Women in Science and Medicine
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The Women in Science and Medicine podcast features discussions with female scientists within West Virginia University and other institutions. In this series, we’ll share the achievements and insights from some of the country’s top female scientists and learn from their experiences to understand how they came to be passionate about science and overcame any obstacles in their paths. This podcast is offered by West Virginia University’s Office of Research and Graduate Education.
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Mallory Weaver makes scientific career paths concrete by asking women researchers how training, setbacks and changing interests shaped their work.
Mallory Weaver builds each conversation around the route into scientific work: education, career turns, obstacles and the choices that carried a guest forward.
Neuroscience and German on one resume: your straight-line career plan can take the day off.
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A career story that makes neural interfaces and prosthetics feel concrete.
Dr. Cynthia Chestek comes across less like a subject and more like the center of a life that kept changing shape: musical theater in high school, then math and physics, then biomedical engineering at the University of Michigan, where her work now reaches toward prosthetic hands…
A candid conversation about science, identity, and career growth.
Dr. Kayla Singleton's conversation follows how a neuroscience career is shaped by identity, place, and mentorship. It moves from a seventh-grade outreach spark to the pressures of being a Black woman and a queer scientist, with childhood expectations that girls should be quiet…
A clear career story about neuroscience, openness, and research that others can build on.
Rachel Hostetler's path reads as a practical example of how science careers can grow from more than one interest at once: neuroscience, German, a study-abroad experience in Germany, and the flexibility that comes from moving across different backgrounds.
A West Virginia career story that turns research advocacy into a case for public-facing science.
Dr. Savannah Sims' path from Fairmont to WVU and into research advocacy gives the episode a clear center: making science more public. The conversation links first-generation college pride, West Virginia identity, COVID-era transparency, mRNA, and the case for scientists to speak…
A reflective career conversation that keeps its focus on research, public health, and the limits of easy answers.
Dr. Amanda Stover's conversation with Mallory Weaver follows a clear professional path: a WVU alum who started at Wheeling Jesuit University as a psychology and chemistry double major, expected to go pre-med, and later shifted toward research.
A grounded look at Appalachian roots, research leadership, and persistence.
Dr. Carrie Schaefer's conversation feels strongest when it stays close to Eastern Kentucky and an Appalachian family history that reaches back generations.
Mushroom culture from soil to society.
Clear neuroscience for curious minds.
Plant papers, jokes, and useful uncertainty.
Weed science, from genomes to paddocks.
Biomedical careers, described from the inside.
Human stakes behind biomedical progress.
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