In this episode of Science in Real Time , host Carli Reyes sits down with Dr. Timothy P. Spicer , Director of Assay Development & Screening at the The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology , to explore how high-content screening, phenotypic discovery, and advanced imaging are reshaping modern drug discovery. Drawing on decades of experience at the forefront of translational science, Dr. Spicer shares how the field has evolved beyond traditional scre...
Apr 30, 2026•21 min•Season 2Ep. 11
In this episode of Science in Real Time , host Carli Reyes sits down with Dr. Claudia McCown , a leader in high-content screening and phenotypic discovery, to explore how imaging, automation, and AI are transforming modern drug discovery. Drawing on her work at The Herbert Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology , Dr. McCown shares how the field is evolving from traditional high-throughput screening to data-rich, image-based approaches that reveal deeper biologic...
Apr 02, 2026•21 min•Season 2Ep. 10
In this episode of Science in Real Time , host Carli Reyes sits down with Dr. Reese Findley , Senior Scientists at ViQi , to explore how machine learning is transforming the way we interpret complex biological systems. Drawing on her background in neuroscience and behavioral research, Dr. Findley shares how her work uncovering hidden behavioral states in animal models evolved into designing AI frameworks that detect subtle, high-dimensional cellular phenotypes in imaging data. What You’ll Hear: ...
Feb 13, 2026•20 min•Season 2Ep. 9
In this episode of Science in Real Time , host Carli Reyes sits down with Dr. Kirk Malloy , Founder and Principal of BioAdvisors, LLC , to unpack what it truly takes to build, scale, and lead life science companies through periods of rapid innovation. Drawing on decades of leadership experience at companies like Illumina, Biosite, QIAGEN, and Verogen , Dr. Malloy shares hard-earned lessons on aligning scientific vision with strategic execution — and why leadership mindset matters more than ever ...
Jan 27, 2026•23 min•Season 2Ep. 8
In this episode of Science in Real Time , host Carli Reyes brings listeners a behind-the-scenes recap of SBI2 2025 , the premier conference for quantitative imaging, high-content screening, and bioinformatics. Carli breaks down the biggest scientific trends shaping the future of imaging—from foundation models and AI-driven analysis to multi-omics integration and next-generation 3D model systems. This fast-paced, insight-rich episode dives into the keynotes, workshops, posters, and technology sho...
Nov 17, 2025•7 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In this episode of Science in Real Time , host Carli Reyes sits down with Dr. Tarun Vemulkar , CTO and Co-Founder of Semarion , to explore how their groundbreaking SemaCyte® platform is reshaping the way scientists handle, study, and analyze cells. They dive into the intersection of materials science and cell biology, unpacking how Semarion’s smart materials enable faster, more reproducible cell-based assays — ultimately accelerating the path from discovery to therapy. What You’ll Hear: The Orig...
Oct 20, 2025•26 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this Molecule Talk episode, host Carli Reyes explores CellCLIP , a provocative new approach at the intersection of high-content imaging and AI. Based on a June 2025 preprint, CellCLIP attempts to link Cell Painting images with natural language descriptions of perturbations , making cellular data more interpretable, searchable, and useful across disciplines. While still preliminary and not yet peer-reviewed, the idea has the potential to transform how scientists connect cell morphology with bi...
Sep 25, 2025•8 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this month’s Funding Focus , host Carli Reyes unpacks the deals, policies, and investments shaping the future of biotech and drug discovery. From billion-dollar pharma bets to government-backed strategies, we explore how capital is accelerating science on a global scale. What you'll hear: Novo Nordisk’s $550M partnership with Replicate Bioscience to advance self-replicating RNA therapies. The UK’s £1.12B industrial strategy to position Britain as Europe’s biotech hub by 2030. Phenomic AI’s $2...
Sep 09, 2025•7 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this BioScope episode, host Carli Reyes takes you inside four groundbreaking stories that show how discovery science is evolving from proof-of-concept experiments to predictive, life-like models of human biology. From organoids that grow at the pace of a developing fetus to AI systems that simulate entire cells, this episode reveals how scientists are pushing past traditional limits and creating tools that make biology more realistic, scalable, and powerful. What You’ll Hear: Kidney organoids...
Aug 28, 2025•12 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode of ScienceIRT, host Carli Reyes sits down with Dr. Naina Kurup from Ginkgo Datapoints , a business unit of Ginkgo Bioworks , to discuss the release of the GDPx3 dataset . They dive into what GDPx3 is, how it was built, the scientific and operational challenges behind it, and what it means for the future of biotech and AI-driven discovery. What You’ll Hear: Inside Ginkgo Datapoints – making biology easier to engineer through large-scale, AI-ready datasets The GDPx3 Dataset and bre...
Aug 21, 2025•22 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to Science in Real Time, a podcast by Araceli Biosciences. In this kickoff episode, host Carli Reyes introduces the mission behind the show — to capture discovery as it happens, not just when it’s published. You’ll learn what to expect each week, why this podcast exists, and how it aims to spotlight the people, tools, and questions that are shaping the future of biotech in real time. What You’ll Hear: Why Science in Real Time exists — and why now Carli’s journey from the bench to the mic...
Aug 08, 2025•7 min•Season 1Ep. 1
