Behind the Microscope

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James Madara, MD - Leadership and Legacy May 26, 2020

Show notes

Dr. James Madara is the CEO and executive Vice-President of the American Medical Association. Dr. Madara began his career at Harvard, where he spent 22 years, later becoming the Chair of Pathology at Emory University, then the Dean of the Medical School and CEO of Hospitals at the University of Chicago, before joining the leadership at the AMA. Dr. Madara discusses his life, his views on leadership, and his legacy.

Link to Dr. Madara’s bio: https://www.ama-assn.org/news-leadership-viewpoints/authors-news-leadership-viewpoints/james-l-madara-md

Follow Dr. Madara on Twitter: @CEO_AMA

Credits:

Our thanks to Dr. Madara for being on the podcast.

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Associate Producer – Josh Owens

Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson

Twitter: @behindthescope_

Instagram: @behindthemicroscopepod

Facebook: @behindthemicroscope1

Website: www.behindthemicroscope.com

COVID19 Check In - Episode 3 - Faith Anderson & Teresa O'Meara, PhD May 18, 2020

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Today we chat with Faith Anderson, a 1st year PhD student at the University of Michigan, and her PI – Dr. Teresa O’Meara, about their experiences as researchers in the time of COVID19. Follow our guests on Twitter:

Faith Anderson: @microbialfaith

Dr. O'Meara: @teresa_omeara

More info on the O'Meara Lab:

https://omeara.lab.medicine.umich.edu/home

We also want to hear from you! Please reach out by emailing us at behindthemicroscope@gmail.com, on our webpage www.behindthemicroscope.com, or via social media. Stay safe!

This episode sponsored by an American Society for Cell Biology COMPASS Outreach Grant!

More about ASCB COMPASS here: https://www.ascb.org/member-news/compass-who-are-we/

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Patrick Hu, MD-PhD - The Vanderbilt PSTP May 04, 2020

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Dr. Patrick Hu: Episode 3 of our 5 Part feature on Vanderbilt University. Dr. Hu received his MD-PhD from NYU and is currently an Associate Professor of Medicine and the Director of the Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP) at Vanderbilt University. Today, we discuss the structure and vision of the Vanderbilt PSTP, as well as Dr. Hu’s own career trajectory, the importance of mentorship, and the emerging role of preprint servers in modern research. Stay tuned after the credits for some bonus content.

Check out Dr. Hu’s faculty page here: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/cancer-biology/person/patrick-hu-m-d-ph-d/

Check out the Vanderbilt PSTP: https://www.vumc.org/vanderbiltpstp/

Credits:

Our thanks to Dr. Hu for being on the podcast.

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Associate Producer – Josh Owens

Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson

Twitter: @behindthescope_

Instagram: @behindthemicroscopepod

Facebook: @behindthemicroscope1

Website: behindthemicroscope.com

COVID19 Check In - Episode 2 - Emma D'Agostino - The Best Story in Medicine Apr 29, 2020

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Today we continue our quarantine series with a conversation with our friend and colleague Emma D’Agostino, a 4th year PhD student in the Biochemistry, Cell, and Developmental Biology program at Emory. We discuss life in lockdown, the toll of social distancing on the research enterprise, and her new science communication blog.

Find her blog at: https://ehdagostino.wordpress.com/blog-3/

Find her on Twitter @emmuhdag

Credits:

This episode sponsored by an American Society for Cell Biology COMPASS Outreach Grant!

More about ASCB COMPASS here: https://www.ascb.org/member-news/compass-who-are-we/

Our thanks to Emma D’Agostino for joining us!

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Associate Producer – Josh Owens

Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson

Twitter: @behindthescope_

Instagram: @behindthemicroscopepod

Facebook: @behindthemicroscope1

Website: behindthemicroscope.com

Chris Peek - Student Life in the Vanderbilt MSTP Apr 20, 2020

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Chris Peek is an MD-PhD Student at Vanderbilt University. We caught up with him in January on the Vanderbilt campus and asked him about his experiences in the MSTP and his goals for his training and career. In the second half of this episode, we talk to him in mid-April after coronavirus had thrown a wrench in graduate and medical education and discuss how life has changed while we all shelter at home.

Credits:

Our thanks to Chris Peek for joining us!

