Category Archives: career decisions

A Chemical Imbalance: Gender and Chemistry in Academia

Posted on August 7, 2013 by biochembelle

As an undergrad preparing for med school, I fell in love with chemistry, thanks in large part to a quirky gen chem professor. He convinced me that a biochem major would be great for pre-med. That department became my home … Continue reading →

Posted in barriers, biomedical workforce, career decisions, diversity, women in STEM | 6 Comments

The oversupply fallacy

Posted on June 7, 2012 by biochembelle

For the love of all that is good and reasonable, please, everyone, stop using the percentage of scientists becoming research faculty as a measure of PhD oversupply. If there are too many PhDs, then there will be more scientists than … Continue reading →

Posted in attitudes, biomedical workforce, career decisions, troubles of science | 6 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 terrible beauty of change

Posted on March 2, 2011 by biochembelle

It just changes – that’s all Over the weekend, I was enjoying a typical quiet Saturday morning, drinking a delectable cup of coffee and catching up on blog reading, when I came across this post by David Kroll that really struck a … Continue reading →

Posted in attitudes, career decisions, do what you love, doubt, for the love of science | Tagged | 16 Comments

Christmas Eve Discovery

Posted on December 30, 2010 by biochembelle

Ah, the holiday season. I’m taking more time this year than previous ones, because it had been a year since I’d seen my family. Plus the lab is empty, I won’t be getting some key reagents until after the New Year, … Continue reading →

Posted in attitudes, barriers, career decisions, family, for the love of science, science education, science satisfaction | 6 Comments