Once a Scientist
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Once a Scientist
Unfiltered career discussions with scientists
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92. Ashlee Vance, tech reporter and filmmaker, on storytelling, science funding, and interviewing billionaires
Episode 92. Ashlee Vance is a renowned tech and science reporter, filmmaker, and founder of Core Memory, a podcast and blog that chronicles the lives...
91. Michael Koeris, Director of DARPA BTO, on autonomous science to accelerate discovery
Episode 91. Michael Koeris is the Director of the Biotechnologies Office at DARPA. Michael completed his PhD at Boston University and did postdoctoral...
90. Barry Bunin, CEO at Collaborative Drug Discovery, on tapping into the collective consciousness of science.
Episode 90. Barry Bunin is the CEO and President at Collaborative Drug Discovery, which he founded 20 years ago. Prior to that, Barry was an Entrepren...
89. Seemay Chou, CEO of Arcadia Science, on metascience and rethinking the structure of science
Seemay Chou is co-founder and CEO at Arcadia Science, Board Member at Astera Institute, and Board Chairperson at The Navigation Fund. Seemay was previ...
88. Gene Yeo, professor at UC San Diego, on team science and building a training playground
Episode 88. Eugene Yeo is a Professor at UC San Diego and is building a scientific ecosystem in San Diego. He runs the Innovation Center at Sanford St...
87. Jesse Gray and Sud Pinglay, at SeaHub, on recording cellular activity and making big bets
Episode 87. Sudarshan Pinglay is a researcher at the University of Washington and faculty at the Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology (SeaHub). He did h...
86. Prachee Avasthi, CSO at Arcadia Science, on exercising agency and doing science differently
Episode 86. Prachee Avasthi is co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer at Arcadia Science and Head of Open Science at the Astera Institute. Prachee wa...
85. Fay Lin, science journalist and editor, on seeking out diverse voices and learning from experts
Episode 85. Fay Lin is a Senior Editor at GEN Biotechnology. She completed her PhD in Biochemistry, Molecular, and Structural Biology at UCLA and unde...
84. Maryann Martone, professor at UC San Diego, on neuroinformatics, reproducibility, and open science
Episode 84. Maryann Martone is an emeritus professor of neuroscience at UC San Diego. She received her BA from Wellesley College in Biological Psychol...
83. Anand Muthusamy, Convergent Research fellow, on going after ambitious scientific moonshots
Anand Muthusamy is a Fellow at Convergent Research, where he's laying the groundwork for a focused research organization (FRO) to monitor the real-tim...
82. Alexander Titus, professor and entrepreneur, on why scientists make great entrepreneurs
Episode 82. Alexander Titus is a professor at USC, doing research at the intersection of biology and AI. He completed his PhD in Quantitative Biomedic...
81. Ashley Ruba, academic expat and career coach, on being nimble and making pivots
Episode 81. Ashley Ruba is the founder of After Academia and a Human Factors Engineer at Arthrex. Ashley did her PhD in developmental psychology at th...
80. Amy Kruse, neurotech investor, on forging new paths
Episode 80. Amy Kruse is Chief Investment Officer at Satori Capital and a Venture Partner at Prime Movers Lab. Amy completed her PhD in Neuroscience a...
79. Sammi Sison, co-president of Nucleate, on grassroots efforts to impact science education and commercialization
Episode 79. Sammi Sison is co-president of Nucleate, an international student-led organization designed to help scientists kick off careers in entrepr...
78. Kim Edwards, my much better half, on what I'm doing starting a business
Episode 78. Kim Edwards, my partner, is the guest interviewer. We talk about motivations for starting a company. Check out the journey in real-time on...
77. Jun Axup, entrepreneur and musician, on science moonshots through Focused Research Organizations
Episode 77. Jun Axup is Chief Operating Officer at E11 Bio, a Focused Research Organization. She is an entrepreneur and former Chief Scientific Office...
76. William Marks, a friend and entrepreneur, interviews me way back in 2020 on starting a podcast and getting into neuroscience
Episode 76. We turn the table in this episode. William Marks, a longtime friend, interviews me in 2020 on the motivations behind getting into neurosci...
75. Andrew Akbashev, a Scientist and Creator for Academia, on navigating academia and its challenges as a grad student, postdoc, and group lead
Episode 75. Andrew Akbashev is a Scientist and Principal Investigator at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland. He holds a PhD in Materials Scien...
74. Quantum biologist, Clarice Aiello, on incremental science vs transformational science
Episode 74. Clarice Aiello is the Principal Investigator of the Quantum Biology lab at UCLA. She completed a PhD in Electrical Engineering at MIT and...
73. Community builder, Julio de Unamuno IV, on increasing science accessibility and supporting scientific innovation ecosystems
Episode 73. Julio de Unamuno IV is the Founder & CEO of LabFellows and Executive Director of HomeLab, the biotech accelerator at UC San Diego's Center...
