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Roots to STEM Podcast
by Stephanie Caty
There is no one ”right way” to become a scientist, even though it can sometimes feel that way. In this show, we talk to scientists from different backgrounds about the various paths they’ve taken to get where they are today, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way.
Episodes
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S2E9: Invertebrates, museums, windsurfing and more with Dr. Gonzalo Giribet
In this episode, we’re hearing from Dr. Gonzalo Giribet, who is a Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and the Curator of Invertebrates and Director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Gonzalo received his bachelor’s degree and his PhD from the University of Barcelona, then did his...
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S2E8: Dr. Paula Welander on geobiology, archaea, and how to come up with good questions
In today’s episode we’re talking to Dr. Paula Welander, an Associate Professor in the Earth Systems Science Department at Stanford University. Although she is now a tenured professor at Stanford, this certainly wasn’t the plan from the start. Paula’s parents immigrated from Mexico in the hopes of...
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S2E7: The value of PhD soft skills with Dr. Rebecca Shaw, Chief Scientist at the World Wildlife Fund
In this week’s episode, we’re hearing from Dr. Rebecca Shaw, the Chief Scientist at the World Wildlife Fund. Rebecca received her MA in environmental policy and her PhD in energy and resources from UC Berkeley. After finishing her PhD, Rebecca did a postdoc at the Carnegie Institution for Science...
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Bonus: STEM Grad School Interview Tips & Advice
In this bonus episode, Steph shares some tips for grad school interviews. This episode is broken down into advice for before, during, and after the interviews. Here are some additional resources that were mentioned in the show: Template for thank you note to faculty: Hi Dr. (NAME), It was so…
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S2E6: The silver lining of ”no” with PhD student Nixon Arauz
In this episode, we’re talking with Nixon Arauz, who is a PhD Student in Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Nixon’s personal experiences have shown him how important things like housing, education, and local politics are for health and...
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S2E5: Jorge Ramos, PhD, Assoc. Dir. for Environmental Ed, Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, Stanford University
Dr. Jorge Ramos is the Associate Director for Environmental Education at the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve of Stanford University. Jorge earned a Bachelor of Science degree from The University of Texas at El Paso and a Master of Science degree at the University of Washington. He then completed...
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S2E4: Shane Campbell-Staton, PhD, Assistant Professor, Princeton University
Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton is an Assistant Professor in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department at Princeton University. Shane’s research looks at how human actions contribute to contemporary evolution of animals, including elephants, wolves, alligators, and anoles. He received his...
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S2E3: Bryan Juarez, PhD, NSF Postdoc, Stanford University
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...
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S2E2: Lauren O’Connell, PhD, Assistant Professor, Stanford University
Dr. Lauren O’Connell is an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at Stanford University. She received an associates degree from Tarrant County Community College before transferring to Cornell University where she received her bachelors degree. Lauren then completed her PhD at the…
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Season 2 Episode 1: Michael Snyder, PhD, Stanford Ascherman Professor and Chair of Genetics Department, Stanford University
We’re back for season 2! For our first episode of the season, we’re hearing from Dr. Michael Snyder. He is the Stanford Ascherman Professor and Chair of Genetics and the Director of the Center of Genomics and Personalized Medicine at Stanford University. Mike received his Ph.D. training at the...
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Episode 11: Priscilla San Juan
“Try a bunch of stuff, and see which avenue you like the best.“ Priscilla San Juan is a PhD candidate in Tad Fukami’s lab in the Biology Department at Stanford University. Priscilla is interested in the gut microbiome of wildlife and the impact that human activity is having on those microbial...
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Episode 10: Nia Walker
“I can’t count on validation to come from someone else, it has to come from myself.” Nia Walker is a fourth year PhD candidate in Steve Palumbi’s lab at Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station. Nia has been interested in marine science since doing a fourth grade squid dissection. Nia’s love…
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Episode 9: Rebecca Hwang
“You are your own most important advocate – you’ve got to be on your own team.” Rebecca Hwang is an electrical engineer working at Anello Photonics. Rebecca started at Stanford as an electrical engineering PhD student, but isn’t totally sure that a PhD is for her, which is something we talk about...
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Episode 8: Chris Perez
“Start early, pick your friends wisely, [and] identify mentors.” Chris Perez is a fourth year graduate student in the NanoHeat Lab (PI Kenneth Goodson) in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Stanford University. Chris started his engineering journey many years ago, helping his dad fix things...
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Episode 7: Aurora Alvarez-Buylla
“Science is awesome, but life comes first.” Aurora Alvarez-Buylla is a fourth year graduate student in the Laboratory of Organismal Biology at Stanford University, studying how poison frogs take up toxins from their diet to become toxic themselves. In this episode, we talk with Aurora about how…
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Episode 6: Billie Goolsby
“This gives you a unique perspective as a scientist that’s actually really important…it’s not you overcoming these challenges, but more like you make science better.” Billie Goolsby is a second year graduate student in the Laboratory of Organismal Biology at Stanford University, studying how…
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Episode 5: Eduardo Tassoni
“This was actually the second time I was going abroad for more than a week – the first time was that three month internship, the second time was interviews, which was a week long, and then the third time is living abroad for my PhD for 4, 5, 6 years.” Eduardo Tassoni is a third year graduate...
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Episode 4: Nora Moskowitz
“Therapy is a tool that I use that actually helps me both feel better and excel at my work.” Nora Moskowitz is a third year PhD candidate in the Laboratory of Organismal Biology at Stanford University, where she studies dietary preference in poison frogs. Nora is a huge proponent of mental...
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Episode 3: Daniel Shaykevich
“I think the other lesson I learned was that science needs good storytelling as part of it.” Daniel Shaykevich is a third year graduate student in the biology department at Stanford University and a talented filmmaker who incorporates science into his art and art into his science. Daniel tells us...
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Episode 2: Magdalena Warren
“It doesn’t matter what your background is or who your parents are or what the color of your skin is, you can do whatever it is you want to do.” Magdalena (Maggie) Warren is a third year PhD student in the biology department at Stanford University, and also the co-host of this podcast! Maggie…
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Episode 1: Introduction to Roots to STEM
This our first ever episode of the Roots to STEM podcast, a podcast where we talk to scientists about the paths they’ve taken to get where they are today. In this episode, we discuss how Steph came up with the idea for this podcast and how Maggie got involved along the way. We also talk about…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
There is no one ”right way” to become a scientist, even though it can sometimes feel that way. In this show, we talk to scientists from different backgrounds about the various paths they’ve taken to get where they are today, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way.
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Stephanie Caty
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There is no one ”right way” to become a scientist, even though it can sometimes feel that way. In this show, we talk to scientists from different backgrounds about the various paths they’ve taken to get where they are today, and the lessons they’ve learned along the way.
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