Once a Scientist
Nick Edwards
Unfiltered career discussions with scientists
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Aug 4, 2021 • 1h 1min
52. Rocket scientist and entrepreneur, Neal Bloom, on building startup ecosystems
Episode 52. Neal Bloom is CEO at Rising Tide Partners, Managing Partner at Interlock Capital, and Founder and CEO at Fresh Brewed Tech. He's also a UCSD graduate, San Diego evangelist, and host of the Tacos & Tech podcast.
Jul 28, 2021 • 1h 10min
51. Inscopix CEO, Kunal Ghosh, on entrepreneurship and mentorship
Episode 51. Kunal Ghosh is Founder and CEO at Inscopix. Kunal completed his Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania and a Master's degree and PhD in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University.
Jul 21, 2021 • 1h 23min
50. [Former] PhD student, Alisa Atkins, on the intersection between art and science
Episode 50. Alisa Atkins is a technical sales consultant at Miltenyi Biotec. She completed her undergraduate in Molecular Biology at UC Berkeley and her PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health.
Jul 7, 2021 • 1h 15min
49. Venture partner, Richard Ransohoff, on the importance of diverse experiences
Episode 49. Richard Ransohoff is a Venture Partner at Third Rock Ventures and interim Chief Medical Officer at Abata Therapeutics. Richard is a physician-scientist. He completed his undergraduate degree at Bard College and his MD at Case Western Reserve University.
Apr 7, 2021 • 1h 8min
48. Vanderbilt Professor, Cody Siciliano, on developing a passion and the value of community college
Episode 48. Cody Siciliano is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University. Cody is a neuroscientist and did a postdoc at MIT, PhD at Wake Forest and his undergrad degrees at Binghamton University and Sullivan County Community College.
Mar 10, 2021 • 1h 4min
47. Founder of FreeThePhD, Vay Cao, on the psychology behind interviewing
Episode 47. Vania (Vay) Cao is a clinical specialty liaison at the Mayo Clinic. She did her undergrad in microbiology at Penn State University and her PhD in neuroscience at Brown University (woot woot!!!)
Mar 4, 2021 • 1h 59min
46. Director of Corporate Development, Carlos Loya, on how BD works and the promise of advanced medicines
Episode 46. Carlos Loya is the Global Commercial Lead and Director of Business Development at Praxis. He did his bachelor's degree in biochemistry at New Mexico State University and a PhD in neurobiology at Harvard.
Feb 10, 2021 • 1h 3min
45. Former Senate Chief of Staff, Mark Bayer, on combatting alternative facts
Episode 45. Mark Bayer is the President of Bayer Strategic Consulting. Mark is a former Chief of Staff in the US House of Representatives and in the US Senate. He did his undergraduate work at Cornell and holds a Master of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School.
Jan 27, 2021 • 1h 48min
44. Wiley Editor, Jeremy Petravicz, on brains, glia, and staying close to science
Episode 44. Jeremy Petravicz is an editor at Wiley Publishing. Jeremy did his PhD in neuroscience at UNC Chapel Hill and a postdoc at MIT.
Jan 20, 2021 • 1h 15min
43. Public health physician, Linda Arogundade, on vaccine deployment and the importance of public health
Episode 43. Linda Arogundade is an Edward S. Mason Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School. She was a technical consultant at the West Africa Health Organization. did a masters degree at Brandeis, and her medical degree at University of Ibadan
