Welcome to a new edition of the Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino series. On this episode, we talk with career scientist, researcher, and author Shivani Malik. Born and raised in India, she moved to the United States to pursue her PhD, completing her training at Stanford University and the University of California, San Francisco.

Her debut novel, The Sky is Different Here, explores the powerful dynamics of the mother-daughter relationship, self-belief, and navigating the intensity of academic life in the late 2000s. Blending her personal journey with storytelling, Shivani offers a unique perspective shaped by both science and creativity.

Today, she leads a team of researchers at an oncology-focused biotech company in San Diego, where she lives with her husband and their dog.

This is a thoughtful conversation about science, storytelling, identity, and the pursuit of purpose.

👉 More Shivani:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shivamalik/
https://www.amazon.com/Sky-Different-Here-Novel/dp/B0FD421DBZ/

https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Shivani-Malik/244834360 

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Joe Dimino Podcaster/Artist

Joe Dimino has been writing & creating in a variety of capacities since his college days at the University of Missouri-Kansas City somewhere around 1993. If you are keeping score, that would be about 29 years+. It all began at UMKCs University News as a Sports Writer & turned into a myriad of expressive avenues. Inventing poems, art, video & audio has always been in the proverbial cards.