Career Paths
Maida
Taylor
Leaving the Bedside is Like…
• Finishing a marathon – you stop, grab a water bottle, drink some and pour the rest over your head. And only then, when you have stopped, looked back, and thought about the start of the race, do you see the incredible effort it took.
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Ping
Xiao
Manage Yourself To Achieve Your Career Goals in Industry
What have you done for yourself lately? This is not a question about getting a massage or spending a weekend relaxing in the country. It is a question to jolt you into paying attention to your own professional development. With so much thought and energy rightly focused on the global financial crisi...
Ray
Wang
On the First Day in College, What Did You Think Your Future Job Would Be?
5 pm, it’s about time to get ready to go home. What did I do today? A long but productive conference call in the morning with an oil field customer in Louisiana and two colleagues from the marketing department about the new product. Then, I participated in the big safety review session with ...
Jennifer
Reineke Pohlhaus
Reading About Yourself is Weird
I’m sure many of you have written articles that have been published in journals. That’s not weird – that’s what most of us strive for. We are generally happy that our work is publicly acknowledged as meritorious research by our peers.
Randall
Ribaudo
Scientific Applications Specialist: A Great Transition Job from Academia to Industry
One of the most unsettling aspects of taking the plunge into industry careers is the fear of having to “give up” your science and everything you worked so hard for. I had those same fears when I finally decided to leave my position as a Principle Investigator in the NCI for my first job on...
Eduardo
Perez
The Beginning of a Beautiful Network
Hello everyone. My name is Eduardo Perez and before I tell you a little bit about myself, I would like to thank Bio Careers for this opportunity. I look forward to interacting with many fellow members and hope to teach and learn valuable lessons through this blog.
Jennifer
Reineke Pohlhaus
What Can You Expect In Your First Three Months?
I’ve received a request from a reader to chat about the first three months of my job, so here it is.
Jason
Sherwin
Cursing and Creativity
The theme of this posting is ‘cursing and creativity.’ As you know, there is a tremendous amount of creativity needed in the sciences. Of course, professional practitioners can (and have gotten by for years) with minimal displays of creativity. This is true in any profession. But the real ...
Marielena
Mata
Networking, Networking, Networking
Let’s face it, most scientists are not known for their social skills. We may be recognized for our brilliant minds, our resourcefulness in problem solving, and our obstinate dedication to lab work. Yet, rarely are scientists the life of the party. While I recognize that this is a...
Wenny
Lin
Government Shutdown
During the last few months, I have heard postdoc fellows at the NIH discuss the financial realities of working in the government. The fiscal year started on October 1, 2010, and here we are, six months into the fiscal year still without a federal budget. “My project is on hold because we don’t k...