Welcome to SGNZ! A weekly podcast hosted by Lorenzo and Kai Man where we discuss all things career wise for science grads who are unsure about where they want to go in the future.
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Welcome to SGNZ! A weekly podcast hosted by Lorenzo and Kai Man where we discuss all things career wise for science grads who are unsure about where they want to go in the future.
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Recent Episodes
December 9, 2021
S2E9 Dave Hoskins
<p>David started off in Biomedical Science trying to get into medical school but ended up finishing his degree as a nurse. He talks about his university adventures and how advice he received before starting university ended up the pathway he chose. We also chat about all things Nursing, the pathways to it, what his experience is working as a Nurse. He is currently working at Starship hospital in PICU.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Time Stamps:</p> <p>00:00 Intro</p> <p>2:07 How Dave got into science/nursing</p> <p>5:46 Decision to go into nursing</p> <p>6:50 University experience</p> <p>13:22 Tips for time management on doing placements + study</p> <p>20:15 Discussing competitiveness</p> <p>23:00 Journey into child health</p> <p>30:35 Career progression and further study in nursing</p> <p>40:51 Pearls of wisdom - Advice for 18-year old Dave</p> <p><br></p> <p>Find us on all our socials:</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Scigradnz">https://www.facebook.com/Scigradnz</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/scigradnz/">https://www.instagram.com/scigradnz/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/sgnz-science-grads-new-zealand/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/sgnz-science-grads-new-zealand/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Credit</p> <p>Logo: Denny Lee</p> <p>Intro: "Cali" By Jonas Bjørnstad (<a href="https://pixabay.com/music/beats-cali-1171/?fbclid=IwAR0yGsfL9GEURuj4VpzFIUKdXmmH1Pik3YxUokmsKJ1QLNQdaPJC-HKsNsg">https://pixabay.com/music/beats-cali-1171/?fbclid=IwAR0yGsfL9GEURuj4VpzFIUKdXmmH1Pik3YxUokmsKJ1QLNQdaPJC-HKsNsg</a>)</p> <p>Outro: "U Said It V13 Soundcloud" By Jonas Bjørnstad (<a href="https://pixabay.com/music/beats-u-said-it-v13-souncloud-1167/?fbclid=IwAR0tQaXzxiON3LN9hmMY14hZlVSafDuz8T3DIXfDBoKttlnEdpnTK9shyag">https://pixabay.com/music/beats-u-said-it-v13-souncloud-1167/?fbclid=IwAR0tQaXzxiON3LN9hmMY14hZlVSafDuz8T3DIXfDBoKttlnEdpnTK9shyag</a>)</p>
December 2, 2021
S2E8 Shivan Sivakumaran
<p>Shivan started off with a major in Biomedical Sciences and has a real interesting reason for venturing into Optometry! He talks about his experience doing Biomed at the University of Auckland and whether the rumours about sabotage in the first year are true or not!</p> <p>We also chat about all things Optometry, the pathways to it, what his experience is working as an Optometrist. He is currently working at Canterbury DHB but has experience in corporate and small, independent businesses.</p> <p>Time Stamps:</p> <p>00:00 Introduction</p> <p>1:55 How Shivan got into science</p> <p>2:50 How Shivan decided on Biomed and his experience</p> <p>5:30 Shivan’s journey to Optometry</p> <p>7:00 Bachelor of Optom experience</p> <p>11:58 What Shivan liked and didn’t in his degree</p> <p>13:35 What happens after graduation</p> <p>14:30 Job security</p> <p>17:10 Different avenues that can be explored with Optom</p> <p>22:36 Advice Shivan would give to his 18-year old self</p> <p><br></p> <p>Find us on all our socials:</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Scigradnz">https://www.facebook.com/Scigradnz</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/scigradnz/">https://www.instagram.com/scigradnz/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/sgnz-science-grads-new-zealand/">https://www.linkedin.com/company/sgnz-science-grads-new-zealand/</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Credit</p> <p>Logo: