Podcasts by So You Got A Lifesci Degree

24: The Episode to End All Episodes from 2021-08-23T00:39:52

Here is the FINAL episode of So You Got A Lifesci Degree!! Farida and Lisa reflect on their podcasting experiences and play a second round of "How Well Do You Know Your Co-host."

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23: Science Writing (with Dr. Anna Clemens) from 2021-08-09T00:25:13

This week, we talk to Dr. Anna Clemens about the field of SCIENCE WRITING!! Anna is a scientific writing coach who has herself been published in popular science magazines like Scientific America...

22: Midwifery (with Dr. Elizabeth Darling) from 2021-07-25T19:18:17

Today's episode is about MIDWIFERY!!! We chat with Dr. Elizabeth Darling, a registered midwife and the Assistant Dean of Midwifery at McMaster University, about the details of this growing profe...

21: Museum Curation (with Dr. Sebastian Kvist) from 2021-07-12T02:12:07

This week's guest is Dr. Sebastian Kvist, an Associate Curator at the Royal Ontario Museum AND an Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto! Sebastian ...

20: Space Life Science Research (with Dr. Gioia Massa) from 2021-05-31T02:04:40

Our episode this week is with Dr. Gioia Massa, a Project Scientist at NASA Kennedy Space Centre! Gioia has worked at NASA for the past 10 years, improving the cultivation of crops in space for f...

19: Environmental Law (with Dr. Dianne Saxe) from 2021-05-17T02:06:21

This week's episode is with Dianne Saxe, an internationally recognized environmental lawyer and Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Ontario. Dianne has over 40 years of experience in environment...

SAMPLE MINICAST: Honeypot ants & ant beetles from 2021-05-09T17:21:04

SURPRISE!!! We're releasing one FREE MINICAST for your sampling pleasure!   Our minicasts are 5 - 10 minute BONUS episodes released alongside each main episode! In them, we chat about our "shenanig...

18: Biomedical Product Management (with Tashfina Rabbani) from 2021-05-03T03:07:22

Join us this week for a lovely chat with Tashfina Rabbani, a Senior Product Manager of the Rare Diseases Portfolio at Ipsen! Tashfina tells us about her experience in devising marketing strategi...

17: Sustainability Program Management (with Eric Meliton) from 2021-04-19T00:28:39

This week's episode is with Eric Meliton. Eric was the program manager at the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) for seven years, and has recently transitioned to being the Manager...

16: Undergraduate Course Coordinator (with Alastair Tracey) from 2021-04-05T00:24:47

Join us this week as we chat with the one and only Alastair Tracey! Alastair is the Level II Undergraduate Coordinator in the Department of Biology at McMaster University. Listen to discover the...

15: Half Birthday Extravaganza from 2021-03-22T00:48:21

A special episode this week! In honor of the podcast's half birthday, Lisa and Farida play a game of "How Well Do You Know Your Co-host". Who is most likely to laugh at the wrong moment? Lock th...

14: Specialist Pharmacist (with Rishika Sharma) from 2021-03-08T01:16:47

This week we chat with Rishika Sharma, a Specialty Pharmacist at Bayshore Healthcare. Rishika edumacates us on how specialty pharmacists focus on medications for certain groups of illnesses, suc...

13: Environmental Economist (with Ben Moy) from 2021-02-22T04:39:49

This episode we chat with Ben Moy, an Economist at Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). Ben performs economic analysis of policies implemented by the ECCC. He's currently working on pol...

12: Professor Shenanigans (with Doc Roc) from 2021-02-08T01:10:55

This week we chat with Dr. Jonathan Stone (a.k.a. Doc Roc), an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at McMaster University. Doc Roc tells us stories of his adventures in Sweden, a mi...

11: Sweet Prince of Careers (with Jared Kunar) from 2021-01-25T02:26:34

This episode, we chat with Jared Kunar from McMaster University's Science Career and Cooperative Education Office (SCCE). Jared tells us about how he helps students develop job search techniques...

10: Reshaping health technology (with Nisha Almeida) from 2021-01-10T19:43:44

This episode, we chat with Nisha Almeida about her role as a Research Scientist at McGill University's Health Technology Assessment Unit. Nisha  tells us about how she helps hospital admini...

9: Biotech Startups (with Gayathri Vijayakumar) from 2020-12-28T01:11:19

This week, we chat with Gayathri Vijayakumar about her work at Scribe Therapeutics, a San Francisco-based biotechnology company. Gayathri explains how she is exploiting viral mechanisms to creat...

8: Genetic Counselling (with Jacqueline Leonard) from 2020-12-14T04:58:37

This episode, we chat with Jackie about her role as a genetic counsellor at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia! Some of what she says may surprise you - such as how just how much "counselli...

7: Teaching High School Math (with Talia Asa) from 2020-11-30T04:37:01

Join us this week as we talk to Talia Asa, a math teacher at Abbey Park High School. Talia edumacates us on the different kinds of teachers in Ontario, and how to become one yourself! Plus, phil...

6: The Case Against a PhD from 2020-11-15T22:32:05

A SPECIAL episode this week, in which Farida presents the case AGAINST a PhD (for certain situations). Come learn about opportunity costs, the availability of academic positions, and the desirab...

5: Pharmaceutical Company Director (with Rizwana Islam) from 2020-11-01T23:46:34

This week we speak to Rizwana Islam, a Director at Takeda, an multinational pharmaceutical company. Rizwana tells us about the types of positions available in the pharmaceutical industry and how...

4: Research Proposals Facilitator (with Sibat Anam) from 2020-10-18T22:54:35

This episode, we talk to Sibat Anam, a Research Proposals Facilitator at Ryerson University. This is a great example of a job for lifesci undergrads that neither of us knew existed! Sibat helps ...

3: Medical Illustration and Web Development (with Jessica Zhang) from 2020-10-04T22:17:01

This week’s guest is Jessica Zhang, a freelance medical illustrator and front-end web developer based in Toronto. Jessica currently works at Klick Health, a marketing agency and commercializatio...

2: Physiotherapy and Clinic Management (with Janna Marvyn) from 2020-09-20T22:00

This episode is with Janna Marvyn, a clinic manager and physiotherapist at Pillars of Wellness in Burlington, Ontario. Janna describes what it means to be a clinic manager, and tells us about he...

1: Market Access in Pharma (with Kara Griffiths) from 2020-09-07T20:45:50

Our first episode is with Kara Griffiths! Kara is a Senior Manager of Market Access at Gilead Sciences, where she works to get pharmaceuticals covered under insurance policies. We chat about wha...

Introduction from 2020-09-07T20:25:15

Welcome to So You Got A Lifesci Degree, a podcast about the careers you can pursue with an undergrad degree in lifesci! This show is co-hosted by Lisa Shen, a Molecular Biology and Genetic stude...