Dr. Amicia Elliott always knew she wanted to be an entrepreneur. But on the path, she collected tools for her entrepreneur toolkit to get her to where she is today: PhD training, tech transfer, government research, postdoc fellowship. Now she is the Product Director with Form Bio. Hear about all the steps in her path on the last episode of Season 7…

Dr. 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.By Vanderbilt University

After 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.By Vanderbilt University

After 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.By Vanderbilt University

A 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.By Vanderbilt University

Is management consulting right for you? Dr. Courtney Copeland, PhD, tells her story about the pivot from biomedical science PhD to a management consultant!By Vanderbilt University

Dr. 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.By Vanderbilt University

Going 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.By Vanderbilt University

Dr. 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 …

There 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.By Vanderbilt University

The 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.By Vanderbilt University

After 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…

What 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.By Vanderbilt University

We 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.…

In this last episode of Season 6, Dr. Kristin Driscoll tells about her path since graduation and her current role in Competitive Intelligence for Cigna.By Vanderbilt University

Dr. 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.By Vanderbilt University

For 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.By Vanderbilt University

Long 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!…

Dr. 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.By Vanderbilt University

Dr. 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.By Vanderbilt University

Dr. 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 w…

Alumna 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.By Vanderbilt University

Alumnus 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!By Vanderbilt University

Dr. Marr is a senior consultant with Deloitte and spends some time talking about her path since Vanderbilt including her current role in consulting.By Vanderbilt University

Beyond 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.By Vanderbilt University

Dr. 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.By Vanderbilt University

Double '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.By Vanderbilt University

In 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.By Vanderbilt University

Dr. 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.By Vanderbilt University

Dr. 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!By Vanderbilt University

Alumna 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.By Vanderbilt University

Dr. Sue Lee, PhD, shares about her role consulting and conducting business development with Alkermes as well as the switch to industry from academia.By Vanderbilt University

Dr. 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.By Vanderbilt University

Join 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.By Vanderbilt University

Dr. Shruti Sharma, PhD, is a postdoctoral alumna of Vanderbilt University and currently a data scientist with Ingram Content Group. Dr. Sharma's encouraging episode tells us about her path and what to pursue with an interest in data science.By Vanderbilt University

Dr. Allie Greenplate, PhD, is the Associate Director of Science and Operations at the Immune Health Project at the University of Pennsylvania.By Vanderbilt University

Dr. 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.By Vanderbilt University

Dr. 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.By Vanderbilt University

Dr. 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.By Vanderbilt University

Dr. 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.By Vanderbilt University

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.By Vanderbilt 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 sys…

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.By Vanderbilt University

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

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.By Vanderbilt University

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.By 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.By Vanderbilt University

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.By Vanderbilt University

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.By Vanderbilt University

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