This post was contributed by guest blogger Eleanor Wang, a Research Specialist in Patrick Hsu's lab at UC Berkeley. Most of the scientists I’ve met began doing research in their undergraduate years. We each have a unique “origin story,” but taking the first step into the world ...
You've done the research, analyzed your data, and made your tables and figures. Now it's time to write. Sometimes, it's hard to get those words out and onto the screen and transform your work into a paper or a grant. Here’s a list of tools and resources that might help make ...
My son is an engineer and my daughter has a business degree. From the very start of their undergraduate experiences, they were provided with ample resources and a positive perspective on the transition to a post-academic career. This training was “included” with their tuition, ...
I didn’t plan to get a master’s degree. I wanted to be a scientist and you need a PhD to be a scientist, or so I thought. So I entered a molecular and cellular biology PhD program in 2011, which I left four years later with a master’s. At the time my degree felt like a ...
This post was contributed by Matteo Tardelli, a postdoctoral scientist at Weill Cornell Medicine.
This blog post was contributed by guest bloggers Roodolph (Roo) P. St Pierre and Rose C. St Pierre, founders of STEAMid. Internships open doors to a web of opportunities that the classroom cannot offer. Furthermore, companies across most industries tend to hire their former ...
Relationships need nurturing. Perhaps you’ve met someone interesting at an event. Or, perhaps you have a colleague who seems fun and helpful who you’d like to get to know better. Networking is not about how many contacts you have; it’s about building genuine relationships with ...
This post was contributed by guest blogger, Rachel Rubinstein, a field-based software product manager at Oxford Nanopore Technologies. If the first thing you hear when someone says they’re a software product manager is “project manager,” you’re not alone. A few years ago when I ...
