PORTfolio Podcast – Ep. 4: A Life of Science, Mentorship, and Compassion with Dr. Paul Schulz

This special episode of the PORTfolio podcast features a conversation between two generations of scientists. Dr. Paul Schulz — neurologist and researcher from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) — looks back on over 40 years in science, medicine, and mentoring. He talks about what inspired his path, how research on Alzheimer’s and ALS has evolved, and why staying curious and compassionate matters in a scientific career. Hosting this episode is Dr. Ali Jawaid — physician-scientist and former mentee of Dr. Schulz — who joins PORTfolio as a guest host for this occasion. Together, they revisit key scientific moments, personal turning points, and what it means to grow as both a researcher and a human being. PORTfolio: Stories, Science and Success is a podcast by Łukasiewicz – PORT featuring inspiring stories, research, and the people behind it. Created for SAME-Match-Treat platform for young investigators developed within the Horizon Europe Twinning SAME-NeuroID project. SAME-Match-Treat: Where Ideas Meet Opportunity Discover » Connect » Exchange » Collaborate https://www.b2match.com/e/same-match-... Production team: Guested host: Ali Jawaid, PhD (Head of the Research Group of Translational Neuropsychiatry) Ismail Gbadamosi, PhD (Laboratory of Translational Research in Neuropsychiatric Disorders) Katarzyna Terejko, PhD (Biology of Astrocytes Research Group) Raluca Contu, PhD (Biology of Astrocytes Research Group) Marta Małolepsza, MSc (PR Office) Ila Joshi, MSc (Synaptogenesis Research Group) #PORTfolioPodcast #StoriesScienceSuccess #ŁukasiewiczPORT #SAMEneuroID #SAMEMatchTreat #SciencePodcast #PortfolioStories #ScienceCareers #LifeInScience #ResearchJourney #ScienceCommunication #NetworkingInScience #HorizonEurope #TwinningProject #PORTfolioPodcast #DrPaulSchulz #Neuroscience #AlzheimersResearch #Mentorship #SciencePodcast #UTHealth