Decades in School to Write Grants

Written by Jane Chin, Ph.D. on March 11, 2008 – 5:20 pm -

“Here you have these people who’ve been in school for 30 years, they’ve just gotten their labs going, and instead of spending their time making discoveries in the lab or mentoring younger scientists, they spend all their time in an office writing federal grant applications. It’s not a very effective use of their talent.”

From, Funding freeze chills research careers, too.

Statement of Intent for PhD Career Clinic 2008

February 26, 2008 – 1:33 pm

Welcome to the 2008 Edition of Jane Chin's PhD Career Clinic, a website dedicated to help PhD professionals leverage their doctorate training beyond academia. In the past, I've focused primarily ...

Would You Put Your MBA On Your Business Card?

October 28, 2007 – 6:52 am

I was surprised to learn that people who have MBAs may give the wrong impression by putting it behind their names on business cards ("Why You Should Leave 'M.B.A.' Off ...

Your Scientific Career Beyond the Bench - Lesson 2

October 16, 2007 – 7:25 am

This is part 2 in a series of 5 articles based on the PhD Career Transition Guide I've written to prepare for a career transition beyond the bench. Lesson 2 is ...

Your Scientific Career Beyond the Bench - Lesson I

October 10, 2007 – 7:24 am

Today's young PhD scientists face tremendous career challenges that may be attributed to at least two main factors: Limited research funding. NIH research funding had been flat for the past ...

What if Grad Schools Enforced a Dress Code?

September 19, 2007 – 3:47 am

WEEKS LATER, BACKLASH AND COMPLAINTS! Students majoring in marketing or business teacher education were in for a shock when Illinois State University informed them over the summer of a new mandatory, ...

Simpsonize Yourself

September 10, 2007 – 5:01 pm

Got the link from PHD Forums... here is a Simpsonized version of me. Seriously time-waster and totally fun.

Get Your Science Badges

September 6, 2007 – 8:04 am

Yvonne was a miserable girl scout, I was a miserable girl guide (I was in a British school system as a youngster). How wonderful that we now have new ...

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