Show Notes
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Sarina is a product manager at a software company that specializes in lab safety — the company is called SciSure. Sarina has a background in chemistry — she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Haverford College, and went on to complete a Master’s Degree in Chemistry from New York University. I reached out to Sarina about the podcast when I read on her Linked In page that she works at the intersection of science, safety and software. I loved this description — it made me think about the importance of safety in the lab on a lot of levels - personal safety in terms of lab accidents but also longer term exposure to certain chemicals, etc and also environmental safety — and made me want to learn more about how software tools can help with safety.
In this MINI episode, Sarina talks a bit about what it’s like to have a career in lab safety, discusses some of the safety challenges real labs face, and answers a listener question from a 6th grader about mixing chemicals. Tune in on Thursday for the full-length interview!
Highlights of the episode:
*Susan introduces Sarina and today’s topic [0:55]; *What led Sarina to pursue a career in lab safety [2:09]; *Some of the top safety concerns real labs face [4:54]; *On safe chemical storage, and a listener question from a 6th grader at Cockeysville Middle School in Baltimore Country about mixing chemicals [6:15]; *Example of chemicals that should not be mixed together [10:26]
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