Vanderbilt Beyond the Lab podcast
107 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsCurious about what biomedical science PhDs do for their career? In the "Beyond the Lab" podcast series, the Vanderbilt BRET Office of Career Development interviews biomedical science PhD and postdoctoral alumni about their career path.
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Scientific Communication with Justine Sinnaeve, PhD
March 11, 2024 08:29 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MBDr. Justine Sinnaeve, PhD, is an Associate Scientific Director at Ashfield MedComms and tells us about her experience graduating during COVID and how she utilized that time to work freelance before launching into her SciComm/Medical Writing role.
Senior Grants Officer, Consultant with Lindsay Redman Rivera, PhD
March 05, 2024 07:22 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MBAfter a successful internship with Health Research in Action, Lindsay Redman Rivera used her experience to pivot to a full-time position. She discusses what she learned during her PhD training as well as shares her approach to the two-body-opportunity.
Regional Medical Scientific Director with Todd Townsend, PhD
February 23, 2024 20:21 - 25 minutes - 34.8 MBAfter a fellowship with the FDA in regulatory, Dr. Todd Townsend, PhD, shares his path to his current role as the Regional Medical Scientific Director, Cardiovascular & Metabolism at Merck.
Product Development with Jacob Brown, PhD
February 13, 2024 07:41 - 26 minutes - 36.5 MBA love of food, creative scientist Jake Brown, PhD, found a way to combine his educational background with his long-term interests, now serving as a Product Development Scientist with Mars Petcare.
Management Consulting with Courtney Copeland, PhD
January 17, 2024 00:38 - 25 minutes - 35.5 MBIs management consulting right for you? Dr. Courtney Copeland, PhD, tells her story about the pivot from biomedical science PhD to a management consultant!
Business Development in Industry with Jeff Bylund, PhD
January 10, 2024 19:30 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MBDr. Jeff Bylund, PhD, knew he enjoyed talking about science but he didn't want to continue at the bench. Join us for a laugh and a good career exploration discussion about Dr. Bylund's career ventures after his time training at Vanderbilt.
BioTherapeutics Scientist with Léolène Jean Carrington, PhD
January 02, 2024 08:10 - 25 minutes - 35 MBGoing the "industry" route doesn't always mean Big Pharma! Learn from alumna Léolène Carrington, PhD, what it is like to work for a smaller company and how your love of science and learning can dictate your career.
Industry Scientist with Bojana Jovanovic, PhD
December 19, 2023 07:32 - 38 minutes - 52.3 MBDr. Bojana Jovanovic is quite familiar with the Beyond the Lab series. She stepped in for the intro and logo at the launch of this series! Now, she is the Senior Scientific Lead, Clinical Biomarker Development at Eli Lilly|Loxo Oncology. We catch up about her path and current role, as well as how important the Molecular Medicine program was to her time at Vanderbilt.
Co-Founding a Startup with Wyatt McDonnell, PhD
December 12, 2023 07:20 - 26 minutes - 36.9 MBThere is no typical day for co-founder and CEO of Infinimmune Wyatt McDonnell, PhD. Dive in to the whatnots and to-dos of starting and maintaining a company in this episode.
Entrepreneurship with Chief Science Officer Martin Moore, PhD
December 05, 2023 07:20 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBThe jump from academia to a start-up has been a fun one and we learn more as we sit down with Dr. Martin Moore, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer of Meissa Vaccines.
Postdoc Affairs and Advocacy with Chris Smith, PhD
November 28, 2023 07:39 - 42 minutes - 58.7 MBAfter some nudging from the ASPIRE Program, Dr. Chris Smith, PhD, started looking at academic roles in Postdoc Affairs and found his vocation! But his work as a postdoc himself was pointing to this all along! Join us as Dr. Smith tells us more about his role in academic administration and serving the postdoc population on the other side of the desk.
Faculty and an Academic Spinoff with Kristi Thiel, PhD
November 21, 2023 07:00 - 25 minutes - 34.8 MBWhat came first for Kristi Thiel: Co-Founder or Professor? Learn more about Dr. Thiel's interesting steps in her career path and all the great ideas that have helped her along the way.
S7 Kickoff and Industry Scientist with Dave Westover, PhD
November 13, 2023 20:28 - 41 minutes - 56.9 MBWe are excited to kick off Season 7 of the Vanderbilt University Beyond the Lab podcast with Merck Scientist Dave Westover, PhD. Dr. Westover tells us about his role, how he jumped into industry and what he would recommend current graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to pursue to make the move to industry.
