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I find four-year time plans comforting. I enjoy the definitiveness of built-in success measures and expected outcomes. These are all things that are hard to find in the early Ph.D. stage. [...]

With so many options for what to write about, I decided to use my most recent experiences to dictate what I want to focus on. For this first blog post: Conferences! I think many scientists, like [...]

I would venture to guess that most scientists are overachievers. The academic system teaches us to compete against each other for the highest honors, publish in the best journals, obtain the [...]

You did it. You’re in graduate school! All of those caffeinated study sessions, most of the time to the detriment of your social life, have finally paid off…but now what? Obviously, the [...]

This is a story about the importance of personal support networks, and learning how to look after yourself during the emotionally and physically draining experience that the job application [...]

As a postdoc entering my 5th year, it is time to make some difficult decisions about my next career step. This is a time when many postdocs begin to question how they want their lives to [...]

Totally irrational “Sunk costs are sunk,” or so the saying goes. We can probably all relate to the experience of going to the theater on our artsy aunt’s film recommendation and realizing in the [...]

I Met Somebody New, Now What? You may be thinking, “Sure, I’m not so bad at networking and meeting new people, but what do I do after I meet them?” In this session, we will talk about what you [...]

Even though I’m not at the point where I’m ready to submit job applications, I’ve started at least looking at sites like LinkedIn, Glassdoor, and biomedical workforce reports to get a feel for [...]