Soufiane (Souf) is a synthetic biologist by training from Harvard Medical School. During his PhD, he founded Nucleate, a non-profit biotech organization that represents the largest global community of bio-innovators and offers numerous free entrepreneurship programs for academic trainees.
In this episode,
* Souf shares his background and how he got into research during his undergraduate years before starting his PhD at Harvard where he joined George Church’s lab.
* He describes why he got involved with the Harvard Biotech Club and the various initiatives he led as co-president, including Activate Bio, the predecessor to Nucleate.
* Souf also discusses Nucleate’s growth as an organization and the plans for it in the future now that it has expanded globally.
* Outside of science, Souf enjoys hiking, working out, and cooking.
Co-Hosts: Yossef Baidi and Fang Xie
Planning: Yossef Baidi and Fang Xie
Post-Production: Yossef Baidi and Fang Xie