Denny Lee</p> <p>Intro: "Cali" By Jonas Bjørnstad (<a href="https://pixabay.com/music/beats-cali-1171/?fbclid=IwAR0yGsfL9GEURuj4VpzFIUKdXmmH1Pik3YxUokmsKJ1QLNQdaPJC-HKsNsg">https://pixabay.com/music/beats-cali-1171/?fbclid=IwAR0yGsfL9GEURuj4VpzFIUKdXmmH1Pik3YxUokmsKJ1QLNQdaPJC-HKsNsg</a>)</p> <p>Outro: "U Said It V13 Soundcloud" By Jonas Bjørnstad (<a href="https://pixabay.com/music/beats-u-said-it-v13-souncloud-1167/?fbclid=IwAR0tQaXzxiON3LN9hmMY14hZlVSafDuz8T3DIXfDBoKttlnEdpnTK9shyag">https://pixabay.com/music/beats-u-said-it-v13-souncloud-1167/?fbclid=IwAR0tQaXzxiON3LN9hmMY14hZlVSafDuz8T3DIXfDBoKttlnEdpnTK9shyag</a>)</p>
November 18, 2021
S2E7 Victor Yim
<p>Dr Victor Yim completed his PhD in Chemistry in the University of Auckland. He went through the Medicinal Chemistry undergraduate pathway which lead to peptide research. After his university life, he went on to become a researcher at Snowberry NZ where he works with novel ingredients and formulation for skin-care products.</p> <p>Find us on all our socials:</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Scigradnz" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Scigradnz</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/scigradnz/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/scigradnz/</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/sgnz-science-grads-new-zealand/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/sgnz-science-grads-new-zealand/</a></p> <p>Credit</p> <p>Logo: Denny Lee</p> <p>Intro: "Cali" By Jonas Bjørnstad (<a href="https://pixabay.com/music/beats-cali-1171/?fbclid=IwAR0yGsfL9GEURuj4VpzFIUKdXmmH1Pik3YxUokmsKJ1QLNQdaPJC-HKsNsg" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pixabay.com/music/beats-cali-1171/?fbclid=IwAR0yGsfL9GEURuj4VpzFIUKdXmmH1Pik3YxUokmsKJ1QLNQdaPJC-HKsNsg</a>)</p> <p>Outro: "U Said It V13 Soundcloud" By Jonas Bjørnstad (<a href="https://pixabay.com/music/beats-u-said-it-v13-souncloud-1167/?fbclid=IwAR0tQaXzxiON3LN9hmMY14hZlVSafDuz8T3DIXfDBoKttlnEdpnTK9shyag" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pixabay.com/music/beats-u-said-it-v13-souncloud-1167/?fbclid=IwAR0tQaXzxiON3LN9hmMY14hZlVSafDuz8T3DIXfDBoKttlnEdpnTK9shyag</a>)</p> <p>Time Stamps:</p> <p>1:43: First question: what got you started on science?</p> <p>2:03: The deeper you get into science, the less certain things are.</p> <p>3:22: Victor did the Asian 5 in high school.</p> <p>4:23: Cambridge tends to be more representative of university style grading.</p> <p>5:55: Why did you choose Chemistry over Biology and Physics?</p> <p>7:35: What's the main difference between Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry?</p> <p>9:03: Unfortunately picking Medicinal Chemistry narrows down your topic choices in postgrad as it focuses more on Organic Chemistry.</p> <p>11:34: What's the PGDip layout in Medicinal Chemistry?</p> <p>13:34: Victor accidentally did lab work along with this 8 papers for PGDip which made things unexpectedly difficult.</p> <p>16:30: Victor talks about what he did in his postgrad projects.</p> <p>19:54: It's hard to find papers that publish "failures". </p> <p>20:45: Negative results are still results. </p> <p>23:57: What were the good things and positives about doing your Masters and PHD?</p> <p>26:47: Thesis submission. The defense and the end.</p> <p>29:48: What counts as dumb luck and what counts as hard work and skill.</p> <p>31:48: What did you do after your PhD?</p> <p>34:07: The issues of stability in academia and research. </p> <p>38:18: Victor's advice</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p>
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