2025 Interview Spotlight Series: Part I

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This week on Simply Blood we are kicking off our 2025 Interview Spotlight Series. In Part I we are featuring the ISEH 2025 New Investigator Invited Speaker: Shalin Naik, PhD. Prof. Naik dives into his current work, career inspirations, life outside of the lab, and looks towards the future of hematologic research. Interested in hearing more about Prof. Naik's fascinating work? Don’t miss his session at the ISEH 54th Annual Scientific Meeting this September!








Prof. Shalin Naik
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Laboratory Head






Blog post contributed by Kohei Shiroshita, MD, PhD of the ISEH New Investigators Committee.

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