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sixteen: the birth of brazen bio
Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 12/6/21 Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 12/6/21

sixteen: the birth of brazen bio

Brazen Bio was born on May 27, 2021 …

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fifteen: How I (accidentally) invented a COVID-19 vaccine
Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 2/17/21 Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 2/17/21

fifteen: How I (accidentally) invented a COVID-19 vaccine

I swear it was a “vaccident”…

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fourteen: my fail-safe method for inventing a new drug
Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 6/18/20 Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 6/18/20

fourteen: my fail-safe method for inventing a new drug

Step One…

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thirteen: how do we enable more black physician-scientists?
Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 6/12/20 Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 6/12/20

thirteen: how do we enable more black physician-scientists?

This entry will be a minor cop out…

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twelve: everyone’s a little bit racist (sometimes)
Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 6/4/20 Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 6/4/20

twelve: everyone’s a little bit racist (sometimes)

Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would ever write about current societal/political issues in my blog…

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eleven: brain surgery to biotech to nonprofit. Y THO?
Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 5/28/20 Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 5/28/20

eleven: brain surgery to biotech to nonprofit. Y THO?

On July 4, 2016, I registered the domain name “cureglioblastoma.org”…

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ten: the exact moment i wanted to become a doctor
Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 5/21/20 Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 5/21/20

ten: the exact moment i wanted to become a doctor

It was a classic Seattle summer, surprisingly hot and sunny.

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nine: snuffboy chronicles—homeless in Oxford
Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 5/14/20 Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 5/14/20

nine: snuffboy chronicles—homeless in Oxford

My three years in Oxford forever ruined my neurosurgical career.

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eight: don’t suck on the mother. fucking. brain.
Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 5/7/20 Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 5/7/20

eight: don’t suck on the mother. fucking. brain.

“SHAWN DON’T SUCK ON THE MOTHERFUCKING…”

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seven: my 2008 neurosurgery personal statement
Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 4/30/20 Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 4/30/20

seven: my 2008 neurosurgery personal statement

I have known I wanted to become a neurosurgeon since I was 20.

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six: note to self—brush your shoulders off
Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 4/23/20 Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 4/23/20

six: note to self—brush your shoulders off

Early on in your college career, you will discover…

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five: the accidental cofounder
Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 4/16/20 Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 4/16/20

five: the accidental cofounder

On the morning of April 20, 2011…

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four: why I walked away from my first startup
Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 4/9/20 Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 4/9/20

four: why I walked away from my first startup

I resigned from my own startup out of self awareness.

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three: i’m founding a biotech (again)
Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 4/2/20 Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 4/2/20

three: i’m founding a biotech (again)

Oops I did it again. Another pivot.

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two: confessions of a brain surgery dropout
Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 3/26/20 Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 3/26/20

two: confessions of a brain surgery dropout

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed…

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one: confessions of a serial dropout
Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 3/26/20 Shawn Carbonell MD PhD 3/26/20

one: confessions of a serial dropout

Welcome to the rebirth of brain surgery dropout THE BLOG…

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