The Good, Bad, and Creative of Medical Research with Dr. Bogler - Episode 002

About this Episode On this episode of Beyond the Breakthrough: The Work Behind Medical Science, Nizia and Jesus sit down with Dr. Oliver Bogler to discuss his work in cancer research, the state of biomedical research today, careers in science and research, and how support and mentorship for scientists is more important than it has ever been. About our Guest - Dr. Oliver Bogler Dr. Oliver Bogler was educated in England and came to the U.S. for postdoctoral training. He held faculty positions culminating at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, where he studied EGFR signaling in glioblastoma and served as Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. In 2020 he joined the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health as Director of the Center for Cancer Training, overseeing over $200 million in fellowships and training grants. In 2025, he left government service to lead the Night Science Institute, a non-profit training researchers to embrace creative scientific thinking. He also supports scientists with life and career coaching and grant consulting, and has his own podcast, Standard Deviation with Oliver Bogler. Helpful resources and related content Oliver Bogler Coaching and Consulting - https://bogler.cc/ Working Hypothesis Podcast -    • Working Hypothesis   Standard Deviation Podcast -    • Standard Deviation   Dr. Bogler on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverbogler/ The Night Science Institute - https://night-science.org/ Get involved with Beyond the Breakthrough: The Work Behind Medical Science Here at the Beyond the Breakthrough we are all about being involved in the research and being involved in our audience. So we want to hear from you! Fill out this survey here to let us know what topics of medical research are on your mind and we will incorporate them into our show. BTB Topics Survey - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLS... Follow us! Your support is everything! Be sure to follow us on social media! https://linktr.ee/beyondthebreakthroughpod...