Episode 05: Soufiane Aboulhouda

Rising Star Series
Written By Harvard Griffin GSAS Biotechnology Club
 

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Soufiane (Souf) is a synthetic biologist by training from Harvard Medical School. During his PhD, he founded Nucleate, a non-profit biotech organization that represents the largest global community of bio-innovators and offers numerous free entrepreneurship programs for academic trainees.

In this episode,

  • Souf shares his background and how he got into research during his undergraduate years before starting his PhD at Harvard where he joined George Church’s lab.

  • He describes why he got involved with the Harvard Biotech Club and the various initiatives he led as co-president, including Activate Bio, the predecessor to Nucleate.

  • Souf also discusses Nucleate’s growth as an organization and the plans for it in the future now that it has expanded globally.

  • Outside of science, Souf enjoys hiking, working out, and cooking.

Guest: Soufiane Aboulhouda

Co-Hosts: Yossef Baidi and Fang Xie

Planning: Yossef Baidi and Fang Xie

Post-Production: Yossef Baidi and Fang Xie

 
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