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Associate Producer – Josh Owens

Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson

Twitter: @behindthescope_

Instagram: @behindthemicroscopepod

Facebook: @behindthemicroscope1

Website: behindthemicroscope.com

COVID19 Check In - Episode 1 - Nusaiba Baker - PhD, Misael Romero-Reyes, Joshua Owens Apr 14, 2020

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Today we check in with some of our colleagues and friends at Emory University to see how they are coping with the research slow down, stay at home order, and postponement of clinical clerkships. We also want to hear from you! Please reach out by emailing us at behindthemicroscope@gmail.com, on our webpage www.behindthemicroscope.com, or via social media. Stay safe!

This episode sponsored by an American Society for Cell Biology COMPASS Outreach Grant!

More about ASCB COMPASS here: https://www.ascb.org/member-news/compass-who-are-we/

Twitter: @behindthescope_

Instagram: @behindthemicroscopepod

Facebook: @behindthemicroscope1

Chris Williams, MD-PhD - The Vanderbilt MD-PhD Program Apr 06, 2020

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Dr. Chris Williams: Episode 1 of our 5 Part feature on Vanderbilt University. Dr. Williams is a Professor of Medicine and Cancer biology in the division of gastroenterology, an associate dean of physician scientist education and training, an associate director of the physician scientist training program, and the current director of the MD-PhD program. He received his MD-PhD from Vanderbilt and stayed on for residency in internal medicine and fellowship in GI. In this episode, Dr. Williams breaks down the structure and culture of the Vanderbilt MD-PhD program, and shares his vision for how we can improve training and support for early career physician scientists.

Credits:

Our thanks to Dr. Williams for being on the podcast.

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Associate Producer – Josh Owens

Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson

Twitter: @behindthescope_

Instagram: @behindthemicroscopepod

Facebook: @behindthemicroscope1

Website: behindthemicroscope.com

Update - 3/31/2020 Mar 31, 2020

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A quick update on the plans for Behind the Microscope going forward. Please let us know how you are doing at behindthemicroscope.com, reach out via social media, or send us an email at behindthemicroscope@gmail.com. Stay safe!

Machelle Pardue, PhD - The Path to the VA Mar 02, 2020

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Dr. Machelle Pardue is a Research Career Scientist at the Atlanta VA Medical Center and a Professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Zoology from the University of Wyoming, her PhD in Vision Science and Biology from the University of Waterloo, and her post-doctoral training at Loyola School of Medicine and Hines VA Hospital. She then came to the Atlanta VA Medical Center and joined faculty at Emory and later Georgia Tech. In this episode, Dr. Pardue shares with us her experience in training and at the VA, and how she runs her lab to help her students reach their full potential. Credits: Our thanks to Dr. Pardue for being on the podcast. Host: Bejan Saeedi Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh Associate Producer – Josh Owens Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson Twitter: @behindthescope_ Instagram: @behindthemicroscopepod Facebook: @behindthemicroscope1 Website: behindthemicroscope.com

Karl Saxe, PhD - From Fruit Flies to the American Cancer Society Feb 17, 2020

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Dr. Karl Saxe is the Director of the Cancer Cell Biology and Metastasis program at the American Cancer Society. He got his PhD in genetics from the University of Arizona, then received postdoctoral training at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of California at San Diego, before joining the staff at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Saxe then joined the faculty at Emory University, where he worked from 1990 until 2007, before becoming the director of the Cancer Cell Biology and Metastasis program at the American Cancer Society.

Dr. Saxe shares with us his varied experiences in different corners of the academic world, and elaborates on the aspects of his career that he finds most important and fulfilling. We also talk at length about the funding mechanisms at the ACS, and what it takes to put forward a successful proposal.

Credits:

Our thanks to Dr. Saxe for sharing his amazing story and sage advice!

Host: Bejan Saeedi

Co-Host and Audio Engineer – Joe Behnke

Executive Producer and Social Media Coordinator – Carey Jansen

Executive Producer – Michael Sayegh

Faculty Advisor – Dr. Brian Robinson

Twitter: @behindthescope_

Instagram: @behindthemicroscopepod

Facebook: @behindthemicroscope1

Website: www.behindthemicroscope.com