26 episodes

A podcast about careers you can pursue after a lifesci undergrad 🎓Each episode, we interview a guest about their career, then discuss our thoughts. New episodes biweekly on Sundays!

So You Got A Lifesci Degree So You Got A Lifesci Degree

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A podcast about careers you can pursue after a lifesci undergrad 🎓Each episode, we interview a guest about their career, then discuss our thoughts. New episodes biweekly on Sundays!

    24: The Episode to End All Episodes

    24: The Episode to End All Episodes

    Here is the FINAL episode of So You Got A Lifesci Degree!! Farida and Lisa reflect on their podcasting experiences and play a second round of "How Well Do You Know Your Co-host."

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    • 42 min
    23: Science Writing (with Dr. Anna Clemens)

    23: Science Writing (with Dr. Anna Clemens)

    This week, we talk to Dr. Anna Clemens about the field of SCIENCE WRITING!! Anna is a scientific writing coach who has herself been published in popular science magazines like Scientific American, and has helped researchers get published in high-profile journals like Nature Communications. Anna tells us about the different forms of science writing, the realities of being a freelance science writer, and things to remember in your own writing!

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    Anna's free 1-hour interactive training for researchers

    Anna's Twitter: @scientistswrite



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    • 38 min
    22: Midwifery (with Dr. Elizabeth Darling)

    22: Midwifery (with Dr. Elizabeth Darling)

    Today's episode is about MIDWIFERY!!! We chat with Dr. Elizabeth Darling, a registered midwife and the Assistant Dean of Midwifery at McMaster University, about the details of this growing profession. What is a midwife? Is that different from a doula? What is it like being on call? We have answers!

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    21: Museum Curation (with Dr. Sebastian Kvist)

    21: Museum Curation (with Dr. Sebastian Kvist)

    This week's guest is Dr. Sebastian Kvist, an Associate Curator at the Royal Ontario Museum AND an Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto! Sebastian has been working as a curator at the ROM for over six years, and is in charge of the invertebrate collection. During this time, he has developed quite the collection of knowledge about, well, collection and knowledge!



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    ROM online invertebrate collection



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    • 39 min
    20: Space Life Science Research (with Dr. Gioia Massa)

    20: Space Life Science Research (with Dr. Gioia Massa)

    Our episode this week is with Dr. Gioia Massa, a Project Scientist at NASA Kennedy Space Centre! Gioia has worked at NASA for the past 10 years, improving the cultivation of crops in space for future missions. She talks to us about the branches of space life science research, the challenges of growing plants in space, and how she landed a sweet job at NASA!



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    • 49 min
    19: Environmental Law (with Dr. Dianne Saxe)

    19: Environmental Law (with Dr. Dianne Saxe)

    This week's episode is with Dianne Saxe, an internationally recognized environmental lawyer and Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Ontario. Dianne has over 40 years of experience in environmental law, working for both the Government of Ontario and her own law boutique. She tells us about what it really means to be an environmental lawyer, and offers an honest opinion about job availability in the field.  



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    • 44 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
21 Ratings

21 Ratings

Confused about career ,

So helpful!

I love this idea! I’ve been really unsure about what careers paths were out there for life sci degrees and this has been a great way of exploring them. There’s so much out there that I didn’t know about and I learn so much in each episode! Highly recommended

ArtSciBestSci ,

Love!!

Super relevant for life/med sci students at all points of their degrees! The interviews are informative and guests give inspiring and down-to-earth tips. Have been recommending to all my fellow life/med sci friends :)

ajiangoooo ,

Love it!

As a lifesci major who’s confused about my next steps, this podcast is just what I needed! So useful and SO interesting!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE <3

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