Podcasts about postdocs

We are pleased to invite you to a LIVE distinguished YouTube panel discussion, partially supported by ACM SIGACT, on strategic career pathways for emerging scholars in OM/OR. This session, “Pathways to Success: Job Market Strategies for Ph.D. Students and Postdocs in Operations Management (OM)/ Operations Research (OR),” on Sunday May 18th, 10:30 AM ET.We brings together esteemed leaders to provide insights and guidance on navigating career choices, whether in academia, research labs, or industry.Potential Discussion Topics: -- Career Path & Decision-Making: Insights into choosing between academia, industry, and research labs, and the key factors influencing these decisions. -- Application Process & Preparation: Guidance on creating impactful applications, the role of publications, and tips for writing effective teaching and research statements. -- Interviewing & Negotiation: Common interview questions, advice on salary and whole package negotiations, and factors to consider for long-term success. -- Academia vs. Industry: A comparison of growth opportunities, work-life balance, and career progression across different sectors. -- Long-Term Success & Networking: Strategies for building professional networks, finding mentors, and initiating collaborations.Our Distinguished Panelists:Prof. Dimitris Bertimas, the Boeing Leaders for Global Operations Professor of Management, a Professor of Operations Research, and the Associate Dean for the Master of Business Analytics at MIT. He was named Vice Provost for Open Learning in September 2024.Prof Negin Golrezaei, the Maurice Young (1961) Career Development Associate Professor of Management and an Associate Professor of Operations Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management, with prior employment at Google and Meta, recognized for her expertise in designing dynamic data-driven strategies and algorithms for digital marketplaces.Prof. Mohammad Hajiaghayi, Minker Professor at the University of Maryland and Research Scientist at Google, with prior employment at Amazon, Overstock, AT&T, and Microsoft, recognized for his expertise in algorithms and game theory.Prof. David Shmoys, Laibe/Acheson Professor of Business Management and Leadership Studies School of Operations Research and Information Engineering, Department of Computer Science, and Center for Data Science for Enterprise and Society. His research is on the design and analysis of effective data-driven models and efficient algorithms.Prof. Assaf Zeevi, the Kravis Professor of Business at the Graduate School of Business, Columbia University. His research and teaching interests lie at the intersection of Operations Research, Statistics, and Machine Learning with applications in online retail platforms, healthcare analytics, dynamic pricing engines, recommender systems, and social learning in online marketplaces. This panel offers a unique opportunity for early-career researchers to gain valuable perspectives on navigating the job market, building successful careers, and making informed decisions that align with their professional goals.Please join us and ask questions online.#CareerDevelopment, #PhDJobMarket, #Operations Research, #Operations Management, #Academia, #Industry, #ResearchCareers, #ProfessionalGrowth

Send us a textAdvanced Degree Candidates - speaking to PhDs, JDs, MDs, Postdocs, PharmDs, etc. - what if you could "skip the line" to a consulting role?You can, through Bridge Programs designed specifically for ADCs! These programs offer a direct path to consulting, often ending with a guaranteed final-round interview for a full-time role - and application deadlines are coming up soon.In this episode, you'll hear directly from leaders at Bain & Company, ClearView Healthcare Partners, Guidehouse, and L.E.K. Consulting as they share:Why they love to hire Advanced Degree Candidates - and what they look for An overview of each Bridge Program so you know what to expectCommon (but avoidable) mistakes to steer clear of during the application and interview processTune in to discover how to leverage your advanced degree and accelerate your path to consulting with these top firms.Additional ResourcesGet expert resume and cover letter edits for your Bridge Program applicationsConnect with the firms in this episodeView upcoming Bridge Program application deadlinesJoin Black Belt for expert support in the Bridge Program recruiting processJoin the free March 3-7 Networking Challenge for the specific networking tactics to land a referral from the world's most prestigious consulting firmsConnect With Management Consulted Book a free 15min info call with Katie. Follow Management Consulted on LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok for the latest updates and industry insights. Join an upcoming live event - case interviews demos, expert panels, and more. Email our team (team@managementconsulted.com) with any questions or feedback.

Employers do not view additional academic experience post-PhD as valuable industry training. In fact, they often see it as the opposite—"anti-industry" training. The post #731 “We Don't hire 2+ Year Postdocs” appeared first on Cheeky Scientist.

In this first episode of Ask Tara and Jamie Anything (!!!!), we respond to Belinda's request to talk about the postdoc.  What is it?  What does it look like?  

We are pleased to invite you to a LIVE distinguished YouTube panel discussion on strategic career pathways for emerging scholars in computer science. This session, “Pathways to Success: Job Market Strategies for Ph.D. Students and Postdocs in Computer Science,” on NOVEMBER 10 (Sunday), 11am ET, brings together esteemed leaders to provide insights and guidance on navigating career choices, whether in academia, research labs, or industry.Potential Discussion Topics:____________________________Career Path & Decision-Making: Insights into choosing between academia, industry, and research labs, and the key factors influencing these decisions.Application Process & Preparation: Guidance on creating impactful applications, the role of publications, and tips for writing effective teaching and research statements.Interviewing & Negotiation: Common interview questions, advice on salary and start-up package negotiations, and factors to consider for long-term success.Academia vs. Industry: A comparison of growth opportunities, work-life balance, and career progression across different sectors.Long-Term Success & Networking: Strategies for building professional networks, finding mentors, and initiating collaborations.Our Distinguished Panelists:____________________________Prof. Lance Fortnow, Dean of the College of Computing at the Illinois Institute of Technology, former Dean of Science at IIT, and past Chair of the School of Computer Science at Georgia Tech, renowned for his contributions to computational complexity.Prof. Mohammad Hajiaghayi, Professor at the University of Maryland and Research Scientist at Google, with prior employment at Amazon, Overstock, AT&T, and Microsoft, recognized for his expertise in algorithms and game theory.Dr. Nicole Immorlica, Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research and former faculty member at Northwestern University, celebrated for her pioneering work at the intersection of economics and computation.Prof. Samir Khuller, Peter and Adrienne Barris Chair of Computer Science at Northwestern University, and former Chair of the CS Department at the University of Maryland, College Park, known for his expertise in graph algorithms and discrete optimization.This panel offers a unique opportunity for early-career researchers to gain valuable perspectives on navigating the job market, building successful careers, and making informed decisions that align with their professional goals.Please join us and ask questions online.

Every September, the scientific community recognizes postdoctoral researchers during Postdoc Appreciation Week. Postdocs bring new ideas and deep expertise as they tackle complex questions and expand knowledge through experiments.     In this month's episode of TGen Talks, Aya Kamzina, Ph.D., one of TGen's 11 postdoctoral researchers, shares her journey to becoming a postdoc and her experiences at TGen.     Dr. Kamzina's educational path began in Kazakhstan and differs from many of her peers. She discusses her work with organoids and microglia in Dr. Huentelman's neurogenomics lab, as well as her diverse background in biochemical engineering and molecular biology. Dr. Kamzina also explains why she finds TGen's translational research meaningful and how it aligns with her goals in shaping the future of science.

As I've gotten older, more and more people make light (in a good way) about my apparent healthy habits (if only they knew the truth!). Herein, I describe the advice I would give, and which I might even follow myself (on a good day).

Mehr als 50 Prozent der Medizinstudierenden sind Frauen, auch bei den Post-Docs herrscht noch Ausgwogenheit sowie bei den Tenure-Track-Professuren. "Danach geht die Schere auf", sagt die Vizerektorin der MedUni Wien, Dr. Michaela Fritz."Es ist immer noch schwierig in Führungspositionen zu kommen", sagt Österreichs Gendermedizinerin Alexandra Kautzky-Willer. "Wir müssen schauen, dass Frauen so gefördert werden, dass sie sich überhaupt bewerben, denn leider bewerben sich nicht allzu viele Frauen für Führungspositionen." Was dazu nötig ist und warum Kinder immer noch ein Karriereknick bedeuten hierzulande, erläutern die beiden Expertinnen, die es an die Spitze der Hierarchie im öffentlichen Gesundheitswesen geschafft haben.

Jessica Rose has a BSc. in Applied Mathematics, an MSc. in Immunology, a PhD in Computational Biology and a two Post Docs in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry.Follow her work here:https://substack.com/@jessicarhttps://x.com/JesslovesMJKhttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jessica-Rose-24Supporting music and especially live music is important. Music is love. Music saves. Special thanks to Chinwave for the intro/outro music. Please listen to their sound at https://www.chinwave.com/ and find them on Twitter @chinwavemusic  Follow me on Twitter:https://x.com/PinealpodcastPlease listen and share if you feel called:https://open.spotify.com/show/6wPOWTG9zdZ9PHwLJJdaXehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pineal-podcast/id1542477295

Der sogenannte Mittelbau der Universität, also Assistierende, Doktorierende und Post-Docs, wehren sich. Sie möchten bessere Arbeitsbedingungen und verlässliche Verträge. Jetzt erhalten sie Unterstützung von einer Grossrätin, die einen entsprechenden Vorstoss lanciert hat.

