Let’s Get it Started: How to Write an Introduction
By Fatu Badiane Markey
Career satisfaction: finding the balance point among strengths, joys and values
On October 24th I attended a Career Satisfaction workshop at the “What Can You Be With a PhD?” symposium, presented by Matthias Birk. The room was fully packed, I had to squeeze together with several people and sit on the floor.
Mattias Birk was a passionate and inspiring speaker. I got good laughs from his humor, but I was also enlightened by his view of career satisfaction. The experience allowed me to realize it is critical to find the balancing point among strength, joy, and value for career satisfaction.
The road less traveled – opting out of the PhD and graduating with the MS instead
We all started out in the PhD program for similar reasons – we thought it would be best for our careers, we enjoyed doing scientific research, and probably believed that science was our vocation. But what about those of us that end up in labs that don’t suit our needs, or research just doesn’t make us happy anymore? While everyone hits a rough patch in the PhD journey, it is inevitable that some of us will find ourselves downright miserable for months or years in a row.
iJOBS Site Visit Overview: Genewiz
by: Dharm Patel
Advice and What To Do With It (in Grad School and in Life)
By: Maria Qadri
“…one person’s rose-tinted view of their own idiosyncratic story does not constitute “advice,” especially not in an endeavor where we value reproducibility.”
This year’s American Society for Cell Biology Early Career Life Scientist, Vladamir Denic, wrote a brief and honest essay about his journey from average high school student to a successful Principal Investigator at a name-brand university.
iJOBS Intern Interview: Kathryn Drzewiecki
By Chris Lowe
Don’t Get Lost in the Data - Writing a Clear and Organized Results Section
By: Fatu Badiane Markey
The theme of storytelling is often emphasized in the field of science. However, it is easy to forget the significance of presenting a clear and compelling story once all the experiments are complete and the hypothesis has been proven. What good are the hours spent in the lab if no one can understand the end result?