Biofilm Podcast: Recent Episodes
Pavel Ryzhov, PhD
Hosted by Pavel Ryzhov, PhD, featuring my thoughts on current events in the world, discussions with friends and experts in life science industry.
Curious about the future of biotech in 2024? Learn how to navigate job search in the biotech industry amidst continued layoffs, rise of virtual companies, advances in AI, shift towards outsourcing to CROs and more.Timecodes:01:50 - Layoffs & Inflation05:45 - Change to Lean BiotechConnect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/paryzhov
When I speak with students interested in FAS career, I share some learnings from my own transition. But my message is clear - serendipity.
However, I never have enough time to share it in detail.
So for the first time ever, I'm sharing the FULL story of how I became Field Application Scientist.
As you near your graduation, have you ever felt like an imposter? Or did you feel complete lack of confidence in your ability to get a job? Or have a clue what it even could be?
In this episode I share 3 steps that are KEY to preparing your mindset for job hunting, that will boost your confidence, destroy the "imposter" within you and allow you to embrace failures as blessings!
On the first episode of FAS Conversations, I'm joined by Roshan D'Souza - Sr. Field Application Scientist, who shares his experience transitioning into FAS role and the lessons he learned along the way.
In the first episode for 2023, I talk about the biotech layoffs and their impact on trajectory of the industry. I also give my thoughts if it’s still the industry where anyone can have a rewarding career.
In this episode I give my opinion about GMOs, using both my biomedical research experience as well as a healthy dose of skepticism as a member of the community. Tune in to learn about what GMOs are, what they’re ain’t and whether there is any merit to reports of side effects of GMO consumption.
On this episode I react to the video I made last year right after I graduated. I discuss how my thinking has and hasn't evolved and how finishing the PhD influences your brain (but only temporarily). Part 1 is out, Part 2 coming out soon!
What does it take to get a PhD? How do you feel after graduation? (Reaction after 1 year coming soon!)
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On the episode 13 of my Biofilm Podcast, I welcome Dr. Vera Chan, a host of PhD Coffee Time, a YouTube Channel that helps PhD students with great advice on all things PhD and beyond. We speak about inspiration for starting her YouTube channel, best lab notebooks and what a scientist of the FUTURE would look like!
Check out Vera's PhDCoffeeTime YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2YqZKndK7HxCnbe06ZCEuw
Connect with Vera on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/verabschan/
Check out my other Biofilm Podcast episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB7t8jLEw9e-syldDTTAYb4Qm1A_h5k44
Welcome to Biofilm News, where I break down the recent news from the healthcare, pharmaceutical industry and life science research. Today's topic is MODERNA. How did it achieve the IMPOSSIBLE? How did the company with no drugs on the market stayed afloat for 10 years and then beat analysts expectations to deliver one of the best vaccines against COVID? Can it sustain its business and expand to other disease indications? Check out my Biofilm Podcasts featuring life science industry professionals: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB7t8jLEw9e-syldDTTAYb4Qm1A_h5k44
Welcome to Biofilm Podcast #12, where I welcome my former writer colleague, Dr. Ruchi Jhonsa. She is a Scientific Writer and Editor at GeneOnline, a news outlet covering latest stories from biopharma and biotech world. We discuss her scientific journey, her ambitious move to Dresden, Germany, transition to a scientific writer's role taking her across the Atlantic and how she approaches writing and overcomes a writer's block. Connect with Ruchi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruchi-jhonsa-ph-d-aa37161a/Check out GeneOnline: https://geneonline.news/en/
Adam Field, a senior scientist at Sygnature Discovery shares his experience working in CRO.
Check out the full podcast episode!
Welcome to Biofilm Podcast #11, after a long break I have finally sat down for a conversation with my former graduate student comrade, Adam Field. He is now a Senior Scientist with Sygnature Discovery, a UK-based contract research organization. We speak about his experience in the CRO world, client-centric project management, sustainability of life science research and British sitcoms.
Connect with Adam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aefield/
Check out Sygnature Discovery: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sygnature-discovery/
https://www.sygnaturediscovery.com/
Timecodes:
01:22 Covideo Recommendations
04:37 Differences between US and UK (Cultural, research, business)
19:33 Day-to-day activities in CRO
26:39 Simplifying Drug Discovery
31:45 Efficient Research Data Processing
34:25 Working in CRO vs Pharma
37:24 CRO's impact on Patients
40:29 Adam's leap from PhD work
46:32 Sustainability Practices in Research
Reading StatNews article about McKinsey's involvement in opioid crisis and my thoughts on it.
https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2021/02/04/mckinsey-purdue-opioids-settlement/?utm_campaign=rss
This week I thought to tackle a difficult topic - abortion. What prompted me to discuss this in this video is the following article from The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/12/the-last-children-of-down-syndrome/616928/ Also check out my website for latest selection of noteworthy news from biotech and pharma world. https://www.biofilmnews.com Please subscribe and spread the word! Hit the notification bell to stay up to date! Let's get started! Comment below and share your opinion about the topic and if you would like to discuss it via zoom! I am looking for panelists who want to debate topics like the one in this video and have a constructive discussion and dialog about issues that really matter. Music taken from: https://www.bensound.com/
A quick monologue with my thoughts on my move to the East Coast so far. What I expected, what I discovered and what is going through my mind as I make this transition.
