#006 - Academic research in cultivated meat with Rachael Floreani
Rachael Floreani
Rachael is an Associate Professor at the University of Vermont in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, and Food Systems whose current research interests include cultivated meat.
In this episode
Rachael's interdisciplinary journey to working on cultivated meats
The control engineers have over the mechanical properties of cultivated meat
The increasing importance of engineers in the cultivated meat industry
The funding constraints for cellular agriculture and cultivated meat research
The value of engineers understanding business concepts and taking career risks for greater impact
Work-life balance in academia
Rachael’s advice for people interested in entering academia
How to test your fit for research and how to pitch research ideas to professors
Top resources
Rachael Floreani
Timestamps
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:28 Rachael's journey
00:07:10 Role models
00:09:20 Work life balance
00:11:09 Multidisciplinary work
00:13:37 Cultivated meat materials
00:19:24 Engineering in cultivated meats
00:26:15 Funding challenges
00:33:00 Research community
00:35:15 Values
00:40:39 Business education/experience
00:46:17 Scale up challenges
00:51:34 Academic research
00:55:37 Advice for becoming a researcher
01:04:50 Pitching research ideas to professors
01:10:21 Resources for people interested in the space
01:12:11 What do you wish you had invented?
01:15:24 Where to learn more about Rachael's research
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