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How Boston postdocs created the career symposium they needed
GSA is currently accepting proposals from students and postdocs for the next round of Career Development Symposia. Gain leadership experience and serve the early career scientist community! Many postdocs feel powerless. But early career researchers can work together to take control of their future, says Sarah Dykstra, a postdoc at Tufts University and co-organizer of…
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Grad students save lives
On a spring day in 2006, I woke up from surgery to learn that I had an aggressive type of breast cancer that would require chemotherapy. I had been told I had a relatively benign diagnosis that was supposed to be cured by a mastectomy. It was devastating to realize that the surgery was not…
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Danielle Blecha-Bashirullah on hiring self-motivated team workers, salary negotiations, and putting the phone away at night
Danielle Blecha-Bashirullah, Founder and Principal of D BASH Business Solutions LLC, a consulting company in Madison, WI, emphasizes the skills needed to be a successful entrepreneur, negotiating contracts and how to maintain a healthy work-life balance. In the Decoding Life series, we talk to geneticists with diverse career paths, tracing the many directions possible after research training.…
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Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight —
Zach FarrowWe’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates. Zach Farrow Co-chair, Diversity Subcommittee Novogene, Sacramento, CA So, you’re the first early career leader that we’ve had in the program that…
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Putting active learning into practice: an interview with PALM fellow Christopher Baker and PALM mentor Michelle Smith
Are you a postdoc looking for hands-on education experience and mentoring? Or a faculty member interested in bringing evidence-based, effective active learning strategies into your classroom? The PALM (Promoting Active Learning and Mentoring) network helps faculty and postdoctoral fellows gain hands-on experience and long-term mentorship in putting active learning strategies into practice. GSA is proud…
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Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Tiffany Baiocchi
We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates. Tiffany Baiocchi Diversity Subcommittee University of California Riverside Research interest The grubs that chew at the roots of your lawn and the bugs…
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Corey Welch on going from first-generation student to running a STEM Scholars Program
Corey Welch, Director of the STEM Scholars Program at Iowa State University, talks about how his life experiences helped him obtain a PhD and how he inspires students to reach their educational and career goals. In the Decoding Life series, we talk to geneticists with diverse career paths, tracing the many directions possible after research training. This…
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Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Narjes Alfuraiji
We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates. Narjes Alfuraiji Communication and Outreach Subcommittee University of Manchester Research Interest Aspergillus fumigatus is a filamentous fungi…
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Nadine Piekarski on leveraging her skills as an evo-devo salamander embryologist to a career in an IVF clinic
Nadine Piekarski, an embryologist at The Fertility Center at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), describes her experience transitioning out of academia and how she uses skills from her PhD training in an IVF clinic. In the Decoding Life series, we talk to geneticists with diverse career paths, tracing the many directions possible after research training. This series is brought…
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Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Lucy Xie
We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates. Lucy Xie Co-chair, Diversity Subcommittee Stanford University Research interest The goal of my scientific research is to…
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Career Development Symposium Report: Ethical and Inspiring Mentorship in STEM
Guest post by Pinar Gurel. GSA is currently accepting proposals from students and postdocs for the next round of Career Development Symposia. Gain leadership experience and serve the early career scientist community! Among the many roles that scientists play, mentoring younger scientists is one that researchers are rarely trained for. In the current STEM research environment,…