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091: Cross-Train for the Faculty Track with the Academic Pathways Postdoctoral Fellowship Apr 18, 2018

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Think about your training as a grad student and postdoc – you spend countless hours at the bench, running experiments and reading papers to finish your personal research project. Now think about your PI or faculty advisor. Does she spend time at the bench? Or are you more likely to find her in her office, […]

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011: The 8.5 Fixes That Will Save Biomedical Science (R) Apr 03, 2018

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Josh and Daniel are on the road this week, so we decided to bring you some goodies from the archive. An 8-ish step plan to save science! Biomedical science is broken. Funding is unpredictable, training programs drag on indefinitely, and some of our best scientists are drawn to careers outside of the university or drowned in paperwork if […]

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090: Maybe Grant Funding Feels Random and Subjective Because It Is Mar 19, 2018

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Have you ever submitted a grant, only to have it rejected? You respond to the reviewers’ comments, addressing weaknesses and tweaking the protocol to honor their suggestions. Then, when you resubmit, the proposal is rejected again. This new group of reviewers suggest changes to the protocol. And guess what, their suggestions sound a lot like […]

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089: The Grad Student’s Guide to Investing for Retirement Feb 28, 2018

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On a graduate student’s stipend, it’s hard to imagine having enough money left over to afford a dinner out, let alone enough to invest for retirement. But if you can scrape together a few dollars each month, you have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to grow that investment. As a grad student, time is on your side. Compound Interest […]

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088: 15 Transferable Skills PhDs Can Use In Any Career Feb 14, 2018

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But I have no skills! At least no skills employers would be interested in! As a career counselor, Melanie Sinche heard grad students and postdocs voice this concern nearly every day. She looked at these talented scholars and saw the ability to think critically, analyze data, and solve problems. To her eye, these were transferable […]

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087: How Do I Choose a PhD Program? Feb 02, 2018

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Some decisions in life are simple (“Yes, I want cheese on that burger!”) and some are difficult (“Do I want to spend the rest of my life with this person?”). On that spectrum, choosing a University graduate program sits closer to marriage than it does to your lunch options. First, grad school takes a long […]

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086: Five Resolutions for Happier, Healthier Scientists Jan 16, 2018

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Turning over the last page of the calendar seems to naturally invite some reflection on the previous 365 days. When you look back at 2017, what went well? And what do you wish you could change in the coming year? This week, we take the opportunity to reflect back much farther – to our days […]

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085: Scientists in the Newsroom – The AAAS Mass Media Fellowship feat. Rebekah Corlew Dec 22, 2017

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Pick up any newspaper and you’ll find an article summarizing the ‘latest research’ on the health benefits of chocolate, a new treatment for Alzheimers, or the long-term risks of screen time for your toddler. As a scientist, you probably groan before you reach the end of the title: the claims are extreme, the statistics are […]

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084: The 4 Keys to an Effective Grad School Application Dec 11, 2017

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In every episode of Hello PhD, we explore science training and life in the lab. But for every scientist, that saga begins with a grad school application. Whether you’re ready to apply today, or would like to apply to a graduate program ‘some day,’ we share a few tips and tricks that will make the […]

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083: Preprint First, Peer-Review Later Nov 21, 2017

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Publishing your research in a peer-reviewed academic journal is an exercise in patience. You write and edit, wait for feedback from your PI, wrangle the figures into some esoteric format, and then submit. That’s when the real patience begins. From submission to publication, the peer review process can take more than a year. Meanwhile, you’re […]

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