Once a Scientist

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 professor. He's started several companies and is an all-around startup guru. 

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. 

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 do well in fit / behavioral interviews. 

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 and completed her PhD at Emory University. 

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 do well in case interviews. 

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.

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 do well in case interviews. Nick also slightly embarrasses himself doing his first case interview in 3 years.

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 University of Texas at Dallas. 

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 compelling resume and cover letter.

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 scientist breaking into consulting. Nick talks about his time at BCG, his philosophy about careers, and what the life of a consultant looks like.

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 in Microbiology, This Week in Neuroscience, among others. Vincent did his PhD at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine at CUNY and a postdoc at MIT with David Baltimore. 

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 Durham University. 

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, and postdoc at UCSF. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Sciences and American Academy for the Advancement of Science, among many other honors and awards.

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 Johns Hopkins, and a postdoc at the FDA.

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 Emotion (NAPE). He did at PhD in neuroscience at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine and a postdoc at the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

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.

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 Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), in the same lab as Nick (the show host). Wendy completed her bachelor's degree in neuroscience at University of Toronto. 

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 chemical engineering at ITESO Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara for his bachelor's degree and completed a master's degree at Universidad de Guadalajara. 

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 European Space Agency and recently completed postdoctoral training at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the University of Maryland. He is an incoming consultant at Boston Consulting Group. 

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 a startup company, Amit worked in strategy consulting at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and worked in vaccine development at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. 

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 at Sanford-Burnham Prebys and Van Andel Institute. He's had extensive industry experience, including a stint as a Medical Science Liaison at Bristol-Meyers-Squibb.

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. 

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 has volunteered as a business development and alliance management fellow at the Harvard University Office of Technology and Development. 

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 Bridge, a student organization focused on scientific outreach. After his PhD, Daniel worked in science communication at Research! America and as a Public Affairs Manager at the American Society for Biochemistry...

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 postdoc at UCSD, he went to Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where he worked in strategy consulting. More recently, he moved back to San Diego to work with Illumina, doing commercial strategy.