Diverse perspectives on science and medicine
I’ve been asked multiple times in the past several years to describe my transition out of academia. Although I was deep into undergoing this transition myself, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I
0000-0002-5193-6605If you are a scientist, you have likely been confronted with the challenge of boiling down the work you do for various audiences. The simple act of saying how your day in lab went will
0000-0002-5193-6605Roughly two years ago, a postdoc in my lab recommended a book to me called, “The Professor Is In: The Essential Guide to Turning Your PhD Into A Job,” by Dr. Karen Kelsky. A few
0000-0002-6635-8182 Approaching Christmas and leaving an autumn with the important recurrent weeks of research behind us. Obviously, I am referring to Peer Review Week and Open Access Week and since previous posts already have dealt with open
0000-0002-6635-8182 Towards openness With autumn finally upon us or fast approaching (at least here in Sweden) we have seen several important scientific events (besides the Nobel Prize) in the last month or so. First it
0000-0001-9712-8016 Are you enrolled in or thinking about embarking on a graduate degree? Do you have a clear idea or goal for where it might take you in 10 years’ time? What skills and
0000-0002-5193-6605Editor’s note: Today on the blog we welcome a guest post by the PREreview Leadership Team, Daniela Saderi, Samantha Hindle, and Monica Granados. Their goal is to help scientists Post, Read, and Engage with preprint reviews. Wondering
0000-0002-6635-8182 Quite recently I had the privilege of attending the 6th international conference on Preventing Overdiagnosis in Copenhagen. Since this subject is what I devoted my thesis to, this was my home turf. Everyone present
(Editor’s note: This post was originally published on the author’s personal blog, Brain & Beyond.) Everyone wants to know how to shape a successful career early on. Who better to ask than Nobel Laureates?
0000-0002-6635-8182As I have written elsewhere, inspiring people have the ability to change the course and intensity of your research area, in my case global health. I was therefore saddened to hear that Kofi Annan, former