72. Science communicator, Gertrude Nonterah, on freelancing and communicating confidence
Episode 72. Gertrude Nonterah is a Medical Communications professional at Thermo Fisher and the creator of The Bold PhD, where she helps PhDs navigate...
71. Pioneering AI inventor, biomedical scientist, and music executive, SK Sharma, on the random walk of life and careers
Episode 71. SK Sharma is the Chief Analytics and AI Officer at Universal Music Group and an Entrepreneur in Residence at UC San Diego. SK completed hi...
70. Product manager, Aditya Mahara, on applying product management principles to career exploration
Episode 70. Aditya Mahara is a Senior Product Manager at Medable and has worked in product management at AstraZeneca and Siemens Healthineers. Aditya...
69. CSO of Immuno-oncology at Moderna, Tatiana Novobrantseva, on the cross-disciplinary nature of developing medicines
Episode 69. Tatiana Novobrantseva is the Chief Scientific Officer of Immuno-Oncology Research at Moderna Therapeutics. She has worked at multiple biot...
68. R&D operations expert, Jake Haworth, on drawing outside the lines of a typical research career
Episode 68. Jake Haworth is an Associate Director of Research and Early Development Operations at Moderna. Jake did an undergraduate degree at the Uni...
67. Neuroengineer-entrepreneur, Aadeel Akhtar, on building things that people need
Episode 67. Aadeel Akhtar is CEO of PSYONIC, a neuroprosthetics company. Aadeel did his undergraduate degree and first master's degree at Loyola Unive...
66. Former consultant and BD expert, John Lubin, on translating scientific thinking into business and sales
Episode 66. John Lubin is a Director of Business Development at Science Exchange. After completing his PhD in Molecular Biology at the Salk Institute,...
65. Super connector and opportunity scout, Tari Suprapto, on running toward things that drive you
Episode 65. Tari Suprapto is a Director of Search and Evaluation at Novo Nordisk and Board Chair at the San Diego Innovation Council. Tari completed h...
64. Philanthropy strategist, Cara Altimus, on rethinking how we approach mood disorders
Episode 64. Cara Altimus is a Senior Director at the Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Managing Director at BD2 Discoveries. She...
63. Life sciences investor, Ariane Tom, on starting a venture fund and investing in neuro-tech
Episode 63. Ariane Tom is the Founder and Managing Director at Kaleida Capital. She completed her undergraduate, Master's, and PhD degrees at Stanford...
62. Professor turned industry scientist, Anupam Chakravarty, on community building and job hunting during a pandemic
Episode 62. Anupam Chakravarty is a Senior Scientist at Guardant Health. After doing a postdoc at Stanford, Anupam spent time as an Assistant Professo...
61. Science policy and advocacy expert, Adriana Bankston, on pushing for systemic changes in science
Episode 61. Adriana Bankston is a Principal Legislative Analyst at the University of California Federal Government Relations. She completed her PhD in...
60. Entrepreneur, Jenny Ro, on volunteering, bootstrapping, and diving into uncertainty
Episode 60. Jenny Ro wears many hats. She is currently a Senior Market Development Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Jenny is the founder of Curiou...
59. Marketing expert and podcaster, Chris Conner, on the art and power of storytelling
Episode 59. Chris Conner is a storyteller, podcaster, and documentary filmmaker. He runs Life Science Marketing Radio. Chris completed his Master's d...
58. Magician/physicist/professor, Phil La Porta, on the value of teachers and teaching
Episode 58. Philip R. La Porta is an instructor and professor of physics at Rowan University and host of The Whiparound podcast. He completed his PhD...
57. Data scientist, Kyle Frankovich, on overcoming impostor syndrome and breaking into data science
Episode 57. Kyle Frankovich is an Engineering Project Manager in Data Science at Apple. During the recording of this episode he was a Data Scientist a...
56. Government relations expert, Nicole Parker, on choosing your own path and pushing for systemic change
Episode 56. Nicole Parker is a Principal at Lewis-Burke Associates, LLC where she serves as a government relations associate. Nicole completed a PhD a...
55. Life sciences ecosystem builder, Ulyana Desiderio, on changing careers and staying close to science
Episode 55. Ulyana Desiderio is Director of Life Sciences at Maryland Department of Commerce. She did her PhD at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Pub...
54. Stanford neuroscience professor, Julie Kauer, on being a woman in science
Episode 54. Julie Kauer is a professor in the Stanford Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She completed her PhD at Yale and did postdoc...
53. Investigative reporter and paleontologist, Shaena Montanari, on journalism, dinosaurs, and Scottish highland games
Episode 53. Shaena Montanari is an Investigative Reporter at Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting. She completed her PhD in Comparative Biology...