I thought it could never happen to me. I had been so careful, so strategic when choosing which graduate school to attend…
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Early Career Research Community Yikes! Your advisor is moving to another institution. Now what?Read more
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Early Career Research Community Precision medicine and genomics: an opportunity to improve public health?Read more
Today, healthcare is portrayed as standing at a crossroads. Precision medicine (also referred to as genomic, personal or individualized medicine) is expected…
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Early Career Research Community I’m going to grad school…well, maybe not quite yetRead more
It’s fall once again! Along with football season, pumpkin carving, and cooler weather, it’s also time to start those graduate school applications…
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Early Career Research Community Behind-the-scenes of the literature reviewRead more
As an early career researcher, I am on a constant journey filled with speedbumps and stomach-tightening moments; along with joy from conducting…
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Early Career Research Community Publishing hiccup solutions for early career researchersRead more
Got your PhD recently? Then you should be publishing your findings ASAP if you haven’t already. There are of course some natural…
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Academia The home of the Nobel: who will blow the whistle on academia?Read more
Sweden has been in the limelight for the past few weeks as the Nobel Prizes were announced and a new cohort of laureates…
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Early Career Research Community ECRs discover advancements in robotics and machine learning at NCSWA eventRead more
Robots, machine learning, and self-driving cars were big topics at the recent White House Frontiers Conference. While we’re living in a time…
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Academia Grad School 101: What to do in year twoRead more
Congratulations, it’s your second year of graduate school! If your PhD program is similar to most you likely joined a lab over…
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Early Career Research Community Some thoughts on “methodological terrorism” by Xenia SchmalzRead more
Source: Some thoughts on methodological terrorism by ECR Xenia Schmalz from her personal blog. Yesterday, I woke up to a shitstorm on…
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Early Career Research Community Grad School 101: 10 Tips for A Great First Year in Grad SchoolRead more
Labor Day has come and gone, pumpkin spice lattes are back at Starbucks, and a new crop of students has just started…
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The Student Blog The second round of PLOS ECR Travel Awards are now openRead more
PLOS is pleased to announce a second opportunity for early career researchers (ECRs) to apply for the ECR Travel Awards Program. Applicants…
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Early Career Research Community Neurotechnology: A Look Back at President Obama’s BRAIN InitiativeRead more
Progress in science depends on new techniques, new discoveries, and new ideas, probably in that order. – Sydney Brenner In 2012, my former…