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  1. Science as Art

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    ...Over the past decade there has been a shift in how science is perceived - where once science was only...only seen as a serious academic subject, it is now being appreciated on an aesthetic level as well. Beautiful...forget how to communicate about their work with non-academic people.” Daniel went on to discuss his work: “...
  2. Choosing a Good Mentor for Scientists

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    ...personnel management?  If you are thinking about a non-academic path, will the PI support this path and help you...answers to your questions. Consider reading Toxic Academic Mentors by @drmellivora, an excellent blog post...interesting Tenure, She Wrote blog. Unfortunately, academic bullies are hard to stop – the best thing to do...
  3. The MTA at Addgene

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    ... most commonly used ones for transfers between academic institutions.  What is the UBMTA, you ask? Well...majority of research institutes.  Pro tip! In most academic and nonprofit institutes, the Tech Transfer department...distributed under the UBMTA, which is widely used across academia. It’s our process that differs.  When you deposit...
  4. Advice for Scientists Starting a Lab

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    ...brave scientists will choose to start their own academic research laboratory. How does one even go about... for a more indepth resource for starting your academic lab, download Science Careers' "Running Your Lab... Research Project 9 Tips to Achieve Success in Academia  ...
  5. 3 Challenges in Plant Synthetic Biology

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    ...the plant circadian clock. Petunias have been a model organism for plant research for decades, and the ...characterized mechanisms and components of the circadian rhythm in petunias. Because of the extensive research...
  6. Uncertainty about Labor Law Brings More Uncertainty to Postdoc Wages

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    ...being raised to now - across a wide consensus of academic stakeholders. However, while most institutions...the postdoctoral population continue to pursue academic work, and to enhance the sustainability of the...which keeps growing despite a lack of available academic positions.   Many thanks to our guest blogger...
  7. Transferable Skills Guide: Cross-team Communication

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    ... This solution can easily be implemented in an academic lab setting, where student and postdoc turnover...applying annotation can be particularly useful in academic labs when creating shared experimental protocols...Improving cross team communication, be it in your academic lab or your workplace, is an ongoing process. ...
  8. Seven Tips for Using LinkedIn as a Scientist

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    ...those planning a career in academia, it may not be required, but many academic scientists are starting to...planning or might need to plan for a career outside academia (that would be pretty much all scientists), a ...
  9. Gendered Innovations: Why Does Sex of the Cell Matter?

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    ...approaches to gender equality over the past several decades: “Fix the Numbers of Women” focuses on increasing...Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology over the past decade. For more practical help, there are numerous methodological...and discovery. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the recipient of numerous...
  10. Capturing a Moment with Marc Zimmer’s “The State of Science”

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    ...teaching and communicating science for over two decades, attempts to answer it in five paragraphs, with... their ramifications. Readers unfamiliar with academia’s challenges with publication and funding may be...being done has changed significantly over the last decade. He describes the detection of gravitational waves...
  11. Fluorescent Proteins 101: Aptamer Fluorophores

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    ...aptamers as well, and over the course of the next two decades, these nucleotide-based ligand binders would prove...oligonucleotides in fluorescent visualization techniques for decades, most notably for fluorescent in situ hybridization...of chromosomal loci in human cells.” Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 112(10) (2015): 3002-7. PubMed PMID: 25713381...
  12. Using Video to Share Your Science: We Share Science

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    ...Online tools like ResearchGate, GoogleScholar, Academia, ORCID, and MyScienceWork all help us share research...research, have grown in popularity over the last decade. Research by Scott Spicer at the University of ...biology videos are:     “Singing” Fish Rely on Circadian Rhythm and Melatonin for the Timing of Nocturnal...
  13. 5 Reasons to Use Reddit for Science Communication

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    ...on how to meet people, how to transition out of academia, and other science career topics. However, many...searches, and even despair at having chosen an academic past. I hope I was able to provide some good resources...science to be happy. The happy path is not the academic one for the majority of scientists and I am pleased...
  14. Transferable Skills Guide: Career Planning Resources

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    ...students seeking employment within industry or academia; although the ACS career fair is more industry-focused...training program, and you hope to make a career in academia, you are likely in good shape, as your own adviser...However, if you hope to have a career outside of academia, you may need to look a bit harder to find your...
  15. Healthcare Consulting: A Door to the Business of Life Sciences

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    ...enjoy the challenges of healthcare consulting for decades, others go on to work with commercial teams at ...developed and commercialized after they leave the academic lab. How to get your foot in the door When I was...colleagues who are pursuing similar jobs and non-academic careers. Now, more than ever, there are many non-traditional...
  16. Tips for Getting a Faculty Position

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    ...Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Academic v. Non-Academic Career Decisions Check Out Our Management... academic career...
  17. Evolution of Lab Techniques

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    ...molecular biology." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 102.17 (2005): 5905-5908. PubMed PMID...Hemophilus influenzae." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 68.12 (1971): 2913-2917. PubMed PMID...chain-terminating inhibitors." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 74.12 (1977): 5463-5467. PubMed PMID...
  18. How to Negotiate a Successful Lab Start Up Budget

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    ...indeed.com, or salary.com). Search industry and academic job titles in the regions where the host institute...him to meet his goals. Therefore, he turned from academia altogether and instead started a company around...saying no to a negotiation or, in this case, to academia altogether.   The primary point of a negotiation...
  19. Finding Your Perfect Job After University

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    ...funding situation and level of work than research or academia, and so most positions in industry are more stable...the reality is a little different. Industry and academic jobs do exist, but working in industry just wasn't...more difficult to attain a permanent position in academia. It is therefore important for young scientists...
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