Competitive Intelligence with Kristin Driscoll, PhD
February 21, 2023 06:05 - 19 minutes - 27.3 MBIn this last episode of Season 6, Dr. Kristin Driscoll tells about her path since graduation and her current role in Competitive Intelligence for Cigna.
Market Analysis with Cara Lang, PhD
February 14, 2023 14:18 - 20 minutes - 28 MBDr. Cara Lang, PhD, is a Disease Area Analyst of Ovarian Cancer with Oncology Resource Group. In this episode, Dr. Lang shares her insight into her role and how she made the decisions around her post-grad next step, as well as the opportunities that best prepared her for this position.
Big Pharma Science with Keenan Taylor, PhD
February 07, 2023 06:33 - 26 minutes - 36.8 MBFor our 100th episode, Dr. Keenan Taylor, PhD, tells us about his role in Big Pharma as a Senior Scientist. Dr. Taylor tells us about the differences he has seen between academia and industry and what his daily work life entails.
Industry R&D Scientist with Katherine Hutchinson, PhD
January 31, 2023 06:41 - 32 minutes - 45 MBLong title = lots of responsibility! Dr. Katherine Hutchinson, PhD, tells us about her role as a Senior Principal Scientist in Oncology Biomarker Development at Genentech, in San Francisco, California. Dr. Hutchinson tells us about her work in industry and life in San Francisco, while unpacking her long title!
Medical Lab and Faculty with Allison Eberly, PhD
January 24, 2023 06:10 - 33 minutes - 45.9 MBDr. Allison Eberly, PhD, describes her Clinical Microbiology Fellowship at the Mayo Clinic as well as her current role as an Assistant Professor at Washington University School of Medicine and the Assistant Medical Director at Barnes Jewish Hospital.
Faculty at a State University with Melissa Maginnis, PhD
January 17, 2023 06:04 - 26 minutes - 36.9 MBDr. Melissa Maginnis, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Microbiology at the University of Maine and spends this episode talking about her path after Vanderbilt, the dual career search with her spouse, and the role as teacher and mentor in a University setting.
Academic Administration with Lauren Griggs, PhD
January 10, 2023 06:44 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MBDr. Lauren Griggs, PhD, and a Vanderbilt postdoctoral fellow alum, is now the Director of the Multicultural Engineering Program, Director of the Clark Scholars Program, and an Assistant Teaching Professor, all at Penn State University. She shares about her start right before COVID and the first few years in academic administration, as well as her work teaching. Dr. Griggs also provides insight into her career discovery and interview process.
Industry Medical Communication with Kate Venmar Bankaitis, PhD
January 03, 2023 14:39 - 26 minutes - 36.9 MBAlumna Dr. Kate Bankaitis, PhD, tells us about her role as director of content at IQVIA and the interesting path of roles that led to her current position.
Medical Science Liaison with Jeff Pawlikowski, PhD
December 13, 2022 15:49 - 17 minutes - 23.3 MBAlumnus and Medical Science Liaison Jeff Pawlikowski, PhD, tells us about his long tenure as an MSL, how he juggles the role's demands, and what the travel is actually like!
Management Consulting with Cheryl Marr, PhD
December 07, 2022 19:19 - 23 minutes - 32 MBDr. Marr is a senior consultant with Deloitte and spends some time talking about her path since Vanderbilt including her current role in consulting.
Industry Research Leadership with JP Johnson, Jr., PhD
November 29, 2022 06:00 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MBBeyond the Lab goes to Canada with alumnus Dr. JP Johnson, Jr, PhD, Vice President of Biology at Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. A native to Tennessee, Dr. Johnson shares his journey in industry to the Pacific Northwest and onward to Vancouver.
Faculty at a Private University with Nicole Schramm-Sapyta
November 22, 2022 06:00 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBDr. Nicole Schramm-Sapyta, PhD, tells us about her role as a faculty member with Duke University and the Duke Institute for Brain Science. Dr. Schramm-Sapyta's love for science keeps popping up in her career story, and this episode focuses on this path.
Forensic Science with Eric Warren
November 15, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutes - 45.3 MBDouble 'Dore Dr. Eric Warren, PhD, owns his own forensic science business and tells us about his time with the TBI as well as the ways he began his business.
Clinical Trial Management with Sudipta Chakraborty, PhD
March 22, 2022 05:32 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MBIn this last episode of Season 5, Dr. Sudipta Chakraborty shares about her unique training experience, her remote work, and her role in clinical trial management.
