Author Archives: biochembelle

Gender and blogging (and everything else)

Posted on December 2, 2010 by biochembelle

Women–in many arenas–are often not as readily recognized or recalled as men in the same arenas. There are many causes and variables, ranging from overt sexism to much more socialization aspects. Often, there are many women in these arenas, they’re … Continue reading →

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Payoffs of wasting time

Posted on November 23, 2010 by biochembelle

“Nothing matters but papers.” This is the mantra of some folks in academic science, as highlighted in Doctor Zen’s post, which was sparked by a comment from an SfN10 blogger on Tideliar’s post regarding the negative reaction of some colleagues … Continue reading →

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Burden of Proof

Posted on November 10, 2010 by biochembelle

One of my favorite new blogs this year is Retraction Watch, written by Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky, both carrying substantial science editing and journalism credentials. If you’re a scientist and you’re not following it, you really should. Anyway, last week brought the … Continue reading →

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Living in the Void: How much is a postdoc worth?

Posted on October 17, 2010 by biochembelle

A couple of months ago, I wrote what I intended to be the first post in a series about issues concerning postdoc pay, benefits, protections… We tend to fall into this amorphous, ambiguous state. We’re not students anymore, but we’re … Continue reading →

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Biochembelle and my secret identity

Posted on October 16, 2010 by biochembelle

I have been blogging as biochembelle for approximately 1.3 years now. It has been a fascinating thing. Over the last few months, I’ve been thinking considerably about where this part of my life has come from, where it has taken … Continue reading →

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