Science in Real Time (ScienceIRT)

In this episode of Science in Real Time , host Carli Reyes sits down with Lead Molecular Biologist, Dr. Magdalena Otrocka and Lead Data Scientist, Dr. Adriana Borowa from Ardigen to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the way scientists interpret phenotypic data. Together, they discuss the scientific challenges that inspired Ardigen phenAID, the importance of interpretability and t...

In this episode of Science in Real Time , host Carli Reyes sits down with Dr. Timothy P. Spicer , Director of Assay Development & Screening at the The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology , to explore how high-content screening, phenotypic discovery, and advanced imaging are reshaping modern drug discovery. Drawing on decades of experience at the for...

In this episode of Science in Real Time , host Carli Reyes sits down with Dr. Claudia McCown , a leader in high-content screening and phenotypic discovery, to explore how imaging, automation, and AI are transforming modern drug discovery. Drawing on her work at The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology , Dr. McCown shares how the field is evolving from tr...

In this episode of Science in Real Time , host Carli Reyes sits down with Dr. Reese Findley , Senior Scientists at ViQi , to explore how machine learning is transforming the way we interpret complex biological systems. Drawing on her background in neuroscience and behavioral research, Dr. Findley shares how her work uncovering hidden behavioral states in animal models evolved into designing AI fra...

In this episode of Science in Real Time , host Carli Reyes sits down with Dr. Kirk Malloy , Founder and Principal of BioAdvisors, LLC , to unpack what it truly takes to build, scale, and lead life science companies through periods of rapid innovation. Drawing on decades of leadership experience at companies like Illumina, Biosite, QIAGEN, and Verogen , Dr. Malloy shares hard-earned lessons on alig...

In this episode of Science in Real Time , host Carli Reyes brings listeners a behind-the-scenes recap of SBI2 2025 , the premier conference for quantitative imaging, high-content screening, and bioinformatics. Carli breaks down the biggest scientific trends shaping the future of imaging—from foundation models and AI-driven analysis to multi-omics integration and next-generation 3D model systems. T...

In this episode of Science in Real Time , host Carli Reyes sits down with Dr. Tarun Vemulkar , CTO and Co-Founder of Semarion , to explore how their groundbreaking SemaCyte® platform is reshaping the way scientists handle, study, and analyze cells. They dive into the intersection of materials science and cell biology, unpacking how Semarion’s smart materials enable faster, more reproducible cell-b...

In this Molecule Talk episode, host Carli Reyes explores CellCLIP , a provocative new approach at the intersection of high-content imaging and AI. Based on a June 2025 preprint, CellCLIP attempts to link Cell Painting images with natural language descriptions of perturbations , making cellular data more interpretable, searchable, and useful across disciplines. While still preliminary and not yet p...

In this month’s Funding Focus , host Carli Reyes unpacks the deals, policies, and investments shaping the future of biotech and drug discovery. From billion-dollar pharma bets to government-backed strategies, we explore how capital is accelerating science on a global scale. What you'll hear: Novo Nordisk’s $550M partnership with Replicate Bioscience to advance self-replicating RNA therapies. The U...

In this BioScope episode, host Carli Reyes takes you inside four groundbreaking stories that show how discovery science is evolving from proof-of-concept experiments to predictive, life-like models of human biology. From organoids that grow at the pace of a developing fetus to AI systems that simulate entire cells, this episode reveals how scientists are pushing past traditional limits and creatin...

In this episode of ScienceIRT, host Carli Reyes sits down with Dr. Naina Kurup from Ginkgo Datapoints , a business unit of Ginkgo Bioworks , to discuss the release of the GDPx3 dataset . They dive into what GDPx3 is, how it was built, the scientific and operational challenges behind it, and what it means for the future of biotech and AI-driven discovery. What You’ll Hear: Inside Ginkgo Datapoints...

Welcome to Science in Real Time, a podcast by Araceli Biosciences. In this kickoff episode, host Carli Reyes introduces the mission behind the show — to capture discovery as it happens, not just when it’s published. You’ll learn what to expect each week, why this podcast exists, and how it aims to spotlight the people, tools, and questions that are shaping the future of biotech in real time. What...