Karin Koch is the Executive Director of University Lab Partners (ULP), an independent nonprofit wet lab and med-tech incubator located at the Cove @ UCI and funded by the Beall Family Foundation. Karin also serves as a member of Beall Applied Innovation's inclusive entrepreneurship task force. She's an experienced leader in public service, business development, social work, and many other areas of public service. Karin is also a co-founder of a company that she took all the way to a successful exit.

Hear about Karin's entrepreneurial background as a co-founder of a company she took all the way to a successful exit. We also chat about how ULP is providing facilities and networking opportunities to help startups and life science leaders.

Arabian Prince is a founding member of the legendary rap group NWA, which was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Arabian Prince is a songwriter, rapper, music producer, DJ, entrepreneur, and tech investor. He has created and invested in tech companies in the music, entertainment, and gaming industries, and is active in programs that bridge technology gaps for kids.

Hear how he became passionate about music since childhood, how he's helping inner city students see their potential, and what business secrets you can use to find your untapped potential.

Hosted by: Greg Weiss, UCI professor.

Aimee Edinger is a professor of developmental and cell biology in the School of Biological Sciences at UCI where she teaches introductory biology, serves as an equity advisor for diversity and inclusion in science, and runs the Edinger lab. Aimee is also co-founder of Siege Pharmaceuticals a company developing new cancer drugs based on a naturally-occurring molecule that starves cancer cells to death.

We go into detail about her research that starves cancer cells to death, the moment that inspired her to start a pharmaceutical company, advice she'd give to other academics looking to start a company, and more!

Hosted by: Greg Weiss, UCI Professor