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Vanderbilt Beyond the Lab podcast

Vanderbilt Beyond the Lab podcast

Hosted by Vanderbilt University

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Episodes

126

Latest episode

Sep 2025

Language

EN

About the show

Curious about what biomedical science PhDs do for their career? In the "Beyond the Lab" podcast series, the Vanderbilt BRET Office of Career Development interviews biomedical science PhD and postdoctoral alumni about their career path.

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September 30, 2025Episode 1032 min

Alternative Academic Roles with Patrice Cuff, PhD

Dr. Patrice Cuff has done many things! An industry postdoc, industry business development, and now an alternative academic role at a teaching institution. Learn more from Dr. Cuff about how she has pivoted and found job satisfaction on a unique journey to find the right fit.

September 23, 2025Episode 931 min

Market Access and Medical Policy with Jennifer Malinowski, PhD

Dr. Jennifer Malinowski shares her role with Lab Corp and the work she does in Market Access.

September 16, 2025Episode 823 min

Drug Discovery in Biopharma with Matt Harlow, PhD

Dr. Matt Harlow, PhD, Senior Scientist at TRIANA Biomedicines, shares his path since Vanderbilt and his daily work life in drug discovery.

September 9, 2025Episode 737 min

Competitive Intelligence Consulting with Laura Geben, PhD

Dr. Geben shares about her role as a consultant with Anchor Point Consulting, specifically in competitive intelligence. She also shares about her time working abroad, being 100% remote, and the opportunities she purused in grad school to land her current role.

September 2, 2025Episode 624 min

Bioinformatics in Industry with Tim Shaver, PhD

Dr. Shaver shares about his role at Natera as their Associate Director of Bioinformatics.

August 26, 2025Episode 530 min

Nonprofit Program Administration with Roslin Thoppil, PhD

Dr. Roslin Thoppil, PhD, shares about her role with the American Association for Cancer Research where she leads the development and execution of national and international scientific conferences and educational initiatives. Her role involves close collaboration with top cancer scientists and clinicians from across the globe, ensuring the delivery of high-quality programs that drive meaningful progress in cancer research.

August 19, 2025Episode 420 min

Competitive Intelligence Consulting with Gabriela Santos, PhD

Dr. Santos tells us about her role as a consulting with a firm that focuses on competitive intelligence. She shares about her post-PhD path in industry while maintaining her love for science.

May 29, 2025Episode 328 min

Medical Director in Industry with Keely Gilroy, PhD

Dr. Keely Solomon Gilroy, PhD, shares her path from Medical Science Liaison to Science Communication to now a Medical Director in Industry.

May 23, 2025Episode 218 min

Medical Writing with Emily Turner, PhD

Dr. Emily Turner shares her career projection on the road to medical writing.

May 15, 2025Episode 157 min

Scientific Publishing with Tony Chen, PhD

We kick off Season 8 with Vanderbilt alumnus Dr. Tony Chen, PhD, who will share about his role in publishing at Springer Nature.

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