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WWEST Assistant Coordinator and new host, Vanessa, sits down with Anne Simon, PhD, a virologist, professor at the University of Maryland, and the Science Advisor for the "X-Files" television series. Dr. Simon gives an overview of her work and laboratory, gives advice for both students and professors in STEM, and speaks about her greatest accomplishments. We also get a small glimpse into the new and exciting "X-Files" season, and fun facts such as who - dead or alive - she would like to have dinner with. This episode is a cross-over with Not Another X-Files Podcast Podcast. For a full transcription of this episode, click here. Links: Anne Simon at the University of Maryland CRISPR (family of DNA sequences in bacteria) Dressage (horse riding) Frances Kelsey Dr. Margaret Fearon, Canadian Blood Services The Real Science Behind the X-Files: Microbes, Meteorites, and Mutants by Anne Simon Simon Lab's recent publications list The X-Files  Guest: Anne Simon, PhD (@annealiz1) Hosted by: Vanessa Reich-Shackelford (@