We continue our discussion with Janet Price, Chief Science Officer (CSO) at Visium (formerly Lit Thinking), a company dedicated to promoting public health through air quality. As a child, Janet had an obsession with asking way too many questions and she found many of the answers at her local library. Originally she wanted to be a writer, specifically for the synopses found on the inside of a book cover —without spoilers of course. Once she joined Central Michigan University as an undergrad, Janet realized her love of microbiology and passion for exploring an “unseen” world; and this began her journey into research. Even though she isn’t in the lab anymore, there is still a deep connection to her current role as a CSO and her experience studying microbes. “The things we learn from these model systems, be they bacterial or small organisms, can really be applied, translationally, for human health and new technologies . . . I wanted to be a person that could take that new technology and bring it to the real world,” she explains. And this is now her primarily responsibility as a CSO combining her expertise and science communications to translate discoveries for the real world. Janet has had many memorable mentors along her journey and she specifically reflects on two during her time as a young researcher in graduate school at Central Michigan University and University of Michigan-Rockham Graduate School. Her mentors instilled in her the value of science for everyone and the importance of free thinking to drive good ideas. One piece of advice she would give to her younger self is to start in research early, as she looks back on her journey. In her spare time, Janet enjoys a good cup of tea (specifically Victorian Earl Grey), spending time with her family and dog, and getting lost in a good story—in a book, movie, or video game. Hear more about Janet’s journey in the latest episode—https://welovesciencepodcast.com. 

Check out the previous episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1720419/episodes/18244541

Tune into this episode to hear Janet share:

• How her interests evolved from searching for answers in local libraries to designing her own microbiology experiments
• How her graduate school mentors influenced her views of science 
• What’s next for Visium and promoting air quality for public health 

Reach out to Janet:

• LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/molecularjanet/ 
• And check out Visium: https://visium.one/ 

If you enjoyed this episode, also listen to:

• Ep 49: Advocating for Science and Research - The Journey 
• Ep 61: The Love Language of Organic Chemistry - The Journey 

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