

Once a Scientist
Nick Edwards
Unfiltered career discussions with scientists
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Oct 26, 2022 • 47min
62. Professor turned industry scientist, Anupam Chakravarty, on community building and job hunting during a pandemic
Episode 62. Anupam Chakravarty is a Senior Scientist at Guardant Health. After doing a postdoc at Stanford, Anupam spent time as an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan. Anupam completed his PhD from Cornell University and did his dissertation research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

Oct 12, 2022 • 52min
61. Science policy and advocacy expert, Adriana Bankston, on pushing for systemic changes in science
Episode 61. Adriana Bankston is a Principal Legislative Analyst at the University of California Federal Government Relations. She completed her PhD in Biochemistry, Cell and Developmental Biology at Emory University and her bachelor's degree at Clemson University. This episode represents the individual's personal views and not the views of their employer. https://adrianabankston.com/

Sep 7, 2022 • 1h 11min
60. Entrepreneur, Jenny Ro, on volunteering, bootstrapping, and diving into uncertainty
Episode 60. Jenny Ro wears many hats. She is currently a Senior Market Development Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Jenny is the founder of Curious Reactor and Flidea. She completed her PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology at the University of Michigan and a postdoc at Harvard Medical School.

Aug 24, 2022 • 1h 22min
59. Marketing expert and podcaster, Chris Conner, on the art and power of storytelling
Episode 59. Chris Conner is a storyteller, podcaster, and documentary filmmaker. He runs Life Science Marketing Radio. Chris completed his Master's degree in Genetics at the University of Utah and a Bachelor's degree at University of Colorado Boulder.

Aug 10, 2022 • 1h 53min
58. Magician/physicist/professor, Phil La Porta, on the value of teachers and teaching
Episode 58. Philip R. La Porta is an instructor and professor of physics at Rowan University and host of The Whiparound podcast. He completed his PhD in physics at Lehigh University and bachelor's at Muhlenberg College.

Aug 3, 2022 • 1h 23min
57. Data scientist, Kyle Frankovich, on overcoming impostor syndrome and breaking into data science
Episode 57. Kyle Frankovich is an Engineering Project Manager in Data Science at Apple. During the recording of this episode he was a Data Scientist at Insight Data Science. Kyle completed his bachelor's degree at University of Pittsburgh and his PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience at University of California, Davis.

Jul 27, 2022 • 1h 26min
56. Government relations expert, Nicole Parker, on choosing your own path and pushing for systemic change
Episode 56. Nicole Parker is a Principal at Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC where she serves as a government relations associate. Nicole completed a PhD at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health and a bachelor's degree at the University of Maryland Baltimore County

Jul 20, 2022 • 1h 5min
55. Life sciences ecosystem builder, Ulyana Desiderio, on changing careers and staying close to science
Episode 55. Ulyana Desiderio is Director of Life Sciences at Maryland Department of Commerce. She did her PhD at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and was the Chief Scientific Officer for the American Society of Hematology (ASH).

Jul 13, 2022 • 1h 32min
54. Stanford neuroscience professor, Julie Kauer, on being a woman in science
Episode 54. Julie Kauer is a professor in the Stanford Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She completed her PhD at Yale and did postdoctoral work at UCSF and Stanford.

Jul 6, 2022 • 1h 20min
53. Investigative reporter and paleontologist, Shaena Montanari, on journalism, dinosaurs, and Scottish highland games
Episode 53. Shaena Montanari is an Investigative Reporter at Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting. She completed her PhD in Comparative Biology at the American Museum of Natural History and undergrad at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She also completed a Master's degree in Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University.


