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Apr 2021
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Episode 1: Meet the Struggling Scientist...

Suzanne and Jayron
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In this first episode, you meet the Struggling Scientists Hosts, Suzanne and Jayron! We introduce ourselves and this Science Podcast and talk about our goals!

We are Jayron and Suzanne, 2 PhD students in the world of Medical Biochemistry. Welcome to our new Podcast The Struggling Scientists! We are going to talk about all the fun and drama that comes with the Scientific life. And of course, there will be a lot of cool Science in the coming episodes too!

If you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or papers we really need to read, you can reach out to us via our website: https://thestrugglingscientists.com/

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