{"id":5,"date":"2015-02-17T12:54:35","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T17:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/best\/home\/"},"modified":"2020-08-17T16:23:43","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T20:23:43","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/best\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics --><br \/>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=UA-117784070-2\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script>\r\n  window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\r\n  function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}\r\n  gtag('js', new Date());\r\n\r\n  gtag('config', 'UA-117784070-2');\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/best\/files\/2015\/03\/BEST_logo_smaller.jpg\"><\/a><div class=\"bu-slideshow-container homepage-slideshow autoplay\" id=\"bu-slideshow-container-2607\" data-slideshow-name=\"homepage-slideshow\" data-slideshow-delay=\"5000\" style=\"width: auto; \"><div class='slideshow-loader active'><div class='loader-animation'><\/div><p>loading slideshow...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-slides\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow transition-slide\" id=\"bu-slideshow-2607\"><li id=\"bu-slideshow-2607_0\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/best\/career-development-services\/career-coaching\/\"><img src=\"\/best\/files\/2018\/03\/Chelsea_Student-e1522415884332.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-2607_1\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/best\/upcoming-events\/calendar-2\/\"><img src=\"\/best\/files\/2018\/03\/0004P1190955.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-2607_2\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/best\/career-development-services\/site-visits\/\"><img src=\"\/best\/files\/2018\/03\/IMG_2118-good.jpg\" alt=\"Cell Press Site Visit March 29 2018\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-2607_3\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/best\/job-search\/biomedical-job-market-reports\/\"><img src=\"\/best\/files\/2018\/03\/IMG_20180321_110530880_HDR.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-2607_4\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/best\/files\/2015\/03\/BEST_masterlogo-V3_cropped.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation-container\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation nav-icon\" id=\"bu-slideshow-nav-2607\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-1\" class=\" active\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-2\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-3\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>3<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-4\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>4<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-5\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>5<\/span><\/a><\/li> <\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<h1>BEST: A better way to get the most from your Ph.D.<\/h1>\n<p><strong>B<\/strong>roadening <strong>E<\/strong>xperience in <strong>S<\/strong>cientific\u00a0<strong>T<\/strong>raining was an NIH funded program open to all Boston University biomedical trainees, doctoral\u00a0students and postdocs, on both the Charles River and Medical campuses. 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