Cochrane goes ' Geek Chic ' with new merchandise - an interview with Science Scribbles

The Cochrane community is embracing  their geek chic and love for evidence-based healthcare withCochrane merch!  For  our initial designs,  we worked withDr. Lauren Callender from Science Scribbles.We talked to Lauren about her background, the growing ' geek chic ' trend, and what it was like working on these new designs for the Cochrane Community.  Hi Lauren, can you tell us a bit about your background?  Sure, I ’m a research scientist working in the field of cancer immunotherapy. I have a PhD in Immunology and absolutely love T cells! Before my PhD I completed a BSc in Biology, MSc in Molecular Medicine and an MRes in Inflammation. When I started my undergraduate degree 10 years ago, I never imagined sta ying in education for so long, but I loved working in the lab so much that I just carried on. From the lab to designing through  Science Scribbles; how did that happen?Science Scribbles initially started as an educational YouTube channel where I created hand-drawn science tutorials - I called it scribbles as my artistic abilities are very limited on paper! As the online SciComm community enjoyed these, I started to design digital scribbles and create colourful accessories and gifts to help people celebrate science.We love that more people want to  celebrate science. Is ' Geek Chic ' really a trend?  Definitely! Scientists andresearchers are very passionate and proud of their work and wearing science merch is a great way to outwardly show that. In the past I fee...
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