About this episode

This episode features Izzy Jayasinghe and Alfredo Carpineti discussing their research and experiences as queer scientists in STEM.

This pride month, we hear from two exceptional queer scientists about their research and journeys in STEM. Izzy Jayasinghe is the Head of Molecular Medicine at UNSW in Sydney, and her research investigates how cell signalling mechanisms impact cardiac health, and the microscopy methods used to observe these mechanisms. Alfredo Carpineti is an astrophysicist, science journalist, and founder of Pride in STEM, whose first book 'Invisible Rainbows' explores the scientific discoveries beyond the visible light spectrum. Resources: Pride in STEM LGBTQ+ STEM oSTEM RSC LGBT+ toolkit Join us for Alfredo's talk on Monday 6 July! Alfredo will also be featuring in our For Your Inspiration event for young people on Saturday 25 July, exploring all things space science. Ri Science Podcast episodes are released on the last Wednesday of every month, and our new ‘From the Theatre’ episodes are released on the second Wednesday of the month. Subscribe to be notified as soon as the next episode is released!  Book tickets to upcoming talks on our website   Subscribe to our YouTube channel   Follow us: @ri_science on Instagram and TikTok   Producer and presenter: Lia Hale Music…

People in this episode

Host: Lia Hale

Guests: Izzy Jayasinghe, Alfredo Carpineti

Topics covered

• cell signalling
• heart disease
• queer scientists
• STEM
• light spectrum
• microscopy

Keywords

• cell signalling
• heart disease
• queer scientists
• microscopy
• light spectrum
• STEM

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UNSW, Pride in STEM, oSTEM, RSC

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