Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD

Welcome to another episode of Beyond the Thesis with Papa PhD! This week, I'm delighted to bring you my recent conversation with Olivier Bernard, a.k.a. the Pharmafist! Together, we talked about his passion for science communication and, in particular, about his mission to debunk pseudoscience. Olivier Bernard has been a pharmacist since 2004 and is a Fellow of the Ordre des Pharmaciens du Québec...

Bienvenue à ce nouvel épisode d'Au-delà de la thèse avec Papa PhD !Cette semaine, j'ai le grand plaisir de vous apporter ma conversation récente avec Olivier Bernard, a.k.a. le Pharmachien ! Ensemble, on a parlé de sa passion pour la communication scientifique et, en particulier, de sa mission de déboulonner la pseudoscience. Olivier Bernard est pharmacien depuis 2004 et Fellow de l’Ordre des Phar...

In this fourth episode of Season 5 of Beyond the Thesis with Papa PhD, I'm sharing with you my conversation about nagivating the PhD journey and avoiding misconceptions about the doctorate with Merle van den Akker. Merle van den Akker finished a PhD in behavioural science and left academia to become an applied behavioural scientist in the financial services. She has blogged and written a book abou...

Bienvenue à ce trésor de la voûte, le tout premier épisode du PhD Dojo en français, avec Sarah Perrier, du podcast Plog de thèse. Aujourd'hui, on se pose la question suivante : « Y a-t-il un seul chemin vers le doctorat ? ». Et pour y répondre, on se base sur l'expérience de David, de Sarah et d'autres invités passés sur Au-delà de la thèse avec Papa PhD. Si tu veux participer à ces conversations,...

In this second episode of Season 5 of Beyond the Thesis with Papa PhD, I'm sharing with you my conversation about reinventing yourself professionally with Kate Dahl. Kate Dahl is the founder and career consultant for her company, Career Denmark ApS. She is an American who has lived and worked in Denmark for many years. She has helped many international job seekers successfully find and secure thei...

Dans cet épisode, tu vas entendre parler de gratitude, de bénévolat, de service, mais tu vas aussi entendre parler de persévérance, de sens de mission et d’entreprenariat. Ces mots peuvent te paraître de deux univers différents, mais ils se marient et trouvent un sens dans le récit que nous apporte Francis Etheridge à propos de son cheminement académique et professionnel. Bonne écoute pour cette e...

Bienvenue à la cinquième saison d'Au-delà de la thèse avec Papa PhD !Pour le premier épisode ce cette nouvelle saison, je t'apporte ma conversation avec l'animateur télé et détenteur d'un doctorat en neurosciences, Martin Carli ! Animateur, enseignant, biochimiste, communicateur, vulgarisateur, Martin Carli a plus d’une corde à son arc. S’il est surtout connu du grand public pour son rôle de coani...

Cette semaine je t'apporte un Trésor de la Voute Papa PhD – ma conversation avec Ilhame Ameqrane à propos de son expérience comme docteure en entreprise. Durant notre conversation, on a parlé de comment mettre en valeur le doctorat dans le contexte d'un parcours professionnel atypique, des opportunités qu'offre un passage en PME après le doctorat et de la place que peuvent occuper les docteur.e.s...

Welcome to the third Beyond the Thesis Treasure From the Vault I am sharing with you this summer break! My great conversation about life balance as a young researcher with Katya Park. During the interview, Katya shared how during her PhD and postdoc she made sure to stay true to her life plans, namely those related to building a family, while working towards her goals, scientifically, and about ho...

Welcome to the second Beyond the Thesis Treasure From the Vault I am sharing with you this summer break! On this PhD Dojo, Gad Sabbatier and I answer a question from 2nd Lab mentee Romane Oliverio who asks: "What are the accessible careers outside R&D?". Thank you, Romane, for a great question that allowed Gad and I to dive deep into the great variety of positions open to PhDs in the job marke...

Welcome to the first of four Beyond the Thesis Treasures from the Vault I am sharing with you this summer break! My great conversation with the Bold Biomed - Gertrude Nonterah. My experience going through graduate school was mostly of graduate students being fully funded and working exclusively on their PhD, at least until the time came to write their thesis. But this is not the reality for everyo...

Cette semaine sur Au-delà de la thèse avec Papa PhD, on parle de l'imprévisibilité des trajets en communication avec mon invité, Bruno Lamolet ! Bruno Lamolet est rédacteur en chef adjoint des Débrouillards, un magazine de vulgarisation scientifique pour les jeunes. Auparavant, il a écrit sur la science pour divers publics adultes, y compris la communauté universitaire. À la télé, iI a été recherc...

