Once a Scientist
Nick Edwards
Unfiltered career discussions with scientists
Episodes
84. Maryann Martone, professor at UC San Diego, on neuroinformatics, reproducibility, and open scienceApril 24, 2024
83. Anand Muthusamy, Convergent Research fellow, on going after ambitious scientific moonshotsMarch 20, 2024
82. Alexander Titus, professor and entrepreneur, on why scientists make great entrepreneursJanuary 31, 2024
81. Ashley Ruba, academic expat and career coach, on being nimble and making pivotsJanuary 17, 2024
80. Amy Kruse, neurotech investor, on forging new pathsNovember 08, 2023
79. Sammi Sison, co-president of Nucleate, on grassroots efforts to impact science education and commercializationSeptember 27, 2023
78. Kim Edwards, my much better half, on what I'm doing starting a businessSeptember 20, 2023
77. Jun Axup, entrepreneur and musician, on science moonshots through Focused Research OrganizationsSeptember 06, 2023
76. William Marks, a friend and entrepreneur, interviews me way back in 2020 on starting a podcast and getting into neuroscienceAugust 30, 2023
75. Andrew Akbashev, a Scientist and Creator for Academia, on navigating academia and its challenges as a grad student, postdoc, and group leadAugust 23, 2023
74. Quantum biologist, Clarice Aiello, on incremental science vs transformational scienceAugust 15, 2023
73. Community builder, Julio de Unamuno IV, on increasing science accessibility and supporting scientific innovation ecosystems August 08, 2023
72. Science communicator, Gertrude Nonterah, on freelancing and communicating confidenceAugust 01, 2023
71. Pioneering AI inventor, biomedical scientist, and music executive, SK Sharma, on the random walk of life and careersJuly 12, 2023
70. Product manager, Aditya Mahara, on applying product management principles to career explorationMay 31, 2023
69. CSO of Immuno-oncology at Moderna, Tatiana Novobrantseva, on the cross-disciplinary nature of developing medicinesApril 19, 2023
68. R&D operations expert, Jake Haworth, on drawing outside the lines of a typical research careerMarch 22, 2023
67. Neuroengineer-entrepreneur, Aadeel Akhtar, on building things that people needFebruary 15, 2023
66. Former consultant and BD expert, John Lubin, on translating scientific thinking into business and salesDecember 14, 2022
65. Super connector and opportunity scout, Tari Suprapto, on running toward things that drive youNovember 30, 2022
64. Philanthropy strategist, Cara Altimus, on rethinking how we approach mood disordersNovember 16, 2022
63. Life sciences investor, Ariane Tom, on starting a venture fund and investing in neuro-techNovember 09, 2022
62. Professor turned industry scientist, Anupam Chakravarty, on community building and job hunting during a pandemicOctober 26, 2022
61. Science policy and advocacy expert, Adriana Bankston, on pushing for systemic changes in scienceOctober 12, 2022
60. Entrepreneur, Jenny Ro, on volunteering, bootstrapping, and diving into uncertaintySeptember 07, 2022