Scientists in Training

Scientists in Training Podcast

Scientists in Training is a monthly science communication podcast giving you our inside experiences in academia. On the first of every month, our scientists share the tools, personal experiences, and advice for interested and new scientists when entering academia. We hope to provide open and honest conversations around the scientific issues of today and our experiences in academia.

  1. 02/01/2024

    3.4 Professional Development and Service

    On today's episode, the podcast team discusses different ways we have professionally developed, gave back to our community, and shared our professional service activities. We share why it is important, how it has affected our career development, as well as, ways you can find ways to get involved in your own communities. The science news this month concerns the strange time jump in our calendars in 1562! https://www.britannica.com/story/ten-days-that-vanished-the-switch-to-the-gregorian-calendar Hosts this month: Emily Johnson, Emily Hackerson, Odalis Garcia, and Alex Knopps

  2. 12/01/2023

    3.3 Oh the things you'll write: Academic Writing

    Odalis and the Emily's discuss their experiences with the many forms of writing that we have come across in graduate school from disquisitions to research articles! We hope you enjoy our tips and tricks for writing! Here are some resources that informed our episode! Rejection rates in APA journals Calarco, J. M. (2020). A field guide to grad school: Uncovering the hidden curriculum. Princeton University Press. Science News: H ave you ever wondered how starfish would wear pants? Believe it or not, scientists have! Below is a scientific paper (and a pop science article) diving into that answer! How would a starfish wear trousers?  Formery et al., 2023 Hosts this month: Emily Hackerson, Odalis Garcia, and Emily Johnson

  3. 11/01/2023

    3.2 What is DBER?

    On this month's episode, the podcast team is joined by Discipline-Based Education Research (DBER) Graduate students Johnny Nguyen, Idris Malik, and Ariana Mcdarby to discuss what DBER is; with disciplines covering Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Physics, and Psychology. We share our experiences and perspectives working both within and outside of DBER. If anyone is interested in any form of Education Research, check out this episode to learn more!

  4. 10/01/2023

    3.1 Adventure into A.I.

    On this month's episode of the Scientists in Training, the podcast team discusses the benefits and drawbacks of artificial intelligence. From using AI to help us write R code or cheesy dad jokes to directing us through a GPS, we use AI in a variety of ways on a daily basis. We also discuss a new use for used coffee grounds on this international coffee day! Check out the research article and news story here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138205  https://scitechdaily.com/a-double-shot-of-strength-how-used-coffee-grounds-reinforce-concrete/

  5. 06/01/2023

    2.7 Types of Grad Schools

    In this episode, the podcast team interviews folks who are pursuing career paths other than the experimental research path that the podcast team is currently pursuing! Time Stamps for each interview: [5:25] Emily Hackerson's interview with Matt Bittman; Medical School path [16:30] Emily Johnson's interview with Jade Berg; Psychology Counseling path [34:45] Emily Hackerson's interview with Kay Adamski; Industry path We also discuss some exciting science news about Mitochondrial Donation and treatments, as well as, a review article and BBC article on a baby that was born with three sets of mitochondrial DNA Thank you for another great season of listening to our podcast! We look forward to picking up Season 3 in the fall of 2023! Catch you then! Hosts this month: Emily Hackerson, Emily Johnson, Odalis Garcia, and Alex Knopps Legal: The Scientists in Training Podcast is not associated with North Dakota State University. Any opinions expressed by the podcast, hosts, and guests are not associated with the university or their companies, universities, or organizations.

  6. 04/01/2023

    2.6 Conferences, Journals, Mammal Madness, OH MY!!!

    In this month's episode, the podcast team discusses our experiences with attending conferences, including giving poster talks, paper talks, and round table discussions. We share our insights in the costs and benefits to attending conferences, as well as what types of professional development you can develop from conferences. The podcast team is also enthralled with the current march mammal madness tournament that you can follow on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/MMMletsgo and https://www.cell.com/action/showPdf?pii=S0960-9822%2823%2900145-8  Check out this month's Science News story on the potential of life found on an asteroid! In addition, the team discusses our experiences with writing manuscripts with the purpose of subitting to journals to get our research published! Here are some links to conferences and societies that we attend as early career scientists! https://psychosomatic.org/2023-annual-meeting/  https://spsp.org/events/annual-convention  https://saberbio.wildapricot.org/Future-SABER-Meetings https://nabt.org/ https://www.psychonomic.org/ http://midwesternpsych.org/ https://www.tsfnc.org/

  7. 03/01/2023

    2.5 Having Fun in Grad School

    In this month's episode, we celebrate the one-year anniversary of the podcast! Thank you to everyone who has listened to and supported us over our first year! For our main discussion, the podcast team discusses the different activities they like to enjoy when not doing work for graduate school. Grad school is very stressful and challenging, which can lead to burn out and other downstream effects, so making time to do non-academic things is essential. For more information on burn out, see the Mayo Clinic's website In addition, the podcast team sets goals for ourselves for next year! Hosts this month: Alex, Emily, Emily, and Odalis

  8. 02/01/2023

    2.4 Sexual Minority Experiences

    Over the course of the podcast, we've talked a lot about different facets of our identities as graduate students. For this month's episode, we wanted to share our experiences as sexual minorities as a part of the LGBTQ+ community.  Alex Knopps and Emily Johnson share their experiences of growing up in a conservative environment, as well as, how their experiences shaped who they are. Alex shares his coming out story, so others know that what they are experiencing is normal and okay. Emily adds by sharing her similar journey as well as learning about her sexuality while in a relationship. Together we discuss the importance of finding and creating safe spaces so they can exist without fear of violence. Afterward, we discuss the impact of living in the United States and how many states vote against human rights. We encourage all of our listeners to know how your state's representatives vote on different human rights issues by checking out the Human Rights Campaign:  https://www.hrc.org/resources/state-scorecards/p4 Next, Emily Hackerson discusses particular challenges in this topic in the field of biology.  The papers below investigate LGBTQ+ student experiences in biology classrooms. Busch et al., 2022 Cooper and Brownell, 2017 Casper et al., 2022 For more information on the roots of using biology in public policy see the article here. For science News, Odalis discusses the recent news from the FDA that the ban on gay men donating blood is to be reexamined for a modernized risk assessment. See the FDA News Release from January 27th, 2023 The abstract of the paper Odalis discussed can be found here. Read or listen to the NPR report on the news release Hosts this month: Alex Knopps, Emily Johnson, Odalis Garcia, and Emily Hackerson Additional Resources: Here are additional resources for any of our listeners. Check out The Trevor Project! They list a lot of great information that can help you explore yourself, find resources to talk to people in your life about your identities, chat with other LGBTQ+ youth, and get mental health support. Check out Pflag here. This is a great resource for families and allies, is a good place to learn about current legislative challenges LGBTQ+ folks face, and is U.S.A. based. Finally, check out GLAAD! They have a great resource for a breakdown of different identities. Next Month, we discuss what we do to have fun in grad school!

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Scientists in Training is a monthly science communication podcast giving you our inside experiences in academia. On the first of every month, our scientists share the tools, personal experiences, and advice for interested and new scientists when entering academia. We hope to provide open and honest conversations around the scientific issues of today and our experiences in academia.

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  • Creator
    Scientists in Training Podcast
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    18
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