Wir sprechen in dieser Folge mit der Literaturwissenschaftlerin Kristin Eichhorn. Sie ist eigentlich von Anfang bei der #ichbinhannah Bewegung dabei und darüber sprechen wir auch. Was ist in diesem Jahr passiert? Was bedeutet der letzte Referentenentwurf gerade für Post-Docs?Außerdem sprechen wir mit ihr über ihre Zusammenarbeit mit Amrei Bahr und Sebastian Kubon. Gerade Twitter ist hier entscheidend. Wie haben sie angefangen? Wie hat sich ihre Zusammenarbeit entwickelt und auch von Twitter bewegt? Literatur & Quellen:Bahr, Amrei; Eichhorn, Kristin & Kubon, Sebastian: #ichbinhanna Prekäre Wissenschaft in Deutschland. suhrkamp, 2022.Eichhorn, Kristin: Johannes R. Becher und die literarische Moderne. Eine Neubestimmung. transcript, 2020.Eichhorn, Kristin: Bekenntnisse sind gut, Taten sind besser. Februar 2024: https://www.jmwiarda.de/2024/02/01/bekenntnisse-sind-gut-taten-sind-besser/Expressionismus-Zeitschrift: https://neofelis-verlag.de/verlagsprogramm/zeitschriften/expressionismusThiel, Thomas: Die Grenzen der Redefreiheit markiert das Strafrecht, 2024: https://www.faz.net/aktuell/karriere-hochschule/preis-fuer-wissenschaftsfreiheit-an-bernhard-kempen-19499174.htmldu Maurier, Daphne: Die Vögel, 1952.du Maurier, Daphne: Rebecca, 1938.du Maurier, Daphne: Jamaika Inn, 1936.

Today, we cover a letter delivered to Nassau Hall by postdoctoral scholars regarding an anticipated union election, search warrants issued to Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr., a ruling allowing six-week abortion bans in Florida, and a data leak impacting over 70 million AT&T customers.____ You can read more about the letter here: https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/section/news

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Retrospective: PIBBSS Fellowship 2023, published by DusanDNesic on February 16, 2024 on The AI Alignment Forum. Between June and September 2023, we (Nora and Dusan) ran the second iteration of the PIBBSS Summer Fellowship. In this post, we share some of our main reflections about how the program went, and what we learnt about running it. We first provide some background information about (1) The theory of change behind the fellowship, and (2) A summary of key program design features. In the second part, we share our reflections on (3) how the 2023 program went, and (4) what we learned form running it. This post builds on an extensive internal report we produced back in September. We focus on information we think is most likely to be relevant to third parties, in particular: People interested in forming opinions about the impact of the PIBBSS fellowship, or similar fellowship programs more generally People interested in running similar programs, looking to learn from mistakes that others made or best practices they converged to Also see our reflections on the 2022 fellowship program. If you have thoughts on how we can improve, you can use this name-optional feedback form. Background Fellowship Theory of Change Before focusing on the fellowship specifically, we will give some context on PIBBSS as an organization. PIBBSS overall PIBBSS is a research initiative focused on leveraging insights and talent from fields that study intelligent behavior in natural systems to help make progress on questions in AI risk and safety. To this aim, we run several programs focusing on research, talent and field-building. The focus of this post is our fellowship program - centrally a talent intervention. We ran the second iteration of the fellowship program in summer 2023, and are currently in the process of selecting fellows for the 2024 edition. Since PIBBSS' inception, our guesses for what is most valuable to do have evolved. Since the latter half of 2023, we have started taking steps towards focusing on more concrete and more inside-view driven research directions. To this end, we started hosting several full-time research affiliates in January 2024. We are currently working on a more comprehensive update to our vision, strategy and plans, and will be sharing these developments in an upcoming post. PIBBSS also pursues a range of other efforts aimed more broadly at field-building, including (co-)organizing a range of topic-specific AI safety workshops and hosting semi-regular speaker events which feature research from a range of fields studying intelligent behavior and exploring their connections to the problem of AI Risk and Safety. Zooming in on the fellowship The Summer Research Fellowship pairs fellows (typically PhDs or Postdocs) from disciplines studying complex and intelligent behavior in natural and social systems, with mentors from AI alignment. Over the course of the 3-month long program, fellows and mentors work on a collaborative research project, and fellows are supported in developing proficiency in relevant skills relevant to AI safety research. One of the driving rationales in our decision to run the program is that a) we believe that there are many areas of expertise (beyond computer science and machine learning) that have useful (if not critical) insight, perspectives and methods to contribute to mitigating AI risk and safety, and b) to the best of our knowledge, there does not exist other programs that specifically aim to provide an entry point into technical AI safety research for people from such fields. What we think the program can offer: To fellows increased understanding of the AI risk problem, as well as potential avenues for reducing these risks. the opportunity to explore how they can usefully apply their expertise, including identifying promising lines of ...

February and March is peak application season for advanced degree candidates -  PhDs, MDs, JDs, Postdocs, PharmDs, etc. In fact, the first bridge program application deadlines close on February 19.These bridge programs are a fast track for advanced degrees to break into Bain, BCG, McKinsey, L.E.K., and more.In this episode, Jenny Rae breaks down everything you need to know about bridge programs:Who they are forWhat they areWhy and when to applyResume tipsInterview tipsRelevant Links2024 bridge program application deadlinesGet your resume and cover letter edited in time for applicationsJoin Black Belt for 1:1 case coaching, resume edits, and 1 year access to the new MC CommunityConnect with Jenny Rae on LinkedInSee the video recording of this episodeConnect With Management Consulted Follow Management Consulted on LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok for the latest updates and industry insights. Schedule a free 15min consultation with a member of the Management Consulted team. Join an upcoming live event - case interviews demos, expert panels, and more. Email our team (team@managementconsulted.com) with any questions or feedback.