Audio version of the episode that premiered on June 21st, 2020
My guest on Biofilm Podcast #9 is Dr. Peter Teriete, a Research Assistant Professor at SBP Medical Discovery Institute and Chief Scientific Officer at TumorGen MDx. We talk about his fascinating journey from Germany, to UK and US and how scientific pursuit is shaped in academia and industry. Connect with Peter on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-teriete/ Check out TumorGen MDx: https://www.tumorgenmdx.com/
Audio version of the episode that premiered on June 11th, 2020
Elias Witman is an international business consultant, whose experiences range from working with UN, Cell Signaling Technology, MassBio, and Sanyou Bio. He also lived and worked in China and Germany, where we’ve met, attending BRS University of Applied Sciences. We will find out about his broad international professional experience and a unique perspective it provides. Connect with Elias on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elias-witman-43a94512/ Check out his book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0847BKZ1X/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0 Check out Sanyou Bio: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sanyou-biopharmaceuticals-co-ltd/
Audio version of the episode that premiered on June 4th, 2020
On this episode of Biofilm Podcast, my guest is Mike Ouren. He is a Chief Sales Engineer with Precise Automation, a manufacturing company, that makes robots for life science research and diagnostics. Throughout his life, Mike was fascinated with robots and now realizes his passion to bring these cutting-edge machines to the forefront of the fight against Covid-19. Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeouren/
Audio version of the episode that premiered on May 30th, 2020
My guest on Biofilm Podcast #6 is Dr. Marisa Sanchez, an Application Scientist with Reveal Biosciences. She obtained her PhD in Biomedical Sciences from SBP Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and was able to transition from academia into her first job in the industry. In this episode, you will learn how she learned to successfully manage failures, grow from her mistakes and persevere in her PhD. Which, ultimately helped her to flatten the steep learning curve in her new position. Connect with Marisa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marisa-sanchez-ph-d-6746b1a0/ Check out Reveal Biosciences: https://www.revealbio.com/
Audio version of the episode that premiered on May 23rd, 2020
My guest on Biofilm Podcast #5 is Dr. Luz Marina Meneghini, a MSAT Scientist with Abzena. She was my former colleague at SBP Medical Discovery Institute, where we worked together for almost 3 years. Her unique transition journey, personal and professional growth are very inspiring and this was a real pleasure to have her on the show! https://www.linkedin.com/in/luzmeneghini/
Audio version of the episode that premiered on May 7th, 2020
Welcome to Biofilm Podcast #4, where I welcome Professor Chandan Singh, PhD. He is an Assistant Professor at Banaras Hindu University and his strategic and humble journey to this dream position is absolutely worth knowing. Check out his LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandan-singh-880648117/
Audio version of the episode that premiered on April 27th, 2020
Welcome to Biofilm Podcast #3, where I welcome Kristen Slawinski, PhD. From the bench scientist to an entrepreneur with her own bioscience writing agency, Biofluent Communications, we discuss her journey, her love of networking and how she navigates her business in the midst of a global pandemic. Check out Kristen's writing agency website: www.bio-fluent.com
Audio version of the episode that premiered on April 16th, 2020
Welcome to Episode 2 of Biofilm Podcast, a show that brings you to the forefront of the biomedical research, biotech, pharma and healthcare fields and the professionals behind it. I'm your host, Pavel Ryzhov. Guy Salvesen is a South Africa-born biochemist, best known for his work in the field of apoptosis or programmed cell death, specifically caspases, enzymes that are heavily involved in that process. He's also Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in San Diego, California. Please subscribe and spread the word! Hit the notification bell to stay up to date! Let's get started! Comment below and share you opinion about the topics discussed! Music taken from: https://www.bensound.com/
Audio version of the episode that premiered on April 5th, 2020. Original recording date March 20th, 2020. I am joined by my fellow PhD graduate - Daniel Ojeda Juarez. We discuss coronavirus responses on the local, national and international levels, misinformation, and what is on our mind during this time.
Guardant Health a biotech firm specializing in cancer diagnostics, has an 86,000-patient database with genomics data over the course of their cancer treatment, which analysts estimate can be worth $2 billion. Pavel Ryzhov, PhD (myself) and my friend Daniel Ojeda Juarez, PhD discuss the ethics, the perception and the economics behind such a claim.
My thoughts on the one-sidedness of the news coverage around Covid-19, lack of positivity and lack of other types of news online and how it affects our daily life.
My thoughts on the recent cruel policy to deport foreign students if they don't meet strict in-person education requirements in Fall 2020.
With classes going online, how will universities will adapt to shifting to online education? My thoughts on student loans, online classes and science education challenges.
My thoughts on pros & cons of Covid-19 vaccination, people's biases and concerns about safety and efficacy of potential vaccines.
My thoughts on the recently enacted immigration policies, and how it impacts people like me, the society and America's image in the world.
My thoughts on my time preparing for PhD, like reasons and motivation, and why experiencing failures in PhD is okay.
My thoughts on Covid-19 research, confusion and misinformation, technological and biomedical innovations and the human and planetary cost of the current crisis.