It's an Honor | Generative Ai and Leading with Curiosity with Absci founder and CEO Sean McClain

On this episode of It’s an Honor, Dean Pollard is joined by former student Sean McClain, to discuss Sean’s remarkable journey from curious undergraduate to successful entrepreneur. 

Sean shares about how Dr. Pollard’s 100-level Chemical Thinking course inspired a shift in his academic trajectory, leading him to change majors and ultimately study mollecular biology. After graduating from the University of Arizona, Sean's deep curiosity, desire for critical thinking and following his passion led him from a 200 sq ft lab in downtown Portland to founding Absci, a $1B data-first generative AI drug creation company unlocking novel biology through generative artificial intelligence.