On this episode of The Founder's Sandbox, Brenda speaks with Oscar Neyra, CEO and founder of Lisus Energy, about building a sustainable business model. Lisus  is focused on identifying better sites to source materials for batteries. Oscar holds a Doctorate in Environmental Science and Engineering from UCLA, as well as a Master studies in Homeland Security from USC and Global Security from John Hopkins. Before starting LISUS, Oscar was a Research Associate at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He also founded an environmentalist group called GR, which has over 5,000 members. Here is a sample of what you will hear in this episode: types of teams in deep tech, challenges of entrepreneurship in the current enviroment and as an immigrant founder, and product market fit. To contact this week's guest,  Oscar Neyra,  or for more information follow the links below:  partnerships@lisus.com www.lisusenergy.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/oneyran/ Resources listed in this episode: Gene Pool Engineering for Entrepreneurs https://www.khoslaventures.com/gene-pool-engineering-for-entrepreneurs/ https://www.Rabbit.tech https://nextactadvisors.com/when-spending-time-in-the-sandbox-isnt-fun-anymore-and-yet-you-still-can-play/ Show transcript: 00:04 Welcome back to the Founders Sandbox. The Founders Sandbox is a monthly podcast. I'm Brenda McCabe, your host. This was launched in September 2022. We're into our second season. And as I said, it's a monthly podcast.   00:33 that features entrepreneurs and business owners who learn and share about building resilient, scalable and sustainable businesses, all with great corporate governance. I have a very simple mission with this podcast. I want to assist the entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs to build scalable well governing resilient businesses. The podcast, the Founder Sandbox, is just an additional channel to   01:02 materials on my website, NextAct Advisors, and originally authored blog posts that you can find on LinkedIn. My guests are founders, business owners, corporate directors, and professional service firms who, like me, want to use the power of the enterprise, be it small, medium, or large, to create change for a better world. Through storytelling, each of my guests touches topics around resilience, purpose-driven enterprises, and sustainable growth. And my goal with this   01:31 monthly podcast is actually to equip one startup founder at a time to build a better world through great corporate governance. So today my guest is Oscar Neyra. Oscar is the CEO of Lisus, a venture-backed startup that is focusing on identifying better sites to source materials for batteries. And when I spoke with Oscar, we came up with the episode title   02:00 a sustainable business model and a sustainable market. So Oscar, thank you for joining me here in the Founder's Sandbox. Thank you so much, Brenda. It's my pleasure to be here. Let me give you some intro. Oskar holds a doctorate in environmental science and engineering from UCLA, as well as a master's studies in homeland security from USC and global security from Johns Hopkins. Before starting Lisus, Oskar was a research associate   02:28 at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. And he also founded an environmental group called GR, which has over 5,000 members. Oscar, my past that crossed at USC Viterbi Engineering Schools, Massey Entrepreneurship Prize Competition. About three years back, I was one of the judges on the panel in the pitch session. About a year later, Oscar asked me to join his advisor.   02:58 in corporate governance in lisus. And I'm sharing that here in my podcast as a full disclosure. And we have, we see each other frequently. And I thought as a first time founder with really deep technical and scientific knowledge and into your third year, you have a lot of stories that you could share here on the podcast. And I'm going to ask you, you know, I'm delighted you joined, but I'm going to ask you to start.   03:27 Just, you know, share how your life up till now, Oscar, has shaped your journey in entrepreneurship. Thank you so much, Brenda. Yeah, I think definitely entrepreneurship is a really interesting endeavor. You know, I don't come from a wealthy background. I come from a small town in Mexico. And all my life, I've been used to navigating against the current.   03:56 probably being the first member of my family to come to the US to study or to go to grad school. So I think entrepreneurship and this adventure resonates a lot with the path I've had in my life because it's a lot about being persistent and definitely going against the current and against   04:23 all the challenges that entrepreneurs like me face on a daily basis. Wow, thank you. It's always good to know the background of my guests. When you accepted to join me in the Founder Sandbox, I couldn't help. And you're technical scientists, right? PhD. Yeah, it took me back to an article I wrote some time back. It's called, When Spending Time in the Sandbox Isn't Fun Anymore.   04:52 and yet you can still play. So what I wrote is really about the teams. There are three types that I have discovered when working with technical founders. And we're gonna cut to the chase. I'm gonna ask Oscar in a minute what his perfect team is like. But in that blog post, I talk about technical scientific founding teams. Typically they come from a large enterprise. They excel at their craft as engineers, inventors. They have written patents, have worked at the bench for years.   05:22 And while their secret sauce has become a business, they don't have the skills and competencies in a technical or scientific founding team. They're insufficient to scale the business and they need time away from the sandbox and really working on the commercialization. And the second type of team is they've been there and done it. Founding teams, maybe it's their first or second exit. They've been there and done that. They may have the skills and competencies acquired at a large enterprise.   05:52 or a family-owned business, maybe they've been part of a startup, or they are bringing to life the idea of a patented product. Again, we're talking about scientific founders. And time in the sandbox, we're always gonna go back to the sandbox, was never an issue because they had access to abundant resources. Finally, a third type of team that I've been exposed to is the adult supervision.   06:16 And they are founders that have never worked for a large or medium sized enterprise with the processes, systems and operations that enable scaling a company. They've never hired or fired and they're many first. And they look around, say, isn't there an adult around that can help, can take the time to do those unnecessary things. So Oscar, of those three teams, you know, where would you place the licensed teams? And more importantly, you know, what does a perfect team?   06:47 mean to you and how have you, what makes a perfect team? Perfect, yeah. To the first question, I would say we're probably in the first definition, which is we come right from the lab. And before founding a startup, we definitely didn't know what was going to be. And of course, what are some of the things that you need to do?   07:15 in order to build a startup. I think something that has been really interesting to me is that in the lab, you are allowed to not know anything. And especially it's important kind of like to challenge every assumption that you make. Whereas when you're a founder and when you are building a startup, you are expected to have all the questions. So that is...   07:43 kind of one of the major differences that I've seen from the lab and from the startup world. So the ability to ask questions outside of the scientific realm, right? Exactly, yeah. Wow. Another thing that I think is very important is that, in my opinion, not knowing has a lot of value. And in a startup, unlike in a lab, it's better to not know.   08:12 because that is what opens many doors and what pushes the boundaries of what's possible. Wow. So the open sky. Exactly. That's my personal opinion. But yeah, I would say we are in the first box. Thank you. So what has been a major challenge in entrepreneurship? While building licensure into third year, what would you share as a major challenge? Perfect. Yeah. I can tell you   08:41 about the challenge and of course, coming back to your question about the Perfect Team. Yes, sorry. Yeah, I would say to the first question of the major challenge, definitely the landscape, when we started actually scaling with the company, it was when Silicon Valley Bank started to fall. So I remember we were in a meeting, we were in Menlo Park and then suddenly everybody starts texting and then we say, what is going on?   09:10 So we drive in front of the Silicon Valley Bank headquarters in Silicon Valley, and then we start seeing the people there. So I would say we were born out of a time of crisis, and that's what has made us stronger. But the major challenge is definitely the landscape right now. And most importantly, I would say the...   09:40 higher kind of a the higher kind of bar that you are subject to as an entrepreneur because in these times only the best ones thrive. So it's definitely a really fun time to be in and really exciting but also challenging. Thank you. Yeah. So let's go back. Do you have the perfect team to address and thrive in this and these challenging times? I yeah.   10:09 I like to think kind of like out of the box. Yes. As a technical founder and leading a deep tech startup, I see many companies that try to put together teams that are mostly PhDs with a lot of experience, post-docs, former professors, that kind of profiles. But in my view, the biggest challenge of those kinds of teams is that you get, as you advance in life, you get a little bit more   10:39 skeptical of what can be done. So to me the ideal team is similar to what we put together in license which is a combination of a lot of experience with a lot of innovation and a lot of youth. And this goes to a story that I really like from an article that is really   11:09 When one investor funds a company, a really big deep tech company, and the investor as the company, how was the team integrated? And the founder says, okay, like we have the best from this part, the best from this part, the best scientists in the world. And he asked the founder   11:39 And how many of those are under 35? And he says, wait, none. Yeah. And I think that's really interesting because the investor ends up saying, okay, to me, a diverse gen pool needs to have a combination of this kind of experience and also the value of, understanding the value of bringing, you know, people in their 20s that are right side of school that have all the energy in the world. And that don't necessarily know what they are getting into.   12:08 To me, that is the perfect thing. And I can think of a couple of examples of these kinds of things. Actually, you did have some interns during a period of time, right? Postdocs, are they working on the docs from USC or UCLA? Exactly, yeah. Right? Yeah, correct. We had some teammates. That's what I realized, because we have, as teammates, very experienced people.   12:37 And then you see the energy that the interns bring, the perspectives, the desire to push these boundaries. So that's what I love about it. And if you see one company that I really like, that right now is really famous in Los Angeles and that is like thriving, is Rabbit. Before Rabbit started to get hot as it is getting right now once they presented.   13:07 one of their hardware. I was looking at this company in their crunch base profile, and I look at the team and it was really interesting to me that when I saw the team, I saw that their CTO is like 20 years. I think he was part of Carnegie Mellon. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon and he right after became the CTO of this company. And when I saw that, I thought to myself, okay, this is the perfect CTO for this kind of company.   13:37 Yes. So pushing the boundaries, right? Digital natives and representing that generation. That's fascinating. Exactly. And of course, having adult supervision. Right. So a combination. Exactly. Yeah. Right. So you're into the third year. Market wins, they changed in March of last year, as you alluded to with the...   14:06 SVB and First Republic Bank debacle, right? With that background, have you continued to evolve the product market fit because of the market downwinds or what have you done with the product market fit? Yeah, that's a great question. Has it evolved? Yeah. I would say, you know, we need to think in terms of our customers, but also we need to think in terms of our times. Yeah.   14:36 2021, I would say there was a big focus on having the best technology at any cost and more in delaying, for example, revenue, profit, good unit economics. Now that the market has shifted, not only on the investment side, but also on the customer side, the focus is more on...   15:05 the focus of our products is more in generating revenue faster and in building a business that is more real and that can thrive regardless of the market conditions. So yeah, I would say that has been the major change. And in this search for the product market fit, we've realized that it's also important to focus to be super cash efficient.   15:34 to build instead of experimenting with three, four products, it's better to experiment with one product and to testing, but testing with a margin of safety rather than just testing every single perspective. Can you, for the benefit of my listeners that are not deep tech founders, walk us through actually the product in its current state   16:04 how are you creating the ability to identify sites that have better resources, more efficient? So what's the actual tech stack and how are you able to then think about monetizing that? Okay. That is a great question. So we have a product called Alchemist. It's a mineral exploration tool where we integrate remote sensing capabilities and state of the art artificial intelligence algorithms.   16:34 in order to prospect the areas that have potential for critical minerals. So we use remote sensing in a non-invasive way so we can explore for these minerals. So the way we've integrated a platform is in two components. One of them is the platform itself, which is what the customer interacts with. And the other thing, the other component is...   17:02 the what we call the license labs, which is essentially a very sophisticated platform that in the backend allows for the exploration and integration of AI capabilities. So that's the way we've structured it. I think with this advance that has been going on with AI and remote sensing capabilities, I think it's gonna get very exciting in the next few years.   17:32 So we love it. In terms of monetization, definitely. We've thought of some interesting approaches to it. Excellent. So Oscar, in continuation of my question around challenges of an entrepreneur, would you add any challenges as being an immigrant founder? Yeah, Brenda, that's a great question. I do think.   17:59 as an immigrant founder, you get a different perspective and probably you also lived it when you were in Spain. Yes. But one of the major things is figuring out how to build actually a business from scratch in a completely different legal system in a completely different landscape and building a network out of scratch too. Because you come from, in my case, I come from a university that like...   18:28 where I don't have any connections here. And then it's important to learn how to knock doors and how to search for opportunities out of zero. That is one of the major challenges. The other one is culturally, and I've seen it not only as myself, but also from friends that come from Australia, that come from India, that come from Japan.   18:55 that you see that there are some things that you need to be familiar with so that you can make sure to do the things in a diplomatic way. Okay. So I think that's also important. And that's those are the things that people don't tell you about. And the third one is definitely the immigration system, which is, you know, when you're trying to start a company here, you don't even know   19:24 like whether you're going to be able to do it, if you're like allowed, if you can sell something because it can be defined as work. So early in the beginnings of Lisus, that was our major concern. It took us a while to figure it out, to do the green card application, things like that. And once like you solve it, you are like in an even field. But yes, an immigrant, those are things   19:54 a long time and that we have in the back of our mind all the time. I've seen it with many, many founders and it's always a funny to see that we share the same challenges. Thank you for sharing. So, you know, the founders podcast is not solely around deep tech. So I have a lot of listeners that are business owners or founders in non deep tech. So could you describe   20:24 the business model of lysis. You talk about full stack, right? Business model. And I really would like you to get into the weeds to provide some more context of what is the product and how is it scaled and how do you monetize it? Definitely. Yeah, we're product Alchemist. It's a mineral exploration product that we use to search for critical minerals   20:54 And our business model is a full stack play. And essentially this means that we are not using our software and selling it by providing services. Rather we are using it as a tool or as leverage so that we can generate revenue in a faster way. To give you kind of like a better explanation or like a more in depth perspective on the full stack business model.   21:24 I would say when there is a transition or a big opportunity such as the one we are living now, it could be the energy transition where you are living this shift to the electric vehicle. So it could be a long time ago when we transitioned to the World Wide Web or when we started using the cell phone. All of these changes.   21:54 are defined by two waves. You have the first wave where there is a companies that try to solve and to actually serve a market. And there are companies that serve the companies that are trying to serve that market. So full stack means that you are, instead of being a service provider in a market, you're actually the solution provider. In the case, for example, of...   22:23 vehicle electrification should be the most common. There are companies that at the beginning, they started to focus on actually selling vehicles and electrifying. And there were after that, the second wave, a lot of companies that were trying to serve the market of electric vehicles through battery analytics, through efficiency, through different materials, but the big opportunity   22:51 in our view was actually in being the one providing the product. So what we're doing at Lysus is being full stack and becoming a materials company since the beginning. Yes, we have an amazing platform, Alchemist, and we use it to partner strategically with the miners, but we see a lot more value and as a company in being the actual solver of the problem and being the actual supplier of   23:20 the materials rather than just serving miners and serving companies that are focused on providing materials for batteries. That's why we think it's really an interesting business model and most importantly because full-stack businesses have proven in history to provide much better opportunities for revenue. Let's say   23:48 Some examples are Flexport, for example, SpaceX, companies that since the beginning, they tried to solve the problem rather than just being a service provider. Excellent. I also am thinking of Atlassian. They created quite a bit of work tools for developers of code.   24:17 Jira is one of their products, but they built, right? So Last scene is one of the companies, it's out of Australia, funny enough, created a lot of enterprise value early on and their tools are pervasive in the engineering teams that are building code today. So that's the analogy that I found while working with Lysis trying to get out of clean tech and looking at other.   24:44 There's similar analog businesses. Yeah, no, Atlassian is a great example. And we use it on a daily basis. I bet. We use all the tools, and it's amazing. So that kind of thing we have. Right. And we just had a great segue into clean tech. So Lysis is full-stack working in one of the deep tech sectors or verticals of clean tech. What are some of the things you're   25:14 clean tech market right now? Yeah, that's a great question. You know, the most interesting to me, of course, is critical minerals. It's probably the most boring, but it's also the one where we're gonna see the most exciting changes and advances. Some other things that are interesting are new materials. That is really interesting to me, because I think there is gonna be big opportunities in new materials and in...   25:44 in nature-based solutions. That's also something that's very... Right, synthetic. So within the biotech applied with nature. Exactly. And yeah, and I've been exposed also just to new techniques applied to solar panels that increase the efficiency. So there's always, it's all about efficiency, right? To compete with...   26:12 Oil and gas, right, in terms of the parity or gas lead for your car, right, electric vehicles. Yeah, no, I agree. Yeah. And something that is really interesting, too, I think that in the future, like, I envision a world where materials are going to be produced differently. And we are going to leverage nature to produce these materials. So I've seen, for example, very interesting companies that are using nature to produce   26:42 to separate minerals, for example, or that are using it to produce different type of materials, modifying it, et cetera. Of course it has its risk, but I think it's really interesting to see organic-based solutions. So that is another one that is interesting. And the other ones are in energy. I don't think that our energy system is gonna change drastically, but I do think   27:12 there is gonna be a lot of changes in how we use energy, how we store energy, yeah, what is the way in which we use energy. Those are some things that are amazing to me and where I see a lot of changes. And yeah, probably we're gonna see very interesting models for carbon capture.   27:41 Dequestration. Exactly, yeah. And technologies to solve the problem in the point source. I am not that much excited about the kind of like carbon credits, things like that. But I am very much about the technological approaches to it and also innovations in transportation. That's also really exciting. It's the biggest sector in energy consumption.   28:09 Actually, transportation, people don't think that. I think it's right. I'm sorry, in the emission of CO2. Correct, yeah. And GSD is transportation. Right. And what about, this is actually a nice little conversation about innovation and clean tech. But what do you think about the space that Lysis is competing in? Right.   28:37 efficiency and better site identification where the rare earth metals or the critical minerals are. You've got other competitors that are looking at it in a different way. Can you talk about how the identification of rare earth metals is evolving across the world?   29:06 Yeah, that's a great question. It's definitely an interesting field and one that is very small, because of course, it has a lot of barriers to entry. So when people realize that it's not as easy as they thought, they leave it. So yeah, definitely all the founders that are working in this sector have heard of each other or know each other. So that is fun. I would say.   29:35 in the part of critical minerals, in the market of critical minerals, it's a really old school field. It's really old school. You're using tools that you have been using for a hundred years and they've been working really well. So the big opportunities are in bringing new type of sensing and incorporating it in the sector of mineral exploration. But also I think it's very important to continue using some of the things that   30:04 have been done really well and help them optimize their operations. I think the major innovation in the sector is not gonna be in the technology, but on the business model. And I think, and I've seen it like with all the companies, all the funds, everyone is trying to figure out the right business model and go beyond just the project financing and being a fintech company, which in reality, all the mining companies are fintech companies.   30:33 into being more of a company that can produce better returns in an interesting way. So yeah, I think it's one of the most exciting fields to be in because there is going to be so much innovation, but also innovation is not going to come in the way we think it's going to come.   31:03 you to provide my listeners how they may contact you personally, right? Oscar is CEO and founder of Lysis as well as your company contact details. How's it best to learn more about Lysis, Alchemist and yourself? Yeah, through the website, you can in the website, you can get into contact us. So what is the website? The website is www.   31:33 Lizusenergy.com. And then right there, you can request to contact us and then you're going to get access to our calendar. And as quick as that, you can book a time with us to chat. And then also, you know, we're emailing, which is partnerships at Lisusenergy.com. There we can also chat. And if you have any ideas, careers, or any interesting perspective, we would love to hear from you.   32:02 Excellent. And I love to do a round of questions to each of my guests that kind of mirrors what I do at Next Act Advisors. I talk about sustainable businesses, resilience, and purpose-driven organizations. Not one guest has the same definition, and it's fascinating to do a little round of questions here. What does resilience mean to you, Oscar?   32:34 Yeah. Resilient to me means a, I see it kind of like as a synonym of perseverance, which is even if you fall, you can fall a hundred times and you stand up and continue going. That's what resilience means to me, being able to get hit and keep going. And it's very necessary in the early stages of a. Possibly. I would say it's possibly much more necessary than.   33:04 having a good academic background or having experience as an entrepreneur. What I've seen is that the best entrepreneurs are the ones who are resilient and who keep going no matter what. Excellent. Perseverance. Purpose-driven enterprise. You know, the title that we chose for this podcast episode is a sustainable business model in a sustainable market. What is purpose-driven enterprise for you?   33:35 To me, purpose has to be holistic rather than just focusing on one specific thing. I think it's important to think holistically and incorporate different attributes to pursue the right purpose. So I would say a purpose-driven enterprise is a company that has a very clear north star and that has different paths to go and follow that north star.   34:04 That's the way I would define it. What would be licenses Northstar? I would say over Northstar is sustainability and not environmentalism. So the way we see it is that there is kind of like certain currents where companies tend to try to be only environmentalist without incorporating other aspects. Got it. So to us...   34:34 that would be the north star, like being sustainable rather than being just environmentally friendly. Excellent. And finally, sustainable growth, not to be confused with sustainability. What is sustainable growth? So what is that growth curve right for you? How to consistently grow a business? Yeah, that's a great question. Sustainable growth means, in my view,   35:03 considering the environmental aspects, but also considering a sustainable business model that can self-fund itself. So the way I would see it is, okay, you're gonna build a company of X. And if you're gonna build this company only thinking in terms of environmentalism, you are doing it not in the right way, because you also need to consider how you're gonna fund.   35:32 those, that purpose and that mission. So sustainable growth means constantly, constantly checking to make sure that you are doing it well, but also creating systems so that you can fund that mission. Very good. That's very holistic, as you as you suggested. Exactly. Final question. Did you have fun in the sandbox today, Oscar?   36:00 Definitely. Yeah. It's the first time that I do a podcast. And I love it. Really interesting. And there are many things that you don't get to share on a day to day basis. So amazing opportunity kind of like to talk about some of the things that we believe in. Thank you. I want to let my listeners know that we will be providing   36:29 the show notes and the release of this podcast during the month of February. And more importantly, the article you've mentioned about how to build a perfect team, right? And your eyes will reference that in the show notes, as well as how to contact the founder of Lysis Energy. And yeah, so thank you very much for joining me and the founders sandbox.   36:59 along with Oscar Negra of Lysis. This episode will drop in February and you will always find the podcast available on all major platforms, Spotify, Apple, and wherever you get your podcasts. So thank you for listening in and see you next month. Thank you, bye.

