Once a Scientist
Nick Edwards
Unfiltered career discussions with scientists
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Oct 7, 2020 • 1h 26min
33. Life sciences consultant, Lee Agostini, on promotion and effective use of social media
Episode 33. Lebaron (Lee) Agostini is a Life Science Analyst at Axiom Healthcare Strategies. Lee completed his PhD in Molecular Genetics at Thomas Jefferson University and his bachelor's degree at Florida Atlantic University.
Sep 23, 2020 • 1h 36min
31. U of Utah neuroscientist, Jason Shepherd, on privilege and the versatility of scientific thinking
Episode 31. Jason Shepherd is an Associate Professor at the University of Utah. He completed a postdoc at MIT, PhD in neuroscience at Johns Hopkins, and attended undergraduate at the University of Otago.
Sep 16, 2020 • 1h 31min
30. ACS Reactions host, Sam Jones, on breaking into science communication and dealing with Youtube trolls
Episode 30. Sam Jones is the host of the Reactions YouTube series for the American Chemical Society. She's also a science writer and podcast host. Sam did her undergraduate at Vassar College and a PhD in Biomedical Science at UC San Diego.
Sep 9, 2020 • 1h 26min
29. NIMH investigator, Hugo Tejeda, on pushing through difficulties and how to put out a greasefire
Episode 29. Hugo Tejeda is a Stadtman Invesigator at the National Institute on Mental Health. He did his undergrad at the University of Texas El Paso, his PhD at University of Maryland, and a postdoc at the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Sep 2, 2020 • 1h 7min
28. Podcaster and NASA intern, Margot Wohl, on cultivating passions outside the lab
Episode 28. Margot Wohl is currently an intern at NASA. Margot recently finished her neuroscience PhD at UC San Diego and did her dissertation research at the Salk Institute. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania.
Aug 25, 2020 • 1h 46min
27. Non-profit founder, Wendy Marie Ingram, on building a global mental health network for academics
Episode 27. Wendy Marie Ingram is the Founder and Executive Director at Dragonfly Mental Health. She did her PhD in Cellular and Molecular Biology at UC Berkeley and a postdoc at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Aug 18, 2020 • 44min
26. Gates Foundation Intern, Amanda Song, on the importance of internships
Episode 26. Amanda Song recently completed her PhD in Cognitive Science at UC San Diego. She studied at Fudan University and has done internships at Qualcomm, Tesla, TuSimple, and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Since we recorded the podcast, Amanda defended her dissertation and started an internship at The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Congratulations Amanda!
Aug 11, 2020 • 1h 3min
25. Former professor and energy expert, James Tamerius, on leaving a tenure-track position
Episode 25. James Tamerius is a Senior Research Advisor at the Center for Sustainable Energy. James did his PhD at the University of Arizona, a postdoc at Columbia University, and was formerly an Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa.
Aug 4, 2020 • 1h 22min
24. Vanderbilt professor, Erin Calipari, on setting a personalized career strategy
Episode 24. Erin Calipari is an Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University. Erin completed her PhD at Wake Forest, a postdoc at Mount Sinai, and her undergrad at University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Jul 28, 2020 • 1h 31min
23. Langer postdoc and Rhaeos co-founder, Sid Krishnan, on bridging academia and industry
Episode 23. Siddarth Krishnan is a postdoc at MIT and co-founder at Rhaeos. He did his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and completed his undergrad at Washington University in St. Louis.
