Bridge to the Bay with Dr. Veras

14/11/2022

Bridge to the Bay with Dr. Veras Episode #9 is here! I speak to Dr. Amanda Ali, a brilliant osteoarthritis researcher that uses cutting edge genomics technologies to expand our understanding of disease.

This is the season finale! We will be back with full episodes in the new year after I finish up some year-end activities at my real job. In the meanwhile I will be posting clips weekly from your favorite episodes! Enjoy, and I'll see you after we all enjoy the holiday season!

Bridge to the Bay is a podcast dedicated to chronicling Dr. Matt Veras' journey from Cambridge, Canada to the Bay Area in California. Along the way he picked...

05/11/2022

Bridge to the Bay with Dr. Veras Episode #8 is out with Dr. Laura Russell. Dr. Russell speaks on her reasoning for moving from Canada to the Bay area to pursue her career. She also talks about navigating a layoff in the biotech industry and how it isn't the end of the world!

Bridge to the Bay is a podcast dedicated to chronicling Dr. Matt Veras' journey from Cambridge, Canada to the Bay Area in California. Along the way he picked...

31/10/2022

From Bridge to the Bay with Dr. Veras #7, Dr. Stephen Sherman speaks on how a path to industry from academia is often misunderstood and how hardships can make us stronger. Enjoy!

28/10/2022

Bridge to the Bay with Dr. Veras Episode #7 is out with Dr. Stephen Sherman. This was one of my favorite episodes where we talk about how Stephen got into the CRISPR industry! Stephen was also brave enough to share how is struggles growing up shaped him as a person and scientist. I hope you all enjoy!

Bridge to the Bay is a podcast dedicated to chronicling Dr. Matt Veras' journey from Cambridge, Canada to the Bay Area in California. Along the way he picked...

22/10/2022

Yesterday Bridge to the Bay with Dr. Veras Episode #6 with Dr. Tyler Cooper dropped! Tyler is currently finishing up a postdoc in academia where he has great knowledge of stem cells and proteomics. However, recently Tyler has been trying to workout how blockchain technologies could help shape research in the future. I had an absolute blast speaking with Tyler and learned a ton, I hope you all enjoy!

Bridge to the Bay is a podcast dedicated to chronicling Dr. Matt Veras' journey from Cambridge, Canada to the Bay Area in California. Along the way he picked...

18/10/2022

In Bridge to the Bay with Dr. Veras Episode #5, Dr. Anusha Ratneswaran and I reflect back on the challenges of grad school. Enjoy!

Bridge to the Bay with Dr. Veras #5 full episode: https://youtu.be/dfiw7y6CCp4GUEST BIO:Dr. Anusha Ratneswaran is one of my best friends from grad school. Sh...

13/10/2022

Bridge to the Bay with Dr. Veras Episode #5 is out with Dr. Anusha Ratneswaran, one of my best friends from grad school. Anusha definitely showed me the ropes and what it takes during a PhD, she is a fantastic scientist and I'm grateful she's at Health Canada watching out for our health! We talk about how she got into science, what her experience was like in grad school and how she went about getting a government job. Enjoy!

Bridge to the Bay is a podcast dedicated to chronicling Dr. Matt Veras' journey from Cambridge, Canada to the Bay Area in California. Along the way he picked...

11/10/2022

Bridge to the Bay with Dr. Veras Episode #4 is out with my friend Simon Jefferies, a conservative political consultant in Canada. Here Simon describes how he got into conservative politics.

Bridge to the Bay with Dr. Veras #4 full episode: https://youtu.be/mZPuSGs61YIGUEST BIO:Simon Jefferies is one of my best childhood friends growing up in Can...

07/10/2022

Bridge to the Bay with Dr. Veras Episode #4 with Simon Jefferies is out now! Simon and I have been good friends since we met in 5th grade. Simon has been into conservative politics since I've known him, and now works prominently in Canadian politics with experience at the provincial and federal level. Here he tries to help me make sense of Canadian Conservative politics.

Bridge to the Bay is a podcast dedicated to chronicling Dr. Matt Veras' journey from Cambridge, Canada to the Bay Area in California. Along the way he picked...

04/10/2022

If you look closely, the Hero's journey as described by Joseph Campbell appears everywhere in the stories we tell. In Bridge to the Bay with Dr. Veras Episode #3 with Dr. Graham Ruby, Graham speaks on how the scientific method itself is a journey fit for a hero...

30/09/2022

Yesterday, Bridge to the Bay with Dr. Veras Episode #3 dropped with my colleague Dr. Graham Ruby. This is definitely one of my favorites, and we got the tech working pretty well on this one. Graham is an incredibly well-rounded scientist with experience in many fields, we discuss how he got into science, the potential issues with pigeon-holing researchers and more. Enjoy!

Bridge to the Bay is a podcast dedicated to chronicling Dr. Matt Veras' journey from Cambridge, Canada to the Bay Area in California. Along the way he picked...

29/09/2022

In Bridge to the Bay with Dr. Veras Episode #2 Dr. Brian Feng talks about how he got interested in science.

Bridge to the Bay with Dr. Veras #2 full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmfawWPSo1gGUEST BIO:Dr. Brian Feng is a new colleague of mine at Calico. H...

25/09/2022

Everyone's path to industry is different. Here, my colleague Dr. Brian Feng tells how he got a job in industry in Bridge to the Bay with Dr. Veras Episode #2.

Bridge to the Bay with Dr. Veras #2 full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmfawWPSo1gGUEST BIO:Dr. Brian Feng is a new colleague of mine at Calico. H...

23/09/2022

It's Thursday, so that means Bridge to the Bay with Dr. Veras Episode #2 is out! In this episode I speak to my colleague Dr. Brian Feng about how he got into science, his training background and what it's like to navigate layoffs and working at multiple Biotech companies. Now this was an early episode, where I was still learning...so there was a bit of a hiccup when I didn't press record. So this podcast is a little shorter than we'd like but the next time we'll get the tech right. I hope you enjoy!

Bridge to the Bay is a podcast dedicated to chronicling Dr. Matt Veras' journey from Cambridge, Canada to the Bay Area in California. Along the way he picked...

16/09/2022

It's that time! Episode #1 of Bridge to the Bay with Dr. Veras is out with my bestie Kevin Bartman! For context, we filmed this over a year ago as I've been working hard to try to get the podcast to a level I felt comfortable sharing.

I wanted to do the first episode with Kevin because he knows me really well, and I thought that would help everyone get to know me a little better. We actually started grad school together, but Kevin dropped out part way to pursue his own business. Now that can be really heartbreaking and we talk about that. Thankfully it's worked out great for Kevin and business is booming!

You'll also be able to tell that I was clearly going through some stuff, but feeling much better these days. I hope you all enjoy, and as I've said we'll be back with more every week, with the production hopefully getting better over time. Until next week, enjoy!

Bridge to the Bay is a podcast dedicated to chronicling Dr. Matt Veras' journey from Cambridge, Canada to the Bay Area in California. Along the way he picked...

09/09/2022

Since there aren't already enough podcasts out there, and I need another way to draw attention to myself 🙄 I'm launching a podcast!

It's called Bridge to the Bay with Dr. Veras where I will be interviewing my esteemed friends, colleagues and other professionals about the person behind the career.

Episodes will drop every Thursday beginning next week with an interview with my best friend Kevin Bartman who runs his own contracting company, though we were in grad school for a time together.

Here's a little taste of what's to come...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVaFMHRsfww

Bridge to the Bay is a podcast dedicated to chronicling Dr. Matt Veras' journey from Cambridge, Canada to the Bay Area in California. Along the way he picked...