, passion for science, the biggest lessons she’s learned in her career so far, and more...

Interviews with Scientists: Myrthe Mampay

Interviews with Scientists: Myrthe Mampay

Myrthe Mampay is investigating the impact of psychological and pathological stress on synaptic plasticity and cognitive function at the Centre of Stress and Age-Related Disease (STRAND) at the University of Brighton, UK . We chatted to Myrthe to find out more about her work, what she does when she’s not stressing out about researching the effects of stress and more...