Government Research with Dr. Li Yang, PhD
March 17, 2022 18:56 - 23 minutes - 31.6 MBDr. Li Yang tells us about her work at the National Cancer Institute as well as how her training at Vanderbilt helped her prepare for the next step.
Medical Science Liaison with Tiffany Farmer, PhD
February 02, 2022 20:19 - 27 minutes - 37.8 MBDr. Tiffany Farmer, PhD, has used her skills and interest in science communication to create her career path, now has a manager of a team of Medical Science Liaisons. Learn more about her role as well as what she looks for in candidates!
Industry Research
December 22, 2021 17:08 - 18 minutes - 25.8 MBAlumna Dr. Katie Vowell, PhD, shares about her role in industry with GSK, including the interview process and what it is like to work day-to-day with the company.
Business Development
December 14, 2021 06:30 - 24 minutes - 33.1 MBDr. Sue Lee, PhD, shares about her role consulting and conducting business development with Alkermes as well as the switch to industry from academia.
Technology Business Consulting and Start-ups
November 15, 2021 20:50 - 31 minutes - 43.5 MBDr. Marquicia Pierce, PhD, shares about her role in technology start-ups and her unique advice on what current graduate students and postdoctoral fellows should pursue with their interest in business.
Business Development and Sales
November 02, 2021 05:00 - 18 minutes - 25.9 MBJoin us as we chat with Lehanna Sanders, PhD, Business Development Manager, Advanced Solutions Life Sciences. Dr. Sanders focuses on national and international sales of bioprinting technology and tissue engineering solutions.
Academic Lab Operations
October 18, 2021 19:27 - 21 minutes - 29.8 MBDr. Allie Greenplate, PhD, is the Associate Director of Science and Operations at the Immune Health Project at the University of Pennsylvania.
Research & Development
October 05, 2021 05:00 - 46 minutes - 63.9 MBDr. Matthew Varga is currently a Research Scientist with local company Oncocyte. With his love of scientific research, Dr. Varga talks about his path after Vanderbilt and how his interests and networking led him to a current role that he enjoys.
Technical Sales
October 01, 2021 05:00 - 25 minutes - 24.3 MBDr. Amanda Hansen is currently the Territory Manager for STEMCELL Technologies. Dr. Hansen is a graduate student and postdoctoral fellow alumna of Vanderbilt, and she shares her path to her current career as well as her daily activities in her role.
Diversity and Academic Success
February 11, 2021 20:36 - 20 minutes - 27.9 MBDr. D'Anne Duncan is currently the Assistant Dean of Diversity and Learner Success at the University of California San Francisco Graduate Division. Dr. Duncan is a postdoctoral alumna of Vanderbilt and tells us about her interesting path now working with graduate students.
Genomics Laboratory Management
February 04, 2021 14:54 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBDr. Ryan Bender shares about his role as a Molecular Geneticist at Neogenomics and what the role entails as well as why the field is so unique.
Academic Faculty of Government Institution
January 26, 2021 06:00 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MBLearn how Dr. Kari Johnson, PhD, went from Vanderbilt graduate work, to an NIH postdoc, to now a faculty role with the Uniformed Services University.
Academic Administration
January 12, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 40.6 MBAlumna 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.
Patent Agent
January 05, 2021 06:00 - 25 minutes - 35 MBDr. 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.
Grants Administration
December 15, 2020 06:00 - 41 minutes - 56.6 MBJoin us as we speak with Barbara Natalizio, PhD, with the Rita Allen Foundation.
Technical Support
December 01, 2020 06:00 - 27 minutes - 37.1 MBDr. 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.
Biotech
November 17, 2020 06:00 - 36 minutes - 49.4 MBDr. Jud Schneider tells us about his role with Nashville Biosciences, helping companies launch forward, hiring, and the importance of learning from others.
Industry
November 03, 2020 06:00 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MBTune 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.
Corporate and Foundation Relations
March 13, 2020 19:00 - 17 minutes - 24.1 MBIn our last episode of Season 3, we talk with grants manager and director Janice Ascano, PhD, from Vanderbilt University Corporate and Foundation Relations.
Clinical Laboratory Science
March 10, 2020 05:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MBDr. 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!
Staff Scientist of Academic Lab
March 03, 2020 06:00 - 10 minutes - 14.2 MBSitting 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.
Freelance Medical Writing
February 25, 2020 06:00 - 13 minutes - 18.8 MBJoin us as we speak with alumnus Paul Ruest, a freelance medical writer and director.
Translational Research
February 18, 2020 06:00 - 13 minutes - 19 MBDr. 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.