In this episode of the Beyond Jaws podcast, we talk to Jaelyn Myers, a PhD student from Australia who started her graduate work during the COVID-19 pandemic. She shares the challenges she faced and discusses her science communication work with Stingrays. We also delve into the reasons behind her science communication efforts, her Instagram account, and the progress of her PhD. Join us as we explore the fascinating world of shark science with Jaelyn Myers on today's episode. Connect with us: Website: https://bit.ly/37TMqeKInstagram: https://bit.ly/3eorwXZ Beyond Jaws is supported by Save Our Seas Website: https://saveourseas.com/ Dave:  Website: https://www.lostsharkguy.com/ Instagram: https://bit.ly/3q1J9Q5 Andrew: Website: https://www.speakupforblue.com/ Instagram: https://bit.ly/37g5WkG In this episode of the Beyond Jaws podcast, the hosts interview Jalyn Myers, a PhD student studying flat sharks (stingrays) in Australia. Jalyn shares her journey into the world of marine biology, starting with her interest in fish and aquatic biology during her undergraduate studies. After completing her master's degree in aquaculture-related research, she decided to pursue a PhD focusing on stingrays. Jalyn discusses the challenges she faced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which delayed her move to Australia and disrupted her plans to start her PhD. Despite the setbacks, she persevered and continued her research remotely, working on literature reviews and analyzing existing drone data on stingrays. She also highlights the imposter syndrome she experienced during this time, feeling like she wasn't fully immersed in the PhD experience without being physically present. Once Jalyn finally arrived in Australia in December 2021, she immediately started conducting fieldwork using drones to observe stingrays' feeding behaviors. She discovered that different species of stingrays have unique foraging strategies and preferences for specific habitats. She also observed interesting behaviors, such as rays overturning coral rubble to access prey. Throughout the episode, Jalyn emphasizes the importance of using drones to study stingrays, as they provide a non-invasive way to observe their behavior and gather valuable data. She also discusses the gaps in knowledge regarding stingray foraging behaviors and the need for more comprehensive research in this area. Overall, Jalyn's journey into studying flat sharks showcases her passion for marine biology and her dedication to understanding the ecology and behavior of these fascinating creatures.  

