Melissa Murray

As part of our Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month celebrations, we recently sat down with two Latinx leaders in the life sciences industry. Our goal was to get their insights on the challenges and opportunities facing Latinx people and especially Latinas in the life sciences. We live tweeted the event here and you can find […]

In the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, we thought that it was essential to give Mammoth team members a forum where they could safely and comfortably discuss the decision. To achieve this goal, the Womxn and Allies at Mammoth committee developed a series of activities that together formed our […]

Diana Feliz Oliva, MSW recently spoke to the Mammoth team about breaking barriers, shattering stigmas, and creating change in her extensive career as an openly trans woman working in social services, public health, and biotech. Diana’s career in social services started at the County of Fresno Department of Social Services in 1994 and extends all […]

When studying microorganisms from a particular environment, it is rarely possible to grow individual species in the lab. This is because it is difficult to get growth conditions right for organisms from extreme environments like hot springs and radioactive waste sites. In addition, essential interspecies interactions can be difficult to reproduce, even for more mundane […]

Mammoth Co-founder and CEO, Trevor Martin, was recently interviewed by the folks at the Biotech2050 podcast. In this fantastic interview, Trevor chronicles his journey to becoming Mammoth’s CEO, clues us in to some of the near and long-term projects he’s excited about at Mammoth, and provides advice for anyone hoping to build a successful biotech […]

Antibiotics have been an essential tool of modern medicine since the 1940s. They’ve cured countless bacterial infections and saved many lives. Unfortunately, many bacteria are evolving resistance to antibiotics. In addition, other microbes like fungi, viruses, and parasites are also evolving resistance to the drugs used to treat them. Researchers call this cumulative problem “antimicrobial […]

All of our organs are marvels of evolution, and the liver is no exception. The liver intimately interacts with the bloodstream and is the first stop on the blood’s journey from the gut to the rest of the body. The liver carries out numerous activities to determine whether our metabolic needs are met and distribute […]

As a part of the Womxn and Allies at Mammoth (WAM) mission to “empower womxn and allies, and elevate them to their full potential at Mammoth and beyond,” we aim to provide resources to and support womxn and allies in our local community (the San Francisco Bay Area). In support of this goal and in […]

Joanne Kamens, PhD, Senior Consultant at The Impact Seat, recently spoke with the Mammoth team about all things diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) with a focus on creating a more inclusive science workplace. In this interview, we touch on some of the main points from Joanne’s talk. What is your background and why did you […]