Once a Scientist
Nick Edwards
Unfiltered career discussions with scientists
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Jan 6, 2021 • 1h 18min
42. Investment banker, Charlie Caldwell, on life sciences consulting and the business side of science
Episode 42. Charlie Caldwell is a Healthcare Investment Banker at Salem Partners and previously worked in life sciences consulting at ZS Associates. After completing an undergraduate degree at Vassar College, Charlie did MS and PhD at University of Southern California.
Jan 1, 2021 • 1h 1min
Bonus Ep: 2020 Round-up with Kim Edwards
Kim Edwards is my lovely, funny, and all-around awesome partner. We talk about the crazy events of 2020, in society and in our lives.
Dec 9, 2020 • 1h 51min
41. Binghamton neuroscientist, David Jentsch, on tackling systemic change
Episode 41. David Jentsch is a Professor of Psychology at Binghamton University. David completed his PhD at Yale, a postdoc at University of Pittsburgh, and completed his undergrad at Johns Hopkins University.
Dec 2, 2020 • 60min
40. JHU PHutures director, Roshni Rao, on the strengths and challenges of international training
Episode 40. Roshni Rao is the Director of the PHutures program at Johns Hopkins University. Roshni did a PhD in Biomedical Sciences at the University of South Carolina and a postdoc at the FDA. She completed her undergrad at St. Joseph's College at Bangalore University and a PGDipSci at the University of Otago, respectively.
Nov 18, 2020 • 1h 35min
39. Neuroscientist-turned-bioinformaticist, Alex Naka, on doing an industry postdoc and the culture of science
Episode 39. Alex Naka is a bioinformaticist and computational biologist at Coda Biotherapeutics. Alex completed his undergrad at Northwestern, a PhD in neuroscience at UC Berkeley, and a postdoc at Genentech.
Nov 11, 2020 • 1h 19min
38. UCSD professor, Ashley Juavinett, on teaching, coding, and why neuroscience is the best science
Episode 38. Ashley Juavinett is an Assistant Teaching Professor at UC San Diego. She did her undergraduate degree at Lafayette College, PhD at UC San Diego, and postdoc at Cold Spring Harbor.
Nov 4, 2020 • 1h 14min
37. Cognitive scientist, Rose Hendricks, on the science of science communication
Episode 37. Rose Hendricks is a Kavli Civic Science Fellow at the American Society for Cell Biology. Rose did her PhD in cognitive science at UC San Diego and bachelor's degree at Vassar College.
Oct 28, 2020 • 1h 32min
36. JPL geophysicist, Fernando Paolo, on breaking stereotypes and the influence of strong women in his life
Episode 36. Fernando Paolo is a postdoc in geophysical data science at NASA JPL. He did his PhD in oceanography at UC San Diego and Scripps, and his bachelor and master's degrees at University of Sao Paulo
Oct 21, 2020 • 1h 27min
35. DoD contractor, Emily Kuehn, on re-imagining STEM education
Episode 35. Emily Kuehn is a Senior Program Analyst at Strategic, working with the US Department of Defense on STEM education and outreach. Emily did her PhD in neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University, a postdoc at Walter Reed, and her undergraduate at Kalamazoo College.
Oct 14, 2020 • 1h 14min
34. Mental health advocate, Fay Lin, on using Twitter to drive change
Episode 34. Fay Lin is a PhD candidate in Biochemistry at UCLA. She did her undergraduate in biology at NYU.