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.

Paolo Toth is "Professor Emeritus" of “Operations Research” at DEI: (Department of Electrical and Information Engineering “Guglielmo Marconi”, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, A.D. 1088), where he was Full Professor from 1983 to 2011. His research interests include Operations Research and Mathematical Programming methodologies and, in particular, the design and implementation of effective exact and heuristic algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization and Graph Theory problems, and their application to real-world Transportation, Logistics, Loading, Routing, Crew Management, Railway Optimization problems. He is author of more than 190 papers published in international journals and of the book "Knapsack Problems: Algorithms and Computer Implementations" (coauthor S. Martello; J. Wiley, 1990). He is also Co-editor of the books "The Vehicle Routing Problem" (SIAM Monographs on Discrete Mathematics and Applications, 2002) and "Vehicle Routing: Problems, Methods and Applications” (MOS-SIAM Series on Optimization, 2014). He was President of EURO (Association of the European Operational Research Societies) for the period 1995-1996, and President of IFORS (International Federation of the Operational Research Societies) for the period 2001-2003. He acted as Chair of the Program Committee for the Triennial IFORS Conference in 1999. He received several international awards, among which: the "EURO Gold Medal" (the highest distinction within Operations Research in Europe) in 1998; the "Robert Herman Lifetime Achievement Award in Transportation Science" (from INFORMS) in 2005; the "INFORMS Fellowship" in 2016; the “EURO Distinguished Service Award” in 2019; the "IFORS Fellowship" in 2020. In May 2003, the University of Montreal conferred him a "Doctorate honoris causa" in Operational Research. In October 2012, at the INFORMS Annual Meeting), he delivered the “IFORS Distinguished Plenary Lecture”; in July 2023, at the IFORS Triennial Conference, he delivered the “EURO Plenary Address”. He supervised more than 200 master theses, 25 PhD students from 6 different countries, and 16 Post-Docs.

The fourth Season of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke's Building Up the Nerve podcast, where we discuss the unwritten rules, or “hidden curriculum,” of scientific research at every career stage. We know that navigating your career can be daunting, but we're here to help—it's our job!In episode 8, we talk about succeeding as junior faculty, including starting a lab from scratch, balancing all aspects of the job, and how to manage tenure expectations.Featuring Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, PhD, Assistant Professor, Columbia University; Katie Wilkinson, PhD, Professor, San Jose State University; and Jack Lipton, PhD, Professor, Michigan State University.ResourcesMaximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) (R35): https://nigms.nih.gov/Research/mechanisms/MIRA Resources from the 2022 “Maintaining a Neural Network: Transforming Mentorship Workshop”: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/news-events/events/maintaining-neural-network-transforming-mentorship-workshop NIH Glossary: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/glossary.htm NIH Early Stage Investigator Resources: https://grants.nih.gov/policy/early-stage/index.htm Support for Research Excellence (SuRE): https://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/about-funding/types-research-support/research-project-grants/support-research-excellence-sure-program-r16 NIH Research Enhancement Award (R15): https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/r15.htm University of Washington BRAINS program: https://brains.uw.edu/ Big 10 Academic Alliance: https://btaa.org/ Diversity R01 for New and “At-Risk” Investigators: https://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/about-funding/types-research-support/research-project-grants/diversity-r01-new-and-risk-investigators Books:At the Helm: Leading your Laboratory by Kathy Barker Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty, Second Edition from HHMI: https://www.hhmi.org/science-education/programs/resources/making-right-moves  The Grant Application Writer's Workbook for NIH: https://www.grantcentral.com/workbooks/national-institutes-of-health/ Transcript available at http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/.

After Friday's midnight deadline, the United Auto Workers went on strike against the Big 3 automakers of Ford, GM, and Stellantis, marking the first time in history the UAW has gone on strike against all three auto companies. As of this recording, 12,700 auto workers have walked off the job at three plants: a Ford plant in Wayne, Michigan, a GM plant in Wentzville, Missouri, and a Stellantis plant in Toledo, Ohio, and there are potentially many more plants to follow. While here in New York City, postdoctoral workers with the UAW at Columbia University and Mt. Sinai Hospital are fighting to transform the working conditions for postdocs in Higher Ed. Tonight, we are joined in-studio with Brandon Mancilla, Director of UAW Region 9A, and Chris Voila, an auto worker and UAW member, to hear the latest about this historic auto strike. We will also hear from PJ and Andrea, postdocs with the Columbia Postdoctoral Workers Union and Sinai Postdoctoral Organizing Committee, on their respective contract fights and how postdoc workers are ready, if necessary, to strike.  Follow SPOC-UAW at @spocuaw (Twitter) and https://sinaipostdocunion.org/And CPW-UAW at @CPWUAW (Twitter), cpw_uaw (IG), and https://columbiapostdocunion.org/

In this episode, Emily shares the microinterviews she recorded at two higher education conferences this past summer. The conference attendees, virtually all of whom work at universities and most of whom have PhDs themselves, responded to this prompt: "What policy at your current university or one you worked at or attended in the past would you change to improve the financial lives of the PhD students and/or postdocs?" Listen through the episode for numerous ideas for policy change to advocate for at your university.

Join Bea as she talks to Lin Kyi from the Open Science Working Group of the PhDNet, a doctoral student at the MPI for Security and Privacy, as they discuss open science practices, specifically within the Max Planck Society. They also talk about the upcoming Open Science Ambassadors conference.  The Open science working group is planning an Open Science Ambassadors Program (OSAP) in September. The OSAP Meeting is a gathering of each institute's Open Science Ambassadors to meet and discuss open science, attend talks, and participate in workshops. It will take place on September 19 - 20 at the Harnack House in Berlin. We encourage all PhDs and Post-Docs at Max Planck Society interested in open science to find out more and register here: https://osambassadors.mpdl.mpg.de/osap-2023/ To find out more about the Open Science Working Group you can check out their website: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/phdnet/who/workgroups/open-science-group Episode Art: Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash   You can follow us on:   Twitter: https://twitter.com/MPPhdnetPodcast   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offspringmagazine_thepodcast   Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offspring-magazine-the-podcast   YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/MaxPlanckPhDnet   If you have any feedback, comments, or suggestions, reach out to us at offspring.podcasts@phdnet.mpg.de   Check out the Offspring-Blog where we publish articles on a regular basis: https://www.phdnet.mpg.de/outreach/offspring-blog   Intro - Outro music composed by Srinath Ramkumar: https://twitter.com/srinathramkumar Pre-Intro jingle composed by Gustavo Carrizo: https://www.instagram.com/carrizo.gus   See you soon!  