This week on the Beyond the Thesis with Papa PhD, I'll be talking science popularization and humor with my guest, Vikie Pedneault, a.k.a. Biolovik! A biologist, an entrepreneur, a humorist, an improviser, a communicator, Vikie studied performing arts in high school, followed by a bachelor's degree in Biology, before finally becoming an entrepreneur and humorist in her spare time. A professional co...

Welcome to another collab episode of the PhD Dojo with The 2nd Lab. In this new episode of the PhD Dojo, I talk with Gad Sabbatier about the question of whether to embark on a postdoc or not after the PhD. There are many variables to take into consideration when taking this decision, and Gad shares his own lessons learned from doing two postdocs as well as his experience working at the interface b...

Jacob Kendall was trained as an academic and was on the tenure track, when a lot changed. He underwent a second heart surgery, started a couple of businesses, left his job, got married, his father got very sick (and eventually died), he moved twice, started another grad program, and had his first child. Needless to say, this is a lot of change in little time. In this Beyond the Thesis interview, w...

Cette semaine sur le direct Au-delà de la thèse avec Papa PhD, je parle vulgarisation scientifique et humour avec mon invitée, Vikie Pedneault, a.k.a. Biolovik ! Biologiste, entrepreneure, humoriste, improvisatrice, communicatrice, Vikie a fait son secondaire en arts de la scène, puis son baccalauréat en Biologie, pour finalement devenir entrepreneure et humoriste à temps perdu. Communicatrice et...

The pace and lifestile in manufacturing and engineering is different from what you find in academic research. So is the culture. Namely, they have been male dominated spaces, historically. This week on Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD, I will be takling with my guest, Sirisha Kuchumanchi, about how, as a woman in these spaces, you can own your career, pivoting and growing as your path meanders and...

Are you deciding whether or stay in your PhD program or to leave? In this episode of Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD, Stephanie Fuccio shares her experience of leaving her PhD program and the important lessons the experience taught her. Hear how she navigated the difficult decision of leaving, the impact on her mental health, and how she was able to write the next chapters of her professional life...

Bienvenue sur ce nouvel épisode d'Au-delà de la thèse avec Papa PhD ! Cette semaine je partage avec toi ma conversation avec mes invités – Marc Chevalier, Dominic Sicotte, Julien Chapdelaine et Gad Sabbatier – où l'on a discuté de la nécessité de réinventer le doctorat  pour mieux préparer les doctorant.e.s à leur évolution professionnelle après l'obtention de leur diplôme. Au long de la conversat...

Are you feeling stuck, wondering what career options are available beyond academia? In this episode of Beyond the Thesis with Papa PhD, Dr. Rebecca Tadokera shares her journey from a PhD in Clinical Immunology to becoming the founder and CEO of her own medical writing and scientific communication consulting company. Get inspired and learn about the exciting opportunities available today for gradua...

Does the NGO world interest you? And did you know that the job of Fundraiser ranks no. 17 in US News Best Business Jobs? This week on Beyond the Thesis With Papa PhD, I'm talking with Kenna Barrett about a career path that has not yet been covered on the show - Fundraising - and about why it may be a great avenue for you. Reach out to me or to Kenna using the links below if you have any feedback o...

Last week, you, the Papa PhD listeners, brought the show across the 100.000 listen line. Thank you!!! As an indie podcaster running Papa PhD since almost 4 years, I am over-the-moon happy and humbled. To thank you and celebrate this important milestone, I've invited a few friends of the show and some people who contributed to the show's growth that you don't know to thank them and celebrate this m...

You may have done a few oral presentations, but are you making the best out of your voice when you're speaking in public? In this Papa PhD expert interview, I talk with  Inês Moura about the importance our voice can have in graduate school, in our academic career, but also outside of the university walls. If you are nervous, lose your breath or want to learn to modulate your voice better when spea...

The PhD is an old institution, steeped in tradition and in compliance with a very structured set of rules. But what if, in the context of preparing for your career you could create your own rules? In this Papa PhD interview, I talk with Pradeep Kumar Sacitharan about his non-traditional academic and professional journey and ask him about his experience helping young graduates launch themselves int...

This week on the show, I'm bringing you yet another treasure from the vault - my Season 1 conversation with Drew Slack, where we talked about his journey from his PhD in pharmacology to his current career in the medical regulatory space. This is a special episode for me, because of the energy of this conversation and because it was the first interview where I let go of my list of questions and all...