Vanderbilt Beyond the Lab podcast

Learn how Dr. Kari Johnson, PhD, went from Vanderbilt graduate work, to an NIH postdoc, to now a faculty role with the Uniformed Services University. 

Alumna and Board of Visitors member Dr. Colleen Piersen is the Assistant Head for Administration of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Director of Research Services in the Office of the Dean at the University of Illinois Chicago. Dr. Piersen sits down with us to discuss how her scientific interests led her to a role with the University of Illinois system. 

Dr. Miranda Hallett serves as a Patent Agent post-PhD and her postdoctoral fellowship at Vanderbilt. Join us as we talk about her interesting path from science to law.

Join us as we speak with Barbara Natalizio, PhD, with the Rita Allen Foundation. 

Join us as we interview Dr. Renee Bailey Iacona, Vice President, Oncology Biometrics, Oncology R&D at AstraZeneca, as she talks about her time at Vanderbilt, the interesting turns her path has taken, and what she looks for when hiring. 

Dr. Chris Jarrett, PhD, is a Senior Project Engineer with Stryker, and tells us about how he navigates his role, his path to his current role, and what he has been learning lately. Chris Jarrett is an alumnus of Vanderbilt University.

Dr. Jud Schneider tells us about his role with Nashville Biosciences, helping companies launch forward, hiring, and the importance of learning from others.

Learn more about the role of Government Administration from Rubin Baskir, PhD, alumnus of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Biomedical Research Education and Training Program. 

Tune in to hear how Dr. Chandrasakan navigated her role in industry and what she does each day! Ramya Chandrasakan is an alumna of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Biomedical Research Education and Training Program. 

In our last episode of Season 3, we talk with grants manager and director Janice Ascano, PhD, from Vanderbilt University Corporate and Foundation Relations.

Dr. Karissa Culbreath, PhD, knows a few things about laboratory testing in the clinical setting, and she sits down with us to tell us about how she got there and what she does all day!

Sitting down with Dr. Renee Dawson, PhD, provides a great conversation about her role in the Wente Lab as a staff scientist and her daily activities in that job.

Join us as we speak with alumnus Paul Ruest, a freelance medical writer and director.

Dr. Lesa Black, PhD, tells us about her role as a Scientific Review Analyst/CDRN Navigator with the Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical Research and the Mid-South Clinical Data Research Network.

We welcome Dina Stroud, PhD, Executive Director, Fisk-Vanderbilt Bridge Program, Research Scientist, to tell us about her role in an academic program management setting.

Junior Research Associate at Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, alumna Elizabeth Conrad, PhD, talks to us about her industry pursuits at a local Nashville company.

Deputy Program Manager with Gryphon Technologies Chad Jackson, PhD, tells us about working in DC, government roles with a PhD, and finding the right career fit.

Former postdoctoral fellow alumnus AJ Baucum returns to campus to share his insight on his role as a primary faculty member at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). 

Join us as we interview Nora Sanchez, PhD, data product manager of Real World Data Operations with Data Projects and Strategy Foundation Medicine.

Larry Thompson, PhD, is a Senior Principal Scientist in BioTherapeutics Pharmaceutical Sciences with Pfizer. Alumnus now hiring manager and team lead, Dr. Thompson tells us more about his path, what he does each day, and how to ace an interview.

Ever wanted to hear about the power of Informational Interviews? Listen to JT Brogan, PhD (Manager, Global Emerging Markets Regulatory Affairs CMC, Biogen) and hear his story about how important informational interviews were to his career trajectory.

Dr. Margaret Read, PhD, reminds us that we are always a scientist, regardless of what career path we pursue. Learn more about her particular role as the General Manger of Corporate Alliances, Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization at Vanderbilt University.

Medical Science Liaison Dawn Stults, PhD, completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at Vanderbilt. She then went on to work for the Sarah Cannon Research Institute as the Lung Cancer Program manager, where she gained extensive clinical research experience. Her first MSL role was at Clovis Oncology. She now works as a Medical Science Liaison for Genentech. Learn...

Dr. Lori McGrew knew while in grad student that she really enjoyed teaching. But what did that look like long-term? Join us as we chat with Dr. McGrew and her hop across the street to Belmont University, where she is a tenured professor of Biology. 

Dr. Melody Davis spent much of her career as a Medical Science Liaison, now an educational consultant. Dr. Davis tells us about all the paths we can pursue with an interest in MSL roles plus how to better equip yourself now for that path.