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ThePostdocWay was created to provide an interactive space for social exchange between postdoctoral scholars. Our mission is to foster a sense of community by addressing issues related to the 'postdoc experience' and providing practical solutions. This objective is facilitated by engaging in original discussions focused on career development and exploration.

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Episodes

Episode 14_Dr. Idella Yamben

From academia to business development. Idella Yamben, PhD is currently the Program Manager for the Center for Technology Commercialization (CTC) at UW-Extension. In this role, she administers the CTC micro-grants and coordinates outreach activities to assist technology entrepreneurs in commercializing their innovations. Since graduate school, Dr. Yamben has had a passion for mentoring and training students interested in scientific careers. She developed and managed a mentoring program for underg...

Feb 23, 2014•1 hr 4 min

Episode 13_Dr. David Giltner

David M. Giltner, Ph.D. is a physicist by training, and a product manager at Zolo Technologies, a company that develops laser-based combustion monitoring systems for industrial furnaces. He spent most of his graduate career thinking he would follow the traditional scientist career path into academia. It was during his final year in grad school that he decided the lifestyle and career of a professor was just not for him. Two months after defending his dissertation, he moved to California with a t...

Nov 10, 2013•54 min

Episode 12_Dr. Joanne Kamens

Dr. Kamens received her PhD in Genetics from Harvard Medical School then spent 15 years at BASF/Abbott, ultimately serving as Group Leader in Molecular Biology. In 2007 she joined RXi Pharmaceuticals as Senior Director of Research Collaborations. In 2011, Dr. Kamens became the Executive Director of Addgene, a mission driven, nonprofit dedicated to helping scientists around the world share plasmid reagents. Dr. Kamens has been raising awareness of women scientists since 1998 upon realizing that a...

Nov 04, 2013•1 hr 7 min

Episode 11_Dr. Chad Beyer

Chad E. Beyer, PhD, MBA. Dr. Beyer is the President & CEO of Promentis Pharmaceuticals (www.promentispharma.com). He is also a father, golfer, skier, assistant hockey coach and scientific professional with more than 15 years of experience in the development of medications designed to treat brain disorders. Prior to joining Promentis, Dr. Beyer worked in the Discovery Neuroscience group at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. He held positions with increasing responsibility including serving as the Head of...

Oct 21, 2013•1 hr

Episode 10_Beryl Lieff Benderly

Prize-winning freelance journalist Beryl Lieff Benderly contributes both the monthly “Taken for Granted” column and frequent blog posts on science labor force and early-career issues and blogs to the Science magazine website. Her hundreds of articles have appeared in Miller-McCune, Scientific American, Scientific American Mind, Prism, Slate, Ladies Home Journal, Smithsonian and the New York Times and LA Times book reviews, among many other prominent publications. The author of 8 books, she has a...

Oct 05, 2013•55 min

Episode 9_Dr. Laura Strong

PhD to Entrepreneur. In this spotlight, Dr. Laura Strong stops by to discuss her transition from organic chemist and bench scientist to entrepreneur. Dr. Strong is currently the President and Chief Operating Officer of Quintessence Biosciences. In this position, Dr. Strong is responsible for developing and executing the product development plan and overseeing the development of the human clinical plans for the company¹s drug products. Further, Dr. Strong is responsible for developing relationshi...

Sep 16, 2013•51 min

Episode 8_Dr. Samuel Wertheimer

Crowdsourcing Science: Dr. Samuel Wertheimer is Managing Director of Poliwogg, LLC, a newly formed company that seeks to finance future healthcare companies through crowdfunding. In brief, crowdfunding involves raising money for projects from private investors via online platforms such as Kickstarter or Indiegogo. However, in the words of Dr. Wertheimer, “What none of those companies can offer is an equity share in a company…“[Poliwogg] will enable individuals to purchase equity in innovation. D...

Aug 19, 2013•33 min

Episode 7_Dr. Mark Staudt

Peering into the World of Technology Transfer – Where Business, Law, and Science Meet. Our guest this week, Mark Staudt, is a Licensing Associate at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) located on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Often termed Technology Transfer, this field involves working with professors and other campus inventors to determine the best commercial path forward for their technology. Frequently this involves some type of intellectual property protection, whi...

Jul 07, 2013•55 min

Episode 6_Melanie Sinche

Exploring the wealth of opportunities at your fingertips. Our esteemed guest this week, Melanie Sinche, comes to us from Harvard University. Melanie currently serves as Director of the FAS Office of Postdoctoral Affairs in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University. In this role, she serves over 1,000 postdocs across a variety of disciplines, assisting with their career and professional development, and advises university administrators on issues pertaining to postdoctoral scholars. ...

Jun 11, 2013•1 hr 19 min

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