LatinaSTEMinars

Latina STEMinars

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"Latina STEMinars" is a podcast where two passionate Latina graduate students share their academic journeys in the field of biomedical engineering. Join them as they discuss the challenges, triumphs, and insights from their undergraduate experiences, and explore their paths to pursuing PhDs in biomedical engineering and bioengineering. Whether you're considering a similar path or just curious about the world of STEM, this podcast offers an honest and inspiring look into the lives of future innovators.

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Latest episode

Aug 13, 2025

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Episodes

Ep. 26 - Graduate School Pathways 13.08.2025

Join us in this weeks episode where we talk about the different pathways that you can take when pursing an advanced degree! 🧬🧠

Ep 25. 6 Things we wish we knew 05.08.2025

Tune in to this weeks episode as we dive deeper into 6 things we wish we know before starting our first year of graduate school! 🧠🧬

Ep 24. Is there a right or wrong way to do undergrad? 29.07.2025

This week, we’re talking all about our college experiences—what worked, what didn’t, and if there’s really such a thing as a ‘right’ path through undergrad! 🧬✨🧠

Ep. 23 - Importance of Graduate Seminars 22.07.2025

Tune in this week to learn more about graduate seminars and their impact they can have on other researchers research!

Ep 22. Overachieving and Undervaluing 01.07.2025

Join us this week to talk about the struggle of constantly doing more and more things, but never taking a moment to actually recognize all that you have done and be in the moment!

Ep 21. Our first big milestone! 24.06.2025

We did it we passed our first important milestone for our Ph. D.! The qualifying/preliminary exam is the first milestone/exam we have to pass to continue on our Ph. D. Journey! Tune in to hear more about our experiences!

We are back! First year of grad school breakdown! 18.06.2025

We are back guys!! Sorry we disappeared there for a bit so many things were going on at the end of the semester so grad school just got the better of us but don’t worry we are back. Tune in to this weeks episode as we give a breakdown on how the 1st year of grad school went for us and things that happened that we didn’t really expect!

Ep. 19 - Life Update/Chisme Session 08.04.2025

Join us in today’s episode as we talk about where we have been and what we have been up to! 🧬

Ep. 18 - Recruitment Weekend Recap 25.03.2025

Join us this week to talk more about how recruitment weekend went for both of us and also get an inside scoop on what it looks like from behind the scenes! 🧠

Ep. 17 - Choosing the Right PhD Program 11.03.2025

Decision deadline is right around the corner, tune in this week to hear how we choose our phd programs and some tips to help you choose the right program for you! 🧠🧬

Ep. 16 - Finding your Research Niche 04.03.2025

Join us this week as we talk more about how to find your research niche and how exactly we found/discovered our research niche. 🧬🔬

Ep. 15 - Navigating Relationships 25.02.2025

This week, we dive into navigating various types of relationships, from personal to professional. We share our personal experiences, including managing long-distance friendships and building new working relationships. 🧠🧬

Ep. 14 - Insights on the Qualifying/Preliminary Exam 11.02.2025

Join us this week to get insight on one of the first exams you will have to take during your graduate journey! 🧬

Ep. 13 - To ask or not to ask 04.02.2025

In this episode we dive deeper into questions that we asked during the interview process that helped us ultimately decide the lab/advisor that was the best fit for us. 🧬

Ep. 12 - Building Community 28.01.2025

Are you nervous about moving to another state or how you will find community/friendship? This episode we dive in some tips on finding your community and building long lasting friendships! 🧬

Ep. 11 - Graduate School Interview Prep 21.01.2025

Join us for this week episode as we discuss about our tips and tricks to acing your graduate school interview!

Ep. 10 - Our First Semester as Graduate Students 10.12.2024

Come along with us to give you a quick recap of our highs, lows and challenges we faced during our first semester! 🧬✨

Ep. 9 - Power of Mentorship 19.11.2024

Tune in this week to hear our perspective on mentorship! We go deeper into how we found it, how we give it and how it’s impacted our lives! We hope you enjoy this week’s episodes. ✨

Ep. 8 - Conference Recap 12.11.2024

Tune in to hear the recap of the conferences that we got to attend and some great lessons that we learned! ✨

Ep. 7 - Imposter Syndrome 29.10.2024

This week we wanted to dive deeper into our experiences dealing with imposter syndrome and how we try to combat it. Imposter syndrome is more common than people think and an important topic to bring awareness in. Tune in to get a better insight on our experiences with imposter syndrome!

Ep 6. - Conference Prep 22.10.2024

This week we dive deeper into preparations we did before attending a conference! Highlighting the upcoming SHPE National Convention! Tune in to hear more about how to format your resume, do an elevator pitch, ace an interview and just network in general!

Ep 5. - Organization Involvement 08.10.2024

We highly recommend to get involved with organizations as an undergraduate, graduate and professional. We hope that they help you grow professionally just like they helped us!

Ep. 4 - Our Graduate Journey So Far 01.10.2024

So far graduate school has been an emotional roller coaster. In this weeks episode we discuss our day to day life, mental health, personal growth and diversity and inclusion.

Ep. 3 - Debunking Graduate School Myths 24.09.2024

Applying or going to graduate school is not a light decision. Although it sounds like an exciting opportunity to further your education, it can sometimes involve misconceptions. In this week's episode we bust some of the graduate school myths!

Ep. 2 - The Graduate Application Process 17.09.2024

Its that time of year! Graduate application submission will come a lot faster than one may think. In this weeks episode we discuss what the application process was like for us and recommendations we have for others.

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