By Jennifer Casiano-Matos As graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, our responsibilities and aims in a research lab are on a limited time frame. Graduate students usually spend 5-6 years in the lab and for Postdocs, it is dependent on many variables. Such as experience needed for the job market or career path. Regardless of your current situation, changing positions or jobs is something that all of us will experience more than once. The key is to move on gracefully and in good terms with your mentor.

- Deepshikha Mishra  Ina Nikolaeva graduated from Rutgers University with a PhD in Cell Bio and Neuroscience, where she studied role of mtor pathway in brain injury and diseases for her thesis. Currently, she enjoys her role as an Associate Scientific Director at Healthcare Consultancy Group. She was a senior editor and lead blogger for the iJOBS blog and actively participated multiple programs organized by iJOBS.

Edited by Helena Mello & Eileen Oni [caption id="attachment_2871" align="aligncenter" width="300"] My Master's graduation ceremony, May 2009[/caption] One of the sayings I remember the most from my elementary education is a French proverb that translates to: “little by little, the bird makes its nest”.

by Helena Mello This is a follow-up post to the article: iJOBS site visit to McCann Health - The Industry, wherein I explained the company’s structure. The second part of the site visit to McCann Health was a panel discussion with 7 current employees who enlightened us about their paths to getting a job at the company and gave advice to those considering joining a healthcare advertisement firm.

By Vinam Puri Ever since I found out about the area of Mergers and Acquisitions, especially in the Pharma and Biotech Industry, I became very interested in exploring it.

By Vinam Puri The following is a summarization of the lessons I’ve learned from the Mini MBA in BioPharma Innovation course offered by the Rutgers Business School Executive Education.

by Vicky Kanta   One of the most rewarding aspects of being a scientist is inventing new things. Indeed, often enough scientific inventions are so important that the inventor’s rights need to be protected. But how exactly does that process take place? This is where a recent iJOBS workshop comes in, which provided key knowledge on intellectual property and patent law. The invited experts were Elysa Goldberg, PhD, JD and Brian Cocca, PhD, JD. They are both part of a team practicing patent law for the pharmaceutical company Regeneron.

By Abla Tannous While networking may come as second nature to some, many cringe at the thought of it. Yet, it does not have to be that way. Networking is all about building relationships.