If you like: 💡studying ways to improve health outcomes 💡stringent rules and creating standard operating procedures, project management 💡working with patients 💡the clinical setting without becoming a doctor or nurse Things to keep in mind: 📚most do not require a …
Scientific Publishing: can I get a job doing it?
If you like: 💡reading and editing scientific manuscripts 💡love language rules (specifically English) 💡applying your niche area of research expertise to the same field 💡primarily working independently Things to keep in mind: 📚most require at least an MS, but PhD …
What is a Medical Science Liaison
If you like:💡Working for pharma/biotech while maintaining relationships with the medical community as a trusted scientific advisor💡Communicating discoveries and products to the clinic💡Delivering scientific presentations💡Breaking down barriers between scientists and doctors/healthcare workers💡Specializing in knowledge of complex diseases and treatments available💡Travel …
What is a Patent Law Clerk
If you like:💡learning about science without actually doing the experiments yourself💡seeing the final product💡 helping scientists both protect and communicate their work💡structured work environment💡writing💡new ways to think (like a lawyer) Things to keep in mind:📚you’ll eventually need to study for …
Science Reads of 2023
Another year of science reads in the books! I challenged myself to read a science book out of my niche every month and this is what I ended up reading with links to the full descriptions on my Instagram. You …
What I think made my graduate school application
Five years ago, I took a leap of faith and flew to Japan for a five month industry internship. I thought going to college was the time I grew the most the fastest, but that dwarfed in comparison to my …
Science Reads of 2022
I challenged myself to read a science book out of my niche every month and this is what I ended up reading with links to the full descriptions on my Instagram. You can also find all the books I’ve read …
Picking the Right Lab for your PhD
I’m going to start this by making two big disclaimers: 1. An amazing lab for one person will be the worst lab for someone else. So I’m not about to list a bunch of ‘musts’ you should look for, but …
Informational Interviews
What are informational interviews and why should you do them? Informational interview: speaking with someone about their knowledge for insights on their career path & areas of interest. This is not a request for a job or an interview! They …
How I Stay on Top of my Science & Professional Development
Keeping up with scientific literature, career development, experiments, and the rest of life can be a bit overwhelming as a graduate student. To streamline information, I’ve found some great websites and tools to stay on top of science and professional …