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La tertulia semanal en la que repasamos las últimas noticias de la actualidad científica. En el episodio de hoy: Alones (anyons) y computación cuántica (min 1:00); ¿Es aneutrónica la fusión nuclear que propone Helion? (47:40); Reflexiones sobre la carrera investigadora (1:02:00); Otras preguntas de los oyentes (1:47:40). Este episodio es continuación de la Parte A. Contertulios: Gastón Giribet, Francis Villatoro, Héctor Socas. Imagen de portada: Modificación con DALL-E 2 de imágenes de NASA. Todos los comentarios vertidos durante la tertulia representan únicamente la opinión de quien los hace... y a veces ni eso! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

La tertulia semanal en la que repasamos las últimas noticias de la actualidad científica. En el episodio de hoy: El orgullo friki (min 3:00); La supernova SN2023ixf (17:00). Este episodio continúa en la Parte B. Contertulios: Gastón Giribet, Francis Villatoro, Héctor Socas. Imagen de portada: Modificación con DALL-E 2 de imágenes de NASA. Todos los comentarios vertidos durante la tertulia representan únicamente la opinión de quien los hace... y a veces ni eso! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr. Gur-Cohen is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Regenerative Medicine at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Gur-Cohen's work has unearthed the lymphatic capillary network as a novel stem cell niche component, and her multidisciplinary strategy has advanced our knowledge of how stem cells synchronize and coordinate tissue regeneration. In this conversation, Shiri and Kellen talk about stem cells, lymphatics, and microscopy. As a relatively new principal investigator, Shiri has a lot of advice for trainees in regards to choosing a postdoc, and she talks with Kellen about the topic at length in this conversation. Gur-Cohen lab website: https://gurcohenlab.com/ Lymphatics stem cell interaction paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31672914/ To help us spread science, please consider writing a review, sharing this episode with your friends and colleagues, or donating to support our work (Venmo @Kellen-Cavagnero). Please reach out to us via email (kcavagnero@gmail.com) or Twitter (@KellenCavagnero) with any questions, comments, topic suggestions, etc.

Today, we cover a protest by postdoctoral researchers on campus, improvements to the Northeastern rail Corridor, and more updates on the aftermath of Tyre Nichols's killing.Editor's note: In today's episode, postdoctoral researchers were inaccurately referred to as "students." The 'Prince' regrets this error.Prospect House renaming suggestions: https://www.princeton.edu/news/2023/01/30/university-committee-seeking-input-naming-renovated-spaces-prospect-houseLaura Wooten Hall renaming: https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2022/11/laura-wooten-hall-dedicated-ahead-midterm-elections-honoring-longest-serving-poll-worker-in-usIkeda Arch renaming: https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2022/11/arch-renaming-japanese-kentaro-ikeda-world-war-ii-princetonRyan Konarska's piece: https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2023/01/princeton-nj-transit-dinky-fastest-train-new-york-philadelphia

In our last episode of season 3 (delayed due to scheduling issues), we are delighted to invite back Prof Peter Rijnbeek, Chair of Medical Informatics at Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Coordinator of EHDEN, Director of the DARWIN EU Coordination Centre, and Lead for OHDSI Europe, who usually ends each season of this podcast. For this episode Peter reflects on the success of the OHDSI Europe symposium (24-26th June), held aboard the SS Rotterdam in the harbour and at Erasmus MC, with 350 registrants, 24 plenaries, 80 posters, a workshop and multiple OHDSI working group meetings. It was also an important timing post-COVID 19 lockdowns and was one of the first in-person OHDSI meetings, facilitating a return to networking and conversation not via video screens. The next symposium will be held in Rotterdam in June 2023, details will follow (keep an eye on the OHDSI Europe site). Peter outlined the work of his group at Erasmus, and video interviews with his Post-Docs were conducted late in 2022 and are very informative on the their work in federated learning, AI/ML and utilising OMOP-mapped datasets, within Work Package 3 of EHDEN (here). In EHDEN we have reached 187 Data Partners in 29 countries, and 64 SMEs in 22 countries, a new community that did not exist pre-EHDEN, and now a new phase in completing industrial mapping to the OMOP CDM, but importantly the evidence generation phase local and regional, with emerging collaboration, sub-networks and national nodes already emerging. In the conversation Peter outlines his own career development and the impact on his work focus and collaborations at Erasmus, in EHDEN and DARWIN EU, OHDSI Europe and Global. Using the experience also of the COVID-19 pandemic and the progress in EHDEN, we explore the advances and current challenges in the expansion of the use of the OMOP CDM, which is the glue in Peter's mind for the work we are all engaged in, and the post-ETL phase of using CDM-mapped datasets, iterating on tools, skills and methods and upskilling (via the EHDEN Academy). Needing high quality, rapid evidence, is a ubiquitous need, well characterised by the COVID-19 global public health emergency, where the opportunity for classical studies was limited. In the last part of the discussion Peter speaks to his vision for the future of EHDEN, the focus on scientific advice and services, as well as training, and his confidence in sustainability. Furthermore, continued work within OHDSI, and in DARWIN EU, all point to a remarkable opportunity for European open science research in health, also with transition from the IMI EHDEN to the not-for-profit EHDEN. The views expressed by the participants are personal and not necessarily reflective of their organisations. The Voice of EHDEN will return in March for season 4.

Dr. Marlis Douglas and Dr. Keisha Bahr, distinguished professors and co-authors of The Narrative Gym for Science Graduate Students and Postdocs, share how to use the ABT agile narrative framework for proposals, papers, presentations, and life in general to make your complex simply land right the first time every time.   Improve your storytelling immediately with my The ABTs of Agile Communications™ quick online course to learn the agile narrative framework that all influential business communication is built.  Grab your copy of The Narrative Gym for Business, a short guide on crafting ABTs for all of your communications.  Read Brand Bewitchery: How to Wield the Story Cycle System™ to Craft Spellbinding Stories for Your Brand.  #StoryOn! ≈Park

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The Chris Abell competition finds PostDocs with an idea, and networks and mentors them to prepare a business plan with the best possible chance for commercialisation. Here we introduce the six finalists, hear them pitch and share the winners. Would you pick the same three, and will any of these six follow in the footsteps of previous winners such as Porotech (episode 6), Cambridge GAN Devices, PharmEnable, Xampla, Nu Quantum, Shaping Horizons… LISTEN NOW to find out more: http://cambridgetechpodcast.com/episodes For information about Alan Cowley's Legacy please go to https://www.gofundme.com/f/alan-cowley If you, or someone you know, needs urgent help, please contact the Samaritans on 116 123 or Google: HELPLINEUK (if you are under 35). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode, we do a Q&A. We start with discussing what we currently are working on, what is going well, and what we are struggling with. Then, we address the following questions from readers:- How can I select the right journal for my article?- How do you handle recommendation letters, and what if the student is not good?- Postdoctoral research- How to develop technical writing?- Will you start a podcast for MSc students in civil engineering?We round off by discussing books we've enjoyed reading this year, as well as our love of the moment.ReferencesTranscendent Kingdom - Yaa Gyasi Sunken red _ Jeroen BrouwersA Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life - George Saunders Crying in H-mart - Michelle ZaunerA visit from the goon squad - Jennifer Egan

Drs. Marlis Douglas, Keisha Bahr, and Randy Olson (the co-authors of our new book) discuss the origins of the new term BUT BOMB, the Matt Template (Heaven, Hell, Action), bored moms, and of course how the ABT Framework can save your life.  PS - "Arsch-Bombe” is the German term for a “cannonball” where you jump in the water ass-first.  Which is the perfect bit of imagery for having a powerful statement of contradiction at the heart of your narrative.   The Narrative Gym for Science Graduate Students and Postdocs: Using the ABT Framework for Proposals, Papers, Presentations, and Life in General: https://www.amazon.com/Narrative-Science-Graduate-Students-Postdocs-ebook/dp/B0BBLBR69T/ Marlis Douglas https://www.marlisrdouglas.org/ Keisha Bahr http://www.bahrlab.com/ https://twitter.com/KeishaBahr Randy Olson https://twitter.com/ABTagenda​ Randy's Blog: http://scienceneedsstory.com Learn more about the ABT Framework Course: http://www.abtframework.com/

Join Isaiah as he explores why industry postdocs are not as great as you may think Here's a quick rundown of this week's episode… First, Isaiah explains the reason industry postdocs were developed (and it's not what you think) Next, Isaiah reveals the shockingly low proportion of industry postdocs that are hired into permanent positions […] The post Proof That Industry Postdocs Are A Scam appeared first on Cheeky Scientist.

