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51. Inscopix CEO, Kunal Ghosh, on entrepreneurship and mentorship from 2021-07-28T00:00
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 Electric...
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50. [Former] PhD student, Alisa Atkins, on the intersection between art and science from 2021-07-21T00:00
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...
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49. Venture partner, Richard Ransohoff, on the importance of diverse experiences from 2021-07-07T00:00
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 undergraduat...
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48. Vanderbilt Professor, Cody Siciliano, on developing a passion and the value of community college from 2021-04-07T00:00
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 ...
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47. Founder of FreeThePhD, Vay Cao, on the psychology behind interviewing from 2021-03-10T00:00
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 (wo...
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46. Director of Corporate Development, Carlos Loya, on how BD works and the promise of advanced medicines from 2021-03-04T00:00
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 i...
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45. Former Senate Chief of Staff, Mark Bayer, on combatting alternative facts from 2021-02-10T00:00
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 C...
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44. Wiley Editor, Jeremy Petravicz, on brains, glia, and staying close to science from 2021-01-27T00:00
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.
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43. Public health physician, Linda Arogundade, on vaccine deployment and the importance of public health from 2021-01-20T00:00
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, ...
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42. Investment banker, Charlie Caldwell, on life sciences consulting and the business side of science from 2021-01-06T00:00
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 V...
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Bonus Ep: 2020 Round-up with Kim Edwards from 2020-12-31T17:00
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.
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41. Binghamton neuroscientist, David Jentsch, on tackling systemic change from 2020-12-09T00:00
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 Hopk...
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40. JHU PHutures director, Roshni Rao, on the strengths and challenges of international training from 2020-12-02T00:00
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. ...
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39. Neuroscientist-turned-bioinformaticist, Alex Naka, on doing an industry postdoc and the culture of science from 2020-11-18T00:00
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...
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38. UCSD professor, Ashley Juavinett, on teaching, coding, and why neuroscience is the best science from 2020-11-11T00:00
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.
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37. Cognitive scientist, Rose Hendricks, on the science of science communication from 2020-11-04T00:00
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 Co...
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36. JPL geophysicist, Fernando Paolo, on breaking stereotypes and the influence of strong women in his life from 2020-10-28T00:00
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 Univers...
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35. DoD contractor, Emily Kuehn, on re-imagining STEM education from 2020-10-21T00:00
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 Uni...
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34. Mental health advocate, Fay Lin, on using Twitter to drive change from 2020-10-14T12:00
Episode 34. Fay Lin is a PhD candidate in Biochemistry at UCLA. She did her undergraduate in biology at NYU.
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33. Life sciences consultant, Lee Agostini, on promotion and effective use of social media from 2020-10-07T00:00
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 de...
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31. U of Utah neuroscientist, Jason Shepherd, on privilege and the versatility of scientific thinking from 2020-09-23T00:00
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 ...
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30. ACS Reactions host, Sam Jones, on breaking into science communication and dealing with Youtube trolls from 2020-09-16T00:00
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 Colleg...
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29. NIMH investigator, Hugo Tejeda, on pushing through difficulties and how to put out a greasefire from 2020-09-09T00:00
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 po...
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28. Podcaster and NASA intern, Margot Wohl, on cultivating passions outside the lab from 2020-09-02T00:00
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 u...
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27. Non-profit founder, Wendy Marie Ingram, on building a global mental health network for academics from 2020-08-25T00:00
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 Hopki...
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26. Gates Foundation Intern, Amanda Song, on the importance of internships from 2020-08-18T13:00
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 Infr...
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25. Former professor and energy expert, James Tamerius, on leaving a tenure-track position from 2020-08-11T00:00
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 a...
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24. Vanderbilt professor, Erin Calipari, on setting a personalized career strategy from 2020-08-04T00:00
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 Am...
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23. Langer postdoc and Rhaeos co-founder, Sid Krishnan, on bridging academia and industry from 2020-07-28T00:00
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 hi...
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22. Science communicator and OaS co-producer, Caroline Sferrazza, on thriving with a master's degree and prioritizing mental health from 2020-07-21T00:00
Episode 22. Caroline Sferrazza works in science communication and is a co-producer of the Once a Scientist podcast. Caroline earned a masters degree in neuroscience from UC San Diego and did her...
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21. MIT postdoc, Max Robinson, on finding great mentors and creating success from failures from 2020-07-14T00:00
Episode 21. Max Robinson is a postdoc in at MIT. He did his PhD in chemical engineering at Vanderbilt and his undergrad at Trinity University. Max also co-hosts the MIT GLiMPSE podcast.
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20. Harvard Innovation Labs Dir, Mike Fenn, on startups, failing fast, and de-risking a career from 2020-07-07T00:00
Episode 20. Mike Fenn is the Director of Healthcare and Life Sciences at the Harvard Innovation Labs. Mike did his undergrad, PhD, and postdoc at University of Florida, where he also worked as a...
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19. Brown Univ Professor, Christopher Moore, on identifying heroes and building mental models from 2020-06-30T00:00
Episode 19. Christopher Moore is a neuroscience professor at Brown University. He went to undergrad at Oberlin College, did a PhD at MIT and postdocs at Stanford and UCSF.
