Author Archives: biochembelle

Science & self-promotion

Posted on April 27, 2012 by biochembelle

I was at Experimental Biology 2012 this past week. It’s the first time I’ve been to an EB meeting and also the first society meeting I’ve attended in a few years. I was excited and it was really great far: … Continue reading →

Posted in attitudes, barriers, blogging, cranky postdoc moment, respect, social media, stereotypes | 21 Comments

The grad school interview – Vetting the candidate

Posted on March 28, 2012 by biochembelle

Last weekend, I asked how important is the grad school interview to admissions. As of Sunday, twenty-eight of my fine readers (plus myself) had responded to the survey on this subject.  A little over half had interviews before admissions, but only about … Continue reading →

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Grad School Admissions – Paper vs. Person

Posted on March 18, 2012 by biochembelle

It’s that time of year when most STEM departments at U.S. universities are winding down their season of interviews and recruitment weekends for their Ph.D. programs. But just what are those visit weekends for? For some programs, acceptance (and rejection) … Continue reading →

Posted in biomedical workforce, poll | 7 Comments

The art of the sale

Posted on November 26, 2011 by biochembelle

It was that time of the year again. I went to class, intent on my coursework as usual, but there was something else waiting for us at the end, the thing I dreaded all year*… Catalogs and order forms. It … Continue reading →

Posted in career decisions, communication, for the love of science, sales, things they don't tell you in grad school | 9 Comments

The long wait…

Posted on November 13, 2011 by biochembelle

I recently finished George R. R. Martin’s A Feast for Crows, the fourth book of the Song of Ice and Fire series. The series tells the stories of the rises of falls of kings and queens vying for rule of … Continue reading →

Posted in Time | 2 Comments