This episode is a crossover with the Teach the Geek Podcast, hosted by Neil Thompson, engineer, author, podcaster, and speaking coach. Here, we discuss my academic path and approaches to public speaking. You can learn more about Neil at teachthegeek.com and askuncleneilbooks.com.

This week we discuss placental inflammation and heart development with postdoc Eleanor Jayne Ward and PI Suchita Nadkarni (@SciSuchita) from Queen Mary, University of London. In this preprint, the authors show that during embryonic heart development, neutrophils (innate immune cells) can sometimes cause placental inflammation. This inflammation leads to a loss of barrier function. In turn, this allows maternal monocytes (innate immune cells that develop into macrophages) to migrate into the embryonic heart. These monocytes alter the tissue resident embryonic macrophages and damage cardiac tissue. This cardiac damage continues postnatally. We discuss this and how limiting placental inflammation was enough to promote normal cardiac development. We also talk about the precarity of postdocs and why making research/postdoc a recognised profession would be an important step forward. Read the full preprint on bioRxiv https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.03.10.482611v1.full Visit the Nadkarni lab website https://www.qmul.ac.uk/whri/people/academic-staff/items/nadkarnisuchita.html Read more about the reasons scientists preprint https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/833400v1 This episode was hosted by Jonny Coates, produced by Emma Wilson and edited by John D Howard. If you enjoyed this show then hit the subscribe button and leave a review (on Apple Podcasts or Spotify). If you love what we are trying to do then buy us a coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/preprints! Any contribution is greatly appreciated. For the latest podcast news and updates follow us on Twitter @MotionPod or visit our website; www.preprintsinmotion.com. Produced by JEmJ Productions (find us on Twitter: Jonny @JACoates, Emma @ELWilson92, John @JohnDHoward8) and generously supported by ASAPbio (https://asapbio.org | @asapbio_).

In this episode we are returning to a very exciting topic of immunooncology and we will talk in detail about novel approaches to treat cancer, based on CAR-T cell technology.Please welcome Dr. Eric von Hofe, the Senior Advisor and former President of Affyimmune Therapeutics. Eric's story is a showcase of a remarkable career in the biotech industry. Eric studied Biology at UC Berkeley and received his PhD from the University of Southern California. HEric continued his career in cancer research doing two PostDocs at ETH Zurich and Harvard and then taking a position of Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. In 1992 Eric made a transition to the biopharmaceutical industry leading the development of antisense oligonucleotide therapies at Hybridon. Eric subsequently led multidisciplinary drug development programs at Millennium Pharmaceuticals as a Director of Drug Discovery Research. Eric has been fundamental for two prominent immuno-oncology companies: Antigen Express, a company focusing on peptide-based cancer vaccines; and Affyimmune Therapeutics, a biotech startup developing novel approaches for CAR-T cell based therapies. With about 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals and four patents Eric is a true expert in the field of oncologyTogether with Eric we discussed:Differences between career in academia and industryEvolution of therapeutic landscape in oncology over the last 30 yearsRole of immunology in development of novel cancer therapiesCAR-T cells and their role in combating cancerAffinity tuning of CAR-T cells as mechanism to decrease off-target effectCancer vaccines: peptide vs mRNAThe future of immunooncologyGet in touch with Eric:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericvonhofe/ Email: evhlfe@gmail.comWeb: https://affyimmune.com/ Make sure to download the full show notes with our guest's bio, links to their most notable work, and our recommendations for further reads on the topic of the episode at pmedcast.com

This is a special episode where we really dig deep into science! I, your host, Kruti will be speaking with five young, intelligent and frankly hilarious scientists that have come to ITER through the Monaco Post-doc fellowship program. These scientists break down the basics so that no matter who you are, you will better understand the physics behind this groundbreaking technology that everyone is looking forward to. 

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: To Change the World, published by lsusr on February 10, 2022 on LessWrong. Postdocs are used to disappointment. When Doctor Susan Connor was told she would be taken to the "volcano lair" she thought it was yet another hyperbolic buzzword like "world class", "bleeding edge" and "living wage". She hadn't expected a private jet to fly her to a tropical island complete with a proper stratovolcano. A regular private jet flight cost as much as Dr Connor earned in a year. If—as Dr Connor suspected—it was a stealth aircraft then that would add an order of magnitude. The VTOL[1] landed on the short runway. Career academic Susan Connor wasn't used to such white glove treatment but she wasn't complaining either. Dr Connor was greeted by a tall balding man in a long white labcoat. That broke Dr Connor's credulity. She was a bioinformatician. She had worn a labcoat a handful of times in her entire life—and only when handling toxic materials. This was obviously a psychological experiment. Someone was continuing Stanley Milgram's work. Dr Connor stepped down the airstair as if nothing was amiss. "Doctor Connor," said the man with his hands spread wide, "I'm Douglas Morbus, Division Chief of the CDP (Center for Disease Proliferation). I enjoyed your recent work on applying entropy-based analysis to junk DNA. It's a pleasure to finally meet you." "It's nice to meet you Mr Morbus. Or should I call you Dr Morbus?" said Dr Connor. "Doug, please. We don't bother too much about formalities here, except when welcoming guests of course," said Doug. His freshly-ironed lab coat was bright white. Spotless. Formal attire, apparently, "Full ceremonial dress uniform includes a white fluffy cat but if I brought mine out here she might run off into the jungle and get hurt." Dr Connor tried to imagine a room full of people with their formal animals. "Hosting a formal ceremony must be like herding cats," said Dr Connor. "Meetings waste time. We disincentivize them by imposing extraordinary cost," said Doug. He eyed the VTOL. This was too expensive to be a scientific experiment. Dr Connor was on television. In 2005, a British television station convinced its reality show contestants that they would go into low Earth orbit. (That was many years before the real space tourism industry existed.) They built Russian military base where, for weeks, they taught the contestants fake physics so they wouldn't be surprised at the lack of weightlessness in their fake spaceship. If this was just a big practical joke then Dr Connor wasn't about to ruin it right away. She wanted to see where it went. Even worse, a part of her wished it was real. Dr Connor wanted to live the harmless supervillain fantasy for just a few minutes longer if that's all it lasted for. "Follow me," Doug guided Dr Connor down a jungle path, "Effective Evil hires only the best and brightest. We make it easy to get exercise because we want to keep you at peak performance. Hence the network of trails around the island." Another benefit of the trails would be low production expense. Strolling along a preexisting trail is cheaper than touring a fake laboratory. A free tropical vacation wasn't a fake spaceship but it was still a free tropical vacation. Dr Connor would take a free tropical vacation over a fake space vacation any day. She'd take a free tropical vacation over a real space vacation too. Space travel sucks. If the television producers were too cheap to invest in a real fake laboratory then the pranksters would have to earn her compliance in some other way. Dr Connor would test their improvisation. "I'm curious," said Dr Connor innocently, "Who pays for all this?" "Is that really the first thing you want to know? Here we are, changing history, and you want to look at our accounting practices? You wouldn't rather hear about all the horrib...

In this episode, we discuss a few resources we've found useful for our own professional development. And how we use them with our grad students, of course!Resources we discuss:James Clear, Atomic habits, as interviewed by Brene Brownhttps://brenebrown.com/podcast/atomic-habits-part-1-of-2/Goals are about winning the game, and systems are about continuing to play the game. It is not about a single achievement; it is about endless refinement and continuous improvement. Brene Brown, Dare to Lead (book, or podcast)We've learned a lot from Brene in the last several months. This is one of Mary's favorites.https://brenebrown.com/podcast/braving-trust-part-1-of-2/Clifton Strengths (Gallup)One of Steph's favorites. A variety of podcasts, articles and books are available. Figure out your top strengths so you can adapt your processes to get more energy and productivity out of your life. Strengths can be a great tool for mentoring students as well.We've leaned into Strengths to open discussions about well-being at work. Here are some great resources.https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/357308/strengths-make-wellbeing-work.aspxhttps://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/355019/why-is-wellbeing-important.aspxYour digital mentor podcastProf. Jeffrey McDonnell, author of “Navigating an Academic Career: A Brief Guide for PhD Students, Postdocs and Early Career Faculty” on writing skills.Mary liked this one for the 1 hour work week concept in particular. But there are many great concepts in the episode and he points to a lot of other great resources. https://soundcloud.com/user-105785173/writing-skillsIf you are enjoying this podcast please leave a rating or review, and join us over on Twitter to let us know what topics you'd like to hear more about.You can also join the conversation on our LinkedIn group page The Graduate Mentoring Blueprint

