When emerging from the safe cocoon of academia, a graduate student or postdoc’s biggest challenge is navigating the job market. The easiest step is to create an email or LinkedIn alert for the job title that you think you’ll want, say ‘research scientist’.
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Whether you’re swiping right on Tindr or throwing your resume out there on LinkedIn, there’s a lot of similarities between landing that next job and landing the potential love of your life (or temporary fling – whatever floats your boat!)
If you have lab experience and are looking to break out into industry or biotech, chances are you might be wondering what skills will make you competitive.
BioBuzz spoke with Kristy Shuda McGuire, Ph.D., Dean of Biomedical Studies and Associate Professor, Molecular & Cellular Oncogenesis Program at the Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center, part of The Wistar Institute. She noted that they had recently “coalesced our education and training program into our new Hubert JP Schoemaker Education and Training Center.”
Seven years since I first went, the 2023 AAAS Annual Meeting is back in D.C. March 2-5, and I couldn’t be more excited. And if you’re not able to join in person, never fear – there’s also a virtual option as well.
As time has marched on, I’ve seen more and more impressive training programs pop up across the BioHealth Capital Region and the nation. Everything from specialized biotech training courses such as Bio-Trac to incredible biotech-focused associate degrees such as those offered through Montgomery College, Frederick Community College, and the Universities at Shady Grove. Communities colleges are partnering with nearby industries and offering internships and apprenticeships, some of which actually pay for students’ tuition and all but guarantee a job after finishing.
Whether it be at work or in your personal life, January is a time where people set their New Years intentions and goals into motion. For many, those goals might include being more intentional in your time management so you can find a sense of balance. February is just around the corner, though, and we all know what tends to happen – you taper off. This often involves saying “yes” to things we never intended to, leading us right back into an unbalanced lifestyle and the stress that comes with it.
Bio-Trac and ATCC will partner in February to conduct a “Best Practices in Mammalian Cell Culture” workshop at the MC Bioscience Education Center in Germantown to offer a comprehensive overview of best principles and techniques related to cell culture technique.
During graduate school we lean heavily on our Principal Investigators (PIs) to provide us guidance on our projects and experiments. And while PIs can be great mentors in this regard, that doesn’t mean they are great mentors in all areas of a student’s career development, especially if the student wants to pursue a job outside of academia.
