Hi and welcome back to the podcast “What are You going to do with THAT?". I am Ido Rosenzweig, and for the past three seasons I was the producer and editor of the podcast.

If you have followed our previous seasons, you might have known that our usual host – Danni Reches, has decided to take some time off from the podcast in order to focus on her PhD.

So, for the time being, I am going to replace her as the host of the show.

So welcome to season 4 of our podcast! Today’s episode – which is of course the opening episode of season 4 is going to be a special episode for several reasons. For example, for the first time the episode wasn’t recorded and edited in advance, but it was actually recorded live on twitter through twitter spaces. Another reason is that this episode is actually a book launch event in which I discusses with Prof. Betty Lai about her new book “The Grant Writing Guide – a road map for scholars”.

Last reason is that the discussion was held under the auspices of the @PhD_Genie account which is, as I will explain a little bit in the opening of the episode itself, a by product of this podcast which has grown up and gained a life of its own on twitter.

So I hope that you will enjoy the episode, and as always we invite you to follow us on social media – just look with what2dowiththat in one word where the 2 is spelled with the number 2, and also check out the @phd_genie on twitter and say hi to me directly.

Enjoy the episode!

You can follow Betty:

Twitter: @BettySLai

Website: https://bettylai.com

Host: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig) aka @PhD_Genie and @What2DoWithTHAT on twitter

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The final episode of season 3 presents our host (Danni) and producer (Ido) gathering together to talk about some of the highlights of the season. Danni and Ido talk about their favorite moments from season 3, congratulate Ido who has (finally) finished his PhD, and say goodbye to Danni who decided to dedicate her focus on her PhD in order to finish it as well.

Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches)

Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig)

Contact us:

On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT

On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT

On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel

Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com

Enjoy the episode!

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Meet Dr. Mariana Rocha de Souza, a marine biologist who studies the symbiotic relationship of algae with jellyfish and corals. Mariana talks about her journey, which started in Brazil, and how she moved to France for her masters, where she started researching the fascinating symbiotic relationship between jellyfish and algae. Her next stop was in Hawaii for her Ph.D. where she researched another algae symbiotic relationship - this time with corals. Mariana talks about the finding of her research relating to the importance of origin of the coral in order to better understand how to save this important maritime resource from global warming.

After finishing her Ph.D., Mariana is spending a year working with NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration at the United States Department of Commerce), where she gets to learn about the executive side of science, and how policy is decided.

Mariana also talks about the challenges and values of studying abroad and getting exposed to different cultures, and the provides some tips on how to obtain funding to survive such expensive endeavors. Mariana talks about the importance of science communication and science education and her volunteering activity with the "Skype a Scientist" program.

In this episode Danni drank her Amaretto and Mariana drank coffee.

You can follow Mariana:

Twitter: @MRochadeSouza

Instagram: @_marirsouza_

LinkedIn

Contact us:

Host: Danni Reches (@DanniReches)

Producer and Editor: Ido Rosenzweig (@IdoRosenzweig)

Contact us:

On Twitter: @What2DoWithTHAT

On Facebook: @What2DoWithTHAT

On Instagram: @What2DoWithTHAT

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel

Our website: www.what2dowiththat.com

Enjoy the episode!

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