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The November elections of 2016 swept a republican-led government into a comfortable position, with both congressional bodies and the presidential office placed firmly in the hands of the Grand Old Party, a more conservative sentiment took hold in Washington. The relationship that the right has had with science has been rather strained, and the two years since the election have been no different.

Hello iJOBS community, My name is Deepshikha Mishra. I recently joined iJOBS blog as a writer and I am very excited to be a part of it. I am a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Pharmacology at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. After completing my Ph.D. in India, I moved to US to pursue my postdoctoral research. Biology has always fascinated me since my school days.

Meet the Bloggers By Andrew Petryna How many melancholy short biographies have you read that were written by academically confused undergrad students still fumbling through the world of Organic Chemistry and Physics? Add another tally to the count because you’re about to meet Andrew Petryna. I am a second year student in the Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences. Like many students on the pre-med track, I am double majoring in two things that I was told would help me on the MCATs— Psychology and Biological Sciences.

Meet the blogger – Madhuri Bhagavathula Hello Readers, Welcome to my Blog!!! I am Madhuri Bhagavathula, a fourth year PhD. candidate at Rutgers -School of Graduate Studies (SGS), Newark campus. The stellar role of microbes on this planet has always been undeniable. Microbes and their interaction with their host, especially humans, have always been my subject of interest. I pursued a master’s degree in Biotechnology from the University of Pennsylvania following my bachelor’s degree in India. UPENN has served as an excellent place to gain knowledge and experience.

By: Shekerah Primus An important component of the iJOBS phase two program is to complete a course of your choice, which relates to your chosen career track. As an aspiring project manager, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I chose the Project Management course. This course is offered by the Rutgers Business School as part of their Master of Business Administration degree program. I would like to use this post to give an overview of the course as well as my first impressions. The course is designed to help students develop the skills necessary to be successful project managers.

By: Huri Mücahit Edited by: Paulina Krzyszczyk

Written By: Emily Kelly-Castro

Edited by: Paulina Krzyszczyk

The following is an article review of  Three reminders to help you thrive-not merely survive-in grad school by Neil A. Lewis Jr.

By: Jennifer Casiano-Matos Edited By: Eileen Oni and Paulina Krzyszczyk This summer I had the opportunity to complete an internship at Novavax; a vaccine development company in Montgomery County, Maryland.  My position was Analytical Development Intern and the experience was everything I imagined it was going to be!

Hello iJOBS blog readers, my name is Helena Mello! I am a 4^th year Ph.D. student at Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences Newark Campus, working with Dr. David Lukac. My research focuses on autophagy and herpesvirus reactivation from latency.

My name is Vicky Kanta, a Ph.D. candidate at the Center of Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience at Rutgers-Newark. I grew up in Athens, Greece, where I developed my passion for science and research. Ever since I was in my first biology class in middle school, I knew I wanted to study neuroscience. I was fascinated by how neurons work and was amazed at how much we don’t know about our brain. I could already envision myself working in the lab and attempting to answer great questions. When I reached college, however, I learned that majoring in neuroscience is not offered in Greece.