Nick Edwards

Once a Scientist

Science EN ↓ 100 episodes

Unfiltered career discussions with scientists

Author

Nick Edwards

Category

Science

Podcast website

www.buzzsprout.com

Latest episode

Jun 10, 2026

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Episodes

45. Former Senate Chief of Staff, Mark Bayer, on combatting alternative facts 10.02.2021

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 Cornell and holds a Master of Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School. 

44. Wiley Editor, Jeremy Petravicz, on brains, glia, and staying close to science 27.01.2021

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. 

43. Public health physician, Linda Arogundade, on vaccine deployment and the importance of public health 20.01.2021

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, and her medical degree at University of Ibadan

42. Investment banker, Charlie Caldwell, on life sciences consulting and the business side of science 06.01.2021

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 Vassar College, Charlie did MS and PhD at University of Southern California.

Bonus Ep: 2020 Round-up with Kim Edwards 01.01.2021

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.

41. Binghamton neuroscientist, David Jentsch, on tackling systemic change 09.12.2020

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 Hopkins University.

40. JHU PHutures director, Roshni Rao, on the strengths and challenges of international training 02.12.2020

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. She completed her undergrad  at St. Joseph's College at Bangalore University and a PGDipSci at the University of Otago, respectively.

39. Neuroscientist-turned-bioinformaticist, Alex Naka, on doing an industry postdoc and the culture of science 18.11.2020

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 at Genentech.

38. UCSD professor, Ashley Juavinett, on teaching, coding, and why neuroscience is the best science 11.11.2020

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.

37. Cognitive scientist, Rose Hendricks, on the science of science communication 04.11.2020

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 College.

36. JPL geophysicist, Fernando Paolo, on breaking stereotypes and the influence of strong women in his life 28.10.2020

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 University of Sao Paulo

35. DoD contractor, Emily Kuehn, on re-imagining STEM education 21.10.2020

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 University, a postdoc at Walter Reed, and her undergraduate at Kalamazoo College.

34. Mental health advocate, Fay Lin, on using Twitter to drive change 14.10.2020

Episode 34. Fay Lin is a PhD candidate in Biochemistry at UCLA. She did her undergraduate in biology at NYU. 

33. Life sciences consultant, Lee Agostini, on promotion and effective use of social media 07.10.2020

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 degree at Florida Atlantic University.

31. U of Utah neuroscientist, Jason Shepherd, on privilege and the versatility of scientific thinking 23.09.2020

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 of Otago.

30. ACS Reactions host, Sam Jones, on breaking into science communication and dealing with Youtube trolls 16.09.2020

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 College and a PhD in Biomedical Science at UC San Diego.

29. NIMH investigator, Hugo Tejeda, on pushing through difficulties and how to put out a greasefire 09.09.2020

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 postdoc at the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

28. Podcaster and NASA intern, Margot Wohl, on cultivating passions outside the lab 02.09.2020

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 undergraduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania.

27. Non-profit founder, Wendy Marie Ingram, on building a global mental health network for academics 25.08.2020

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 Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 

26. Gates Foundation Intern, Amanda Song, on the importance of internships 18.08.2020

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 Infrastructure Investment Bank. Since we recorded the podcast, Amanda defended her dissertation and started an internship at The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Congratulations Amanda!

25. Former professor and energy expert, James Tamerius, on leaving a tenure-track position 11.08.2020

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 an Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa.

24. Vanderbilt professor, Erin Calipari, on setting a personalized career strategy 04.08.2020

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 Amherst. 

23. Langer postdoc and Rhaeos co-founder, Sid Krishnan, on bridging academia and industry 28.07.2020

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 his undergrad at Washington University in St. Louis. 

22. Science communicator and OaS co-producer, Caroline Sferrazza, on thriving with a master's degree and prioritizing mental health 21.07.2020

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 undergrad at Vassar College.

21. MIT postdoc, Max Robinson, on finding great mentors and creating success from failures 14.07.2020

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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