Once a Scientist
Nick Edwards
Unfiltered career discussions with scientists
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Jun 5, 2020 • 1h 27min
Bonus: Consulting 101 - Building a compelling resume and cover letter
This is part 2 of a 5 part webinar series done with the Consulting Club at MIT and the Harvard GSAS Consulting Club. In this episode, guest host Max Robinson asks Nick about how to build a compelling resume and cover letter.
May 29, 2020 • 1h 21min
Bonus: Consulting 101 - Setting a career strategy and the reality of consulting
This is part 1 of a 5 part webinar series done with the Consulting Club at MIT and the Harvard GSAS Consulting Club. In this episode, guest host Max Robinson asks Nick about his background as a scientist breaking into consulting. Nick talks about his time at BCG, his philosophy about careers, and what the life of a consultant looks like.
May 26, 2020 • 1h 21min
15. Columbia virologist and TWiV host, Vincent Racaniello, on improving science literacy and, you know, viruses
Episode 15. Vincent Racaniello is the Higgins Professor of Virology and Microbiology at Columbia University. He hosts and produces multiple podcasts, including This Week in Virology, This Week in Microbiology, This Week in Neuroscience, among others. Vincent did his PhD at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine at CUNY and a postdoc at MIT with David Baltimore.
May 22, 2020 • 1h 10min
14. Physicist and Capco product manager, Rads Patel, on empowering women in science
Episode 14. Radhika Patel is a Product Manager at Capco, a global technology consultancy. Rads did her undergrad, masters, and PhD in Physics at University College London (UCL) and a postdoc at Durham University.
May 19, 2020 • 1h 52min
13. Rob Malenka, Stanford neuro prof, on a life in science and crafting a career
Episode 13. Rob Malenka is the Nancy Friend Pritzker Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. Rob completed his undergraduate work at Harvard, MD/PhD at Stanford, and postdoc at UCSF. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Sciences and American Academy for the Advancement of Science, among many other honors and awards.
May 12, 2020 • 1h 19min
12. Johns Hopkins career services pro, Kate Bradford, on the future of scientific careers
Episode 12. Kate Bradford is an Associate Director of Doctoral and Postdoctoral Career Services at Johns Hopkins University. She did her undergraduate at UNC Chapel Hill, a PhD in Biology at Johns Hopkins, and a postdoc at the FDA.
May 5, 2020 • 1h 31min
11. UW Asst. Prof., Sam Golden, on building a lab during a pandemic
Episode 11. Sam Golden is an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington in the Department of Biological Structure and the Center of Excellence in Neurobiology of Addiction, Pain, and Emotion (NAPE). He did at PhD in neuroscience at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine and a postdoc at the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
Apr 28, 2020 • 1h 47min
10. Founder/CEO of Neurophotometrics, Sage Aronson, on being open to new experiences
Episode 10.Sage Aronson is the President and CEO of Neurophotometrics. He did a PhD in neuroscience at UC San Diego and his undergrad at Oberlin College.
Apr 21, 2020 • 1h 40min
9. UCSF neuroscientist, Wendy Xin, on the role of social media in science
Episode 9. Wendy Xin is a postdoc at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She did her PhD in neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University and did her dissertation research at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), in the same lab as Nick (the show host). Wendy completed her bachelor's degree in neuroscience at University of Toronto.
Apr 17, 2020 • 1h 24min
8. BCG Project Leader, Jorge Vazquez-Anderson, on mentorship and diversity
Episode 8. Jorge Vazquez-Anderson is a Project Leader at Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Jorge did a PhD in chemical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to that, Jorge studied chemical engineering at ITESO Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara for his bachelor's degree and completed a master's degree at Universidad de Guadalajara.
