Abcam’s Dr. Ravindran Kumaran on conquering challenges in science
How can our community help us get through the challenges we so often face as scientists? This episode, we’re joined by Dr Ravindran Kumaran from abcam to discuss a pivotal point in his career, and how it led to his role as a matchmaker between scientists and the tools they need to make new discoveries.
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As Scientific Team Leader and Collaborations Manager, Dr Kumaran oversees the development of new products at abcam and manages a number of abcam’s partnerships and collaborations.
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