Beagles and Biomaterials with Dr. Sarah Bondos

Blue Genes and Boots

Welcome to Blue Genes and Boots!

In this episode, Serina Taluja and Ashley Coffell host Dr. Sarah Bondos, an associate professor in Texas A&M’s department of Molecular & Cellular Medicine. They explore Dr. Bondos’ expertise in biomaterials, running an academic laboratory while simultaneously starting and operating a biotechnology company, overcoming challenges as a woman in science, and being a beagle owner.

Dr. Bondos received her bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina in 1993, and went on to pursue her PhD at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she completed her degree in 1998. Dr. Bondos co-founded Bondwell Technologies in 2017, where she serves as the Chief Scientific Officer. She has received an NSF Career Award and a TAMHSC College of Medicine Research Excellence Award. Dr. Bondos is heavily involved in Texas A&M’s Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Genetics & Genomics, where she is active in recruitment and advising. Tune in to learn more about Dr. Bondos’ accomplishments as well as her goals for the future!

If you want to know more about the Genetics program at Texas A&M or Dr. Bondos’ research, please visit the following websites:

About Dr. Bondos: https://medicine.tamu.edu/faculty/bondos.html
Dr. Bondos’ Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qrv2MesAAAAJ Bondwell Technologies: https://bondwelltech.com/
Genetics IDP: https://genetics.tamu.edu
Genetics Graduate Student Association: https://g2sa.tamu.edu