Dose of Pharma

Episode 28: Do you have an eye for cosmetics? Do you love seeing common myths and misconceptions being debunked? In this episode, we chat with Belinda Carli - Director of the Institute of Personal Care Science. Now if you’re a regular listener, you may have noticed that we’ve had Belinda on our podcast before, where we spoke to her about the Ins and Outs of the Cosmetic Industry. This time around, we chat to her about natural vs synthetic cosmetics and hear her bust some common myths!

So you’ve started to think about your dream career - great! But, how do you get to where you want to be? What are the things you and should (and should not) be doing and what can you do right now? In this episode, we chat with Pauline Deng and hear all about her incredible career journey, as well as her amazing advice on networking and volunteering.

Be honest - have you ever thought about what’s going on inside your brain? For something that makes us who we are and controls a lot of what we do, there sure is a lot we don't know about the brain. In this episode, we chat with Jae Pyun, a passionate neuroscientist in the third year of his PhD in neurodegenerative diseases. Tune in to hear more about Jae’s promising project, his thoughts on the booming Bio Revolution and what that might mean for the future of neuroscience.

Whether you’re nearing the end of your degree or just simply daydreaming about finally tossing your cap up into the air, graduating from university is a huge milestone in our lives… but what happens next? What pathway should you go down? How do you make the right decisions? You’ve got a million questions and lucky for you, we’ve sat down with people who’ve been through it all before. Don’t miss out on your chance to get some insightful career advice and maybe even a sneak preview into what life after graduation could look like for you!

If there’s one message we’ve all been told on our STEM journeys, it’s this - “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again”. At one point or another, we’ve all experienced setbacks in our lives. Whether it be big or small, life-altering or barely noticeable, it’s fair to say that bouncing back from any obstacle requires a great deal of perseverance. In this episode, we chat with Amy Maslen-Miller (The Samoan Scientist) and get to know all about her, her journey as a scientist so far, her experiences with failure and her incredible perspective on perseverance.

To celebrate women’s history month; Dose of Pharma is honoured to be featuring Dr Simona Carbone, co-director of the Integrated Neurogenic Mechanisms laboratory group at the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS). In this episode, we discuss Simona’s passions, inspirations, and experiences as a woman in science. Simona also shares some incredible words of wisdom that you absolutely do not want to miss!

Just moved to Melbourne for uni? Or maybe you are planning on moving out!

Check out this episode where we chat with Izzie, an international student living in Melbourne for a few years and Ellie, a PhD student that moved from Tasmania to Melbourne! 

Join us for tips & tricks when moving out in Melbourne

Are you heading into uni? Not sure what you have signed up for? 

Join us as we head into the new uni year with an episode all about starting uni, what is the first day, and the first week like? How do you balance the new routine & study? 

We chatted with Chloe Landy, a graduate & soon-to-be PhD student and Victoria, a 2nd-year university student, about all things uni-related, including both online and in-person!

Tune into this weeks episode, a special Throwback Thursday to our first live event in Employability Week 2021 at Monash Parkville.

In this live event, we chatted with a panel of students that had completed a placement at a science company, both industry and research including companies such as Dulux, Baxter, Aspen and MIPS. They shared their experiences, their favourite parts as well as their least favourite - so make sure to tune in to learn more about what a student placement looks like!

Note: some info may also be specific to the pharmaceutical science degree at Monash University