PhD Candidate, University of Melbourne
Aaron Agostini is a molecular biologist and PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne, an award winning writer, and host of the Supplemental Figures podcast.
Public Speaking
I made a speaker kit with everything to save us both time, ensuring I will show up sober, on time, and with something worth the mic.
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Aaron Agostini is a molecular biologist, writer, Teen Choice Award winner, and science communicator based in Melbourne. His research spans brewing chemistry, epigenetics, and marsupial skull evolution. His creative work explores repetition, anxiety, and repetition. He is the host of Supplemental Figures and a chronic liar about winning Teen Choice Awards. [Full 50/100/200-word bios available for download.]
Competitive science comedy, arguing positions I don't hold with confidence I don't have.
A PhD, distilled to 180 seconds; just enough time to panic.
Watch the talkPeer review, but for studies that were never conducted and never will be.
Read the paperWriting Portfolio
A short story on family, obligation, and the particular chaos of the 25th.
Read Piece Farrago — Above Water Anthology, 1st PlaceAward-winning short fiction from Farrago's Above Water creative writing anthology.
Read PieceSatire skewering how research funding actually gets allocated.
Read Piece Journal of Imaginary Research, Vol 11A satirical study on funding, academia, and researcher morale.
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