About this Episode

On this episode of Beyond the Breakthrough: The Work Behind Medical Science, Nizia and Jesus sit down with Dr. Oliver Bogler to discuss his work in cancer research, the state of biomedical research today, careers in science and research, and how support and mentorship for scientists is more important than it has ever been.

About our Guest - Dr. Oliver Bogler

Dr. Oliver Bogler was educated in England and came to the U.S. for postdoctoral training. He held faculty positions culminating at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, where he studied EGFR signaling in glioblastoma and served as Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. In 2020 he joined the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health as Director of the Center for Cancer Training, overseeing over $200 million in fellowships and training grants. In 2025, he left government service to lead the Night Science Institute, a non-profit training researchers to embrace creative scientific thinking. He also supports scientists with life and career coaching and grant consulting, and has his own podcast, Standard Deviation with Oliver Bogler.

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Working Hypothesis Podcast

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The Night Science Institute

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