This week on the podcast we are hearing from our first post-doc, Bryan Juarez. Bryan is a fellow amphibian-loving scientist who received his bachelors degree from UC Santa Barbara, his masters degree from the University of Michigan, and most recently his PhD from Iowa State University. After finishing his PhD, Bryan started a postdoc at Stanford University where he is co-mentored by Lauren O'Connell and Liz Hadley. I knew I really wanted to have Bryan on the podcast when I heard about his thesis defense, which he held in both English and Spanish so that his parents – who he calls the heroes of his story – would feel included and could better understand his talk. I think this story is very emblematic of how Bryan thinks about inclusion and diversity in science more broadly. Bryan and I talk quite a bit in this interview about how important it is to understand the huge range of backgrounds that people are coming from when they're entering into science, and how that may impact the way they think about themselves as scientists and how they may be perceived by the scientific community. Get in touch with Bryan: Twitter Website Email: bhjuarez@stanford.edu PLOS One Paper Bryan referenced: Postdocs' advice on pursuing a research career in academia: A qualitative analysis of free-text survey responses Get in touch with Steph: Twitter Get in touch with the podcast: Email: rootstostempodcast@gmail.com Website: rootstostempodcast.com

This week we discuss Parkinson's Disease and single molecule spectroscopy with Dr Derrick Lau, a PostDoc at the University of New South Wales (@UNSW). Single molecular spectroscopy can be used to track the formation and purification of α-synuclein aggregates, a hallmark of PD, and potentially lead to a tool for early diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease. We discuss how single molecular spectroscopy is transferable to medium throughput and use bio fluids for early diagnosis of Parkinson Disease but also potentially other neurodegenerative diseases. Finally, we discuss preprints, what it it like to apply for PostDocs in a pandemic as well transitioning from immunology and neuroscience. Read the full preprint - https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.08.09.455607v1.full Other links Microbiome in PD- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41531-021-00156-z Immunotherapy in PD - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31978602/ α-synuclein in PD patients biofluides - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32444560/ AttoBright - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-13617-0 https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-021-02563-x/index.html This episode was produced by Emma Wilson and edited by John D Howard . If you enjoyed this show then hit that subscribe button and leave a review. If you love what we are trying to do then support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/preprintsinmotion where tiers start at as little as £1 a month! For the latest podcast news and updates follow us on Twitter @MotionPod or visit our website; www.preprintsinmotion.com. Produced by JEmJ Productions (find us on Twitter: Jonny @JACoates, Emma @ELWilson92, John @JohnDHoward8) and generously supported by ASAPbio (https://asapbio.org | @asapbio_).

We interview Prof. Jeffrey McDonnell, author of “Navigating an Academic Career: A Brief Guide for PhD Students, Postdocs and Early Career Faculty” on writing skills. We cover how and when to find the time to write and how this impacts your research career. ResourcesJeff's Book: Navigating an Academic Career: A Brief Guide for PhD Students, Postdocs, and New Faculty - https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Navigating+an+Academic+Career%3A+A+Brief+Guide+for+PhD+Students%2C+Postdocs%2C+and+New+Faculty-p-9781119642176W.I Beveridge; The Art of Scientific Investigation: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Scientific-Investigation-W-Beveridge/dp/1932846050Mark Manson: The subtle art of not giving a ****: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Subtle-Art-Not-Giving-Counterintuitive/dp/0062457713Nature mentoring collection of articles: https://www.nature.com/collections/lhgrjpzydm/Science magazine career articles: https://www.sciencemag.org/careers/articlesRandy Olson; And, But, Therefore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijC2g6FBdXIRandy Olson; Houston we have a Narrative: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Houston-We-Have-Narrative-Science/dp/022627084XRandy Olson; Don't be such a scientist: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dont-Such-Scientist-Second-Substance/dp/1610919173/ref=pd_lpo_1?pd_rd_i=1610919173&psc=1Guest informationJeffrey McDonnell is a Professor at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada and author of 2020 book:“Navigating an Academic Career: A Brief Guide for PhD Students, Postdocs and Early Career Faculty”. He is Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Website: https://water.usask.ca/hillslope/AcknowledgementsEditing by Mariana Vaz, https://www.marianacpvaz.com/Research: Christine BoinettProducers: Christine Boinett (Creator and Executive producer), Alice Matimba (Senior Producer), Isabela Malta (Producer and Research Lead), Emmanuela Oppong (Producer), Catherine Holmes (Marketing Lead).Host: Christine BoinettMedia and Marketing: Catherine HolmesMusic: https://freesound.org/s/477388/ Contact usEmail: enquiries@yourdigimentor.net Twitter: @mentor_podcast SupportWCS: https://www.wellcomeconnectingscience.org/WSI: https://www.sanger.ac.uk

In this bonus episode, we talk with Dr. Kerry Costello, Postdoctoral Fellow in the Movement & Applied Imaging Lab at Boston University. In addition to teaching us about her awesome work, Kerry shares her insights on what it's like to be a postdoctoral fellow and how international research helped shaped her career. She shares what she's learned from starting her podcast, Hey OA, which focused on osteoarthritis, and how all researchers can learn from it! Follow Kerry: @kecostello Follow Hey OA: @heyoapodcast Follow BOOM! Twitter: @biomechanicsOOM Instagram and Facebook: @biomechanicsonourminds Website and shop: biomechanicsonourminds.com

Emily chats with Dr. Mohamad Nadim Adi, who debunks the myth that it's impossible to leave then return to academia. Nadim discusses the mental health benefits of starting his own business and volunteering for an organisation that made him feel valuable, before deciding to give academia another shot. Nadim opened up previously, in episode 8, about perfectionism, a micromanaging Post-Doc supervisor & leaving academia for a few years. This discussion includes: Debunking the myth that it's not possible to leave then return to academia What it is about doing your own work that's beneficial from a mental health point of view eg. Control over decision making, a unique skill set (as the people around you are no longer all researchers) etc. Navigating starting a business when confidence is low Liberation and control after the first few difficult years of starting a business Performing a successful “pilot experiment” for the business before going all in Continuing to volunteer at a research organisation to maintain a link to the “academic world.” For Nadim it was: Post-Doctoral Fellows Association, University of Alberta – for representing and serving the needs of PostDocs from all faculties. Canadian Association of PostDocs – which at the time aimed to get PostDocs considered as employees, rather than trainees. The label as trainees had implications such as unavailable parental leave, employment insurance, pension or work permits for international PostDocs. Volunteering can help address the isolation inherent to research. Taking baby steps with commitments to avoid feeling overwhelmed. Seeking support systems in the midst of difficulties may blind you to what's available. Striving for a healthy lifestyle to avoid repeated burnout. Highlighting to younger researchers that you might not end up in academia and that's ok. Trying to avoid always taking work home with you – focus on yourself. Nadim is also available on LinkedIn The full transcript of the podcast is available here, with many thanks to Dan Ranson For mental health support, please contact your GP or use the appropriate support for your country at https://checkpointorg.com/global/ If you're interested in being interviewed, we'd love to hear from you. Please submit this brief form. You can find out more about Voices of Academia & other personal stories at @academicvoices or our website. Recorded 14/01/2021. Sound: Mindset and Hard Sell by Ketsa is licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License, available through Free Music Archive.

Stephanie and John talk about the hiring process and outreach of a post-doc. Topics include: funding, cold emails, interviews, and negotiable items. We also discuss difficulties in choosing amongst multiple offers. Conferences discussed ENAR: https://www.enar.org/meetings/ JSM: https://www.amstat.org/ASA/Meetings/Joint-Statistical-Meetings.aspx Discussion of the "ideal worker" and a great insight into feeling overwhelmed with duties outside of work is included in: https://www.amazon.com/Overwhelmed-Work-Love-Play-When/dp/1501209981

Stephanie and John discuss some fun pandemic-changes, like 2 Zoom's at once. John thinks 2 Zooms at once should be a crime. We talk about choosing a post-doc, moving, and the pros and cons of post-docs vs. applying to academic positions vs. industry. We use industry in a large general bucket, though there are many different roles. We talk about how you push on a field of research, similar to the graphic here: http://matt.might.net/articles/phd-school-in-pictures/ Tweet at us at https://twitter.com/strictlystat and https://twitter.com/stephaniehicks and The Corresponding Author: https://twitter.com/correspondauth

Junto con nuestra invitada hablamos sobre procesos de PostDoc y evaluaciones neuro en Niños y Demencia.

This week we talk with Dr. Carycruz Bueno. Carycruz is a postdoctoral research associate at Anneberg Institute at Brown University. She will help us clarify the benefits of being a post-doc and demystify thoughts on this issue. This episode will be helpful for job seekers and job providers! Sebastian Tello-Trillo is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy in the University of Virginia. Alex Hollingsworth is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs in Indiana University. Recommendations for the week: Book: Children of Blood and Bone App: Libby (audio books from your local library) Paper: How You Can Work to Increase the Presence and Improve the Experience of Black, Latinx, and Native American People in the Economics Profession Webpage: Atlas Obscura (travel webpage) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hidden-curriculum/message

What's a postdoc? Why might you do one? And, how do you get one? Jonathan and Julia talk about their own experiences and advice, including why it's never too early to start and why considering the F word is useful. But before any of that, a refreshing digression on cocktails and clear ice. Theme music courtesy of The Bobby Dazzlers (https://thebobbydazzlers.bandcamp.com)