Part 3/3 by Sanae Ferreira What did you think about the last segment? Once you have material down and have started moving things into place, it is time to focus on the aesthetics as a tool for delivery and then whittle it down to the best, smoothly executed version. Let’s dive right in. Tips and […]
(Join BU’s new Science and TEchnology in PUblic Policy group!) When life after my PhD started to become a reality, I decided to explore careers away from the bench. “Science policy” kept surfacing to the top of my career surveys and internet searches. It was an appealing phrase—I like science (obviously!) and I’m interested in […]
by Lauren Mangano As graduate students and post-docs, we tend to think that our only skills are lab techniques. We soon realize that all future careers, whether we want to stay in research or not, require skills that we seem to lack. How can we possibly develop these skills, when we need to be laser-focused on […]
by Sanae Ferreira As a graduate or postdoctoral trainee, there are a number of types of opportunities for professional development. One which some of you may have experienced is assisting in some way with teaching a course or a discussion or laboratory section. We are scientists, learners, and teachers. We are passionate, inquisitive, and diverse. […]
by Sanae Ferreira Now that you’ve had a little time to think about your next opportunity to present your research, we’re ready to dive right in to some handy tips and tricks. Tips and Tricks Prepare the material: Know the research that has been done. It could come from prior work of the […]
Part 1/3 by Sanae Ferreira I’m a detail-oriented person, and I expect many of you are also. You have to be, to some extent, in order to be able to capture the tiniest of differences – which could be very significant – in the fluorescence images you look at, and to catch that wayward cell […]
by Sanae Ferreira This trio of four-letter words, though they seem small, packs a punch: Your Best Self. They imply a sense of ownership, a worthy evaluation, and an in-depth knowledge of who you are as an individual. All three of these are areas that continually evolve as you do. Graduate school is, […]
by Daniel Taub Aside from effectively performing your experiments, being able to convey your scientific findings is arguably the most important skill to have in science. After all, if you can’t communicate your findings to the scientific field they essentially don’t exist. However, it is not enough to simply communicate your findings anymore. You should […]