The internet has given content creators of all kinds a way to monetize their talents. Writers have Medium. Teachers and vloggers have YouTube.
But scientists don’t have a platform to earn money for their research.
That’s why Dr. Jocelynn Pearl calls scientists the ‘unappreciated creator class.’ And that’s why she’s working to further the DeSci movement, leveraging Web3 technology to enable breakthrough research through better incentives.
A molecular and cellular biologist by training, Jocelynn serves as cofounder of LabDAO, a design marketplace for life science research, and host of The UltraRare Podcast, a show about the builders behind the decentralized science movement.
On this episode of Boost VC, Jocelynn joins us to explain how DeSci solves for speed of translation and communicates science better than existing systems, exploring how the movement might specifically facilitate breakthroughs around rare disease.
Jocelynn discusses how academia owns the best scientific minds without rewarding them appropriately and describes how DAOs offer alternatives to classic academic publishing and drug development.
Listen in as Jocelynn makes the case that scientists are the unappreciated creator class and learn how access to the right advisors and capital can accelerate the decentralized science movement.
Topics Covered
How Jocelynn defines science
How Jocelynn defines decentralized science
What inspired Jocelynn’s interest in DeSci
How DeSci might facilitate breakthroughs in rare disease
Leveraging DeSci to incentivize scientific research
Why Jocelynn sees scientists as the unappreciated creator class
What needs to change for scientists to be appreciated creators
How academia owns the best minds (without rewarding them)
How CROs address the lab space shortage
The challenges of establishing decentralized science
What's stopping the DeSci space from accelerating faster
Jocelynn’s definition of success
Connect with Jocelynn Pearl
Jocelynn’s Website https://www.jocelynnpearl.com/
LabDAO https://www.labdao.xyz/
LabDAO on Twitter https://twitter.com/lab_dao
LabDAO on GitHub https://github.com/labdao
LabDAO on Discord https://discord.com/invite/labdao
UltraRare Podcast https://rss.com/podcasts/ultrarare/
Resources
A Guide to Decentralized Biotech https://future.com/a-guide-to-decentralized-biotech/
The DeSci Wiki https://www.jocelynnpearl.com/
Molecule Protocol https://www.molecule.to/
Ben Hills https://twitter.com/0xboodle
Vibe Bio https://www.vibebio.com/
Experiment.com https://experiment.com/
Arcadia Science https://ww
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