Interview with Dr Jen Heemstra

We interview Dr Jen Heemstra, professor of chemistry and researcher at Emory University. Dr. Heemstra is also a science communicator who writes for Chemical & Engineering news, and has possibly the largest twitter presence of anyone in the chemistry field.

Her research involves the ability to nucleic acids to self-assemble and recognize other molecules.

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0:00 introduction
1:48 Difference between full professor, associate professor and tenure and how to get it
4:20 How like students are to enjoy their freshman chemistry class
6:37 Getting turned down for a post-doc due to a pregnancy
9:55 Time with David Liu at Harvard
11:46 Has adversity made you stronger?
15:15 Fear of failure
23:09 Do academic departments using public money keep research confidential?
27:03 Favorite tweets on twitter
28:49 Doing home science with our kids
36:22 Explaining aptamers & antibodies (short strand DNA molecules)
43:00 Why did you leave University of Utah?
56:03 Starting and migrating her blog, and blog envy
1:07:30 Should people talk about their accomplishments
1:10:27 How did you get popular on twitter?
1:25:05 The freedom of research
1:28:35 How undergrad chemistry curriculum is being re-thought

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