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Bonus: Consulting 101 - Preparing for fit interviews from 2020-06-26T00:00
This is part 5 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 and Nick Edwards talk about how to d...
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18. NIH Director of OITE, Sharon Milgram, on resilience and transforming scientific training from 2020-06-23T00:00
Episode 18. Sharon Milgram is the Director of the Office of Intramural Training and Education (OITE) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Sharon is a former professor at UNC Chapel Hill a...
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Bonus: Consulting 101 - Killing it in case interviews part 2 from 2020-06-19T00:00
This is part 4 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 and Nick Edwards talk about how to d...
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17. Salk neuroscientist, Kay Tye, on work-life balance and reducing stigma in mental health from 2020-06-16T00:00
Episode 16. Kay Tye is the Wylie Vale Chair of Systems Neurobiology at the Salk Institute. She did her PhD at UCSF, postdoc at Stanford, and undergrad at MIT.
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Bonus: Consulting 101 - Killing it in case interviews part 1 from 2020-06-11T23:00
This is part 3 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 and Nick Edwards talk about how to d...
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16. Policy consultant, Chanel Matney, on turning inspiration into change from 2020-06-09T00:00
Episode 16. Chanel Matney is a Transportation Policy Consultant at the California State Assembly. She did her PhD in neuroscience at The Johns Hopkins University and her undergrad at The Univers...
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Bonus: Consulting 101 - Building a compelling resume and cover letter from 2020-06-05T01:00
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 compe...
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Black Lives Matter from 2020-06-02T00:00
We're postponing our regular Tuesday episode, in solidarity with our friends in the black community.
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Bonus: Consulting 101 - Setting a career strategy and the reality of consulting from 2020-05-29T00:00
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 ...
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15. Columbia virologist and TWiV host, Vincent Racaniello, on improving science literacy and, you know, viruses from 2020-05-26T00:00
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 i...
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14. Physicist and Capco product manager, Rads Patel, on empowering women in science from 2020-05-22T00:00
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 ...
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13. Rob Malenka, Stanford neuro prof, on a life in science and crafting a career from 2020-05-19T00:00
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, ...
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12. Johns Hopkins career services pro, Kate Bradford, on the future of scientific careers from 2020-05-12T00:00
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 Joh...
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11. UW Asst. Prof., Sam Golden, on building a lab during a pandemic from 2020-05-05T01:00
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 Em...
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10. Founder/CEO of Neurophotometrics, Sage Aronson, on being open to new experiences from 2020-04-28T02:00
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.
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9. UCSF neuroscientist, Wendy Xin, on the role of social media in science from 2020-04-21T00:00
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...
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8. BCG Project Leader, Jorge Vazquez-Anderson, on mentorship and diversity from 2020-04-17T00:00
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...
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7. NASA JPL geophysicist, Tom Armitage, on arctic expeditions and career transitions from 2020-04-14T00:00
Episode 7. Tom Armitage holds a PhD in earth sciences from University College London (UCL) and completed his undergraduate and masters degrees at UCL as well. Tom previously worked with the Euro...
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6. Pfizer scientist-strategist, Amit Srivastava, on vaccines and pandemics from 2020-04-07T20:00
Episode 6. Amit Srivastava is a Senior Director at Pfizer. He did a PhD in genetics and cell biology at Carnegie Mellon University and postdoc at Boston Children's Hospital. After launching...
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5. Illumina Genomics Podcast host, Paul Bromann, on effective science communication from 2020-03-31T23:00
Episode 5. Paul Bromann is the host of the Illumina Genomics Podcast and Senior Manager of Scientific Affairs at Illumina. He did his PhD in neuroscience at Northwestern University and postdocs ...
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4. Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon, Erick Westbroek, on serving others and also tapeworms from 2020-03-31T21:00
Episode 4. Erick Westbroek is a neurosurgery resident at Johns Hopkins University. He completed his MD at Stanford University and his undergrate degree at University of Utah.
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3. Harvard cell biologist, Audrey Sporrij, on building a career strategy from 2020-03-31T20:00
Episode 3. Audrey Sporrij is a PhD student in stem cell biology in a joint program between Harvard University and Utrecht University. She is co-president of the Harvard GSAS Consulting Club and ...
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2. Founder of Project Bridge, Daniel Pham, on turning passions into careers from 2020-03-31T19:00
Episode 2. Daniel Pham is an Associate Director at the Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy. He did a PhD in neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University, where he founded Project Brid...
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1. Once a Scientist...Always a Scientist from 2020-03-31T17:00
Episode 1. Introduction to the show. Nick Edwards is the host of the Once a Scientist podcast. He trained as a neuroscientist and did his PhD at Brown University and the NIH. After completing a ...
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1. Once a Scientist...Always a Scientist from 2020-03-31T17:00
Episode 1. Introduction to the show. Nick Edwards is the host of the Once a Scientist podcast. He trained as a neuroscientist and did his PhD at Brown University and the NIH. After completing a ...
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