In this episode, the podcast team holds a roundtable discussion about the importance of taking care of your mental health. Mental health care and the conversation surrounding mental health and mental illness continue to be stigmatized, inaccessible, and sometimes outright ignored. We glorify the grind and sometimes feel left in the dust if we dare…

Translating our Jobs: This month’s episode discusses how we explain our complex and unique jobs to our friends, family, and community. Over our first year, we have learned many misconceptions about our jobs as graduate students in a research-focused program. We discuss how we work around common misconceptions and how we explain what we do….

On this month’s episode, Rachel introduces the conversation around the common phenomenon imposter syndrome. She introduces the phenomenon, how it can be represented in different people, and a few of the underlying factors that promote the syndrome. The podcast team shares their experiences with the syndrome spanning from high school to graduate school. They also…

In this episode, we talked to a few of our friends to give us their insights, tips, or memorable experiences about higher education and collected a few main ideas to share! Along with insights from these students, Odalis describes what it’s like being a graduate student coming from a family-oriented culture, feeling like you don’t…

This month’s discussion centers around some of the important historical events in the science community, and how they have led to certain ethical considerations and governing boards. Ethical considerations and the various governing boards serve to protect scientists, participants (human, animal, and otherwise), and the broader community. It is important to learn from our history…

The hosts this month: Alex Knopps, Odalis Garcia, Emily Johnson, Emily Hackerson, and Rachel Delaney The road to the Ph.D. This month’s discussion centers around our stories while deciding to pursue a Ph.D. We share our experiences and recommendations throughout the process of applying to graduate programs such as who to ask to write your…

In the pilot episode, the podcast team introduces themselves and their goals and aspirations for the podcast. The hosts share a bit about who they are and their research interests. Moderna enters the Phase I of clinical trials for the mRNA HIV vaccine. Emily shares the typical timeline for FDA approval. She describes the differences…

Scientists in Training is a monthly science communication podcast giving you our inside experiences in academia. On the first of every month, our scientists share the tools, personal experiences, and advice for interested and new scientists when entering academia. We hope to provide open and honest conversations around the scientific issues of today and our…