Strategy4Scientists

Episodes

1. 13

   #13: Brad Grueter, PI

   Brad A. Grueter, PhD, is an assistant professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center whose research relies on a technique called electrophysiology. He is asked to collaborate a lot. In this podcast, he shares his process about considering collaborations and how he approaches his decisions from...

   Jul 16, 2019

   12m
2. 12

   #12: Yaisa Andrews-Zwilling, Industry

   Yaisa Andrews-Zwilling, PhD shares the differences in running a research program at a small biotech versus in academia. Dr. Andrews-Zwilling talks about getting up to speed on business vocabulary when she became an industry scientist, and how she thinks strategically about different stakeholders....

   May 15, 2019

   14m
3. 11

   #11: Aimee Kao, PI

   Aimee Kao, MD PhD is an Associate Professor of Neurology at University of California San Francisco. She talks about business concepts as it relates to her process for developing a research plan and how she cultivates good ideas. She shares how she mentors grad students and postdocs when they make...

   Dec 5, 2018

   8m
4. 10

   #10: Neal Alto, PI

   Neal Alto, PhD is a Professor of Microbiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He talks about business concepts as they relate to starting a lab including positioning the lab in areas of growth, evaluating potential risk and impact, monitoring the progress and viability of projects…

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   Apr 4, 2018

   12m
5. 9

   #9: Asha Collins, Industry

   Asha Collins, PhD talks about her process of setting strategy and how strategy is shaped by qualitative values as much as quantitative measurement. She also explained how to carefully handle decisions that represent a pivot or shift in the way things are being done by an organization. Dr. Collins...

   Jul 13, 2017

   11m
6. 8

   #8: Ken Lin, Industry

   Kenneth Lin, MD is Co-Founder, President and CEO of Ab Initio. He talks about setting strategy for two different companies and the advantage of running lean, setting long term goals, and remaining agile. Music from Podington Bear. Use with Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

   May 24, 2017

   10m
7. 7

   #7: Mark Ansel, PI

   Mark Ansel, PhD is a Professor of Microbology & Immunology at University of California San Francisco. He talks about business concepts as they relate to building a lab including branding, understanding your strengths, and opportunity costs. Music from Podington Bear. Use with Creative Commons...

   May 24, 2017

   11m
8. 6

   #6: Bob Farese, PI

   Robert V. Farese, MD is a Professor of Genetics and Complex Diseases at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He talks about about Integrity and excellence in communication are important to his research brand. Bob also shares a unique organizational structure for running a lab. Music from...

   May 24, 2017

   10m
9. 5

   #5: Robert Hesse, Consulting

   Robert Hesse, PhD talks about how soft skills are critical for successful partnering and factors that make a partnership strategic. Rob also shares how he reads a room. At the time of this podcast, Rob was a consultant at ClearView Healthcare Partners. He is currently Director of Business...

   Apr 27, 2017

   11m
10. 4

    #4: Todd Pazdera, UCSF Innovation Ventures

    Todd Pazdera, PhD is Associate Director of the Office of Technology Management at University of California San Francisco. He talks about the academic side of partnering with biopharma. Todd explains why companies might set up agreements with academic labs and types of agreements. Music from...

    Apr 27, 2017

    13m
11. 3

    #3: Ying-Li Chen, UCSF Innovation Ventures

    Ying-Li Chen, MBA talks about the academic side of partnering with biopharma. Ying-Li explains the types of research projects the UCSF Office of Technology Management typically finds interesting. At the time of this podcast, Ying-Li was Senior Technology Marketing Manager at UCSF Office of...

    Apr 27, 2017

    8m
12. 2

    #2: Matt Cook, Consulting

    Matt Cook, PhD talks about using matrices to clarify problems and identify possible solutions in business and in your career. Matt says it's critical to define your metrics of success from the beginning. At the time of this podcast, Matt was a Project Leader at The Boston Consulting Group. He is...

    Apr 27, 2017

    15m
13. 1

    #1: Intro Episode

    We share stories of scientists and how they use business strategy. Music from Podington Bear. Use with Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

    Mar 30, 2017

    1m