With this episode "She@work" goes global! 

Today we speak to my friend Prof. Julia Paranhos, who works at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro! 

Julia and I met when we were both graduate students at the university of Sussex, as economists with an interest in interdisciplinary research. Fast forward 13 years and we still have much in common. 

We talked about what it means for her to be an academic, her passion for applied and interdisciplinary research and the need to engage with society as large. 

Julia has dedicated much of her research career to the pharmaceutical sector. Her job requires her to talk to scientists, firms,as well as NGOs... all of which are crucial in the complex health/pharma domain. As we are still in the mid of the covid-19 pandemic, she offers very interesting perspective on resilience in the pharmaceutical sector and how countries (especially less developed ones)  can prepare. 

Our chat also took us to how much teachers love their students and the importance of a good mentor during doctoral studies. 

On top of that,  we have managed to achieve a pretty good audio quality! Thank you Julia!