---
title: 'Episode 70: Alexandra Giardina - Biobanking and the Pathologists'' Assistant'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/episode-70-alexandra-giardina-biobanking-and-the-pathologists-assistant'
show: 'People of Pathology Podcast'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/people-of-pathology-podcast'
published: '2021-07-26'
audio: 'https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hanzxj/Alexandra_Giardina_-_7_25_21_633_PM6gp9z.mp3'
---

# Episode 70: Alexandra Giardina - Biobanking and the Pathologists' Assistant

Today my guest is Alexandra Giardina, Pathologists' Assistant student and Biorepository Consultant. What we discuss with Alexandra: Her research experience in neurosignaling physiology Cancer research and how this introduced her to pathology and biobanki...

## Summary

Today my guest is Alexandra Giardina, Pathologists' Assistant student and Biorepository Consultant.

What we discuss with Alexandra:

- Her research experience in neurosignaling physiology

- Cancer research and how this introduced her to pathology and biobanking

- How she discovered the pathologists' assistant field while working in biobanking

- Her work with Audobon Bioscience

- Her thoughts on the role of a pathologists' assistant in biobanking

- Her experience as a pathologists' assistant student

- How the pandemic affected her program and how the program adapted

- Why she thinks it is important to diversify your skillset

Links for this episode:

[Health Podcast Network](https://healthpodcastnetwork.com/)

[ LabVine Learning](http://bit.ly/labvine)

[The ConfLab from LabVine](https://www.labvinelearning.com/TheConflab)

[Dress A Med scrubs](https://dressamed.com/?rfsn=5044297.cb03eb&utm_source=refersion&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=5044297.cb03eb)

[Tulane University Pathologists' Assistant Program](https://medicine.tulane.edu/departments/pathology-laboratory-medicine/pathologists-assistant-program)

[Audobon Bioscience](https://audubonbio.com)

[Episode 6: Sarah Garner - Garner's Guide to Gross Anatomy](https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-3ji39-d91d71)

[Episode 17: Heidi Wagner - Biobanking and Medical Ethics](https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-nzqa8-e2fed0)

People of Pathology Podcast:

[Website](https://peopleofpathology.com/)

[Twitter](https://twitter.com/peopleofpath)