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Erica Pratt

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What happens when your project fails? Dr. Erica Pratt, researcher at University of Texas MD Cancer Medical Center, talks about the bias against discussing negative results in science and the struggle to succeed as a nontraditional student. If you aren't what people expect a scientist to look like  AND are rather modest, you need mentors to go the extra mile as  coaches. We discuss Erica's trajectory from her undergrad at Carnegie Mellon, which required all undergrads in the new biomedical engineering to have a second engineering major *just to be safe*, to her current postdoc work on liquid biopsy in pancreatic cancer. Liz, Xine, and Erica talk about evaluation beyond traditional metrics, morbid humor, depression, perfectionism, and pet peeves about science in popular media.Learn more about Erica's work here: https://pratted.wordpress.com/Follow her on Twitter: @pratt_ed

What happens when your project fails? Dr. Erica Pratt, researcher at University of Texas MD Cancer Medical Center, talks about the bias against discussing negative results in science and the struggle to succeed as a nontraditional student. If you aren't what people expect a scientist to look like  AND are rather modest, you need mentors to go the extra mile as  coaches. We discuss Erica's trajectory from her undergrad at Carnegie Mellon, which required all undergrads in the new biomedical engineering to have a second engineering major *just to be safe*, to her current postdoc work on liquid biopsy in pancreatic cancer. Liz, Xine, and Erica talk about evaluation beyond traditional metrics, morbid humor, depression, perfectionism, and pet peeves about science in popular media.<br><br>Learn more about Erica's work here: <a href="https://pratted.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pratted.wordpress.com/</a><br>Follow her on Twitter: @pratt_ed

S03E30 | Negative Results to Positive Outcomes: Dr. Erica Pratt on Struggles in Science