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It should have been a beautiful day. Sunny, a little cool, a bit breezy, but on the whole, not bad for spring in Boston. A fantastic day for a run. I worked from home a bit before heading to the … Continue reading →

Posted on April 15, 2013 by biochembelle | 3 Comments

Coming soon to Beantown

Posted on April 8, 2013 by biochembelle

If you’re in the Boston area, check out these upcoming events. Monday, April 15, is the dreaded tax day. But on the bright side, it’s also the date for the next SciO Beantown gathering. The first was a casual & … Continue reading →

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When the odds beat you

Posted on April 7, 2013 by biochembelle

You know the odds. You see and hear the statistics – over and over and over again. You cannot help but know there’s a very good chance that your vision of the future will fall apart, that you will fail. … Continue reading →

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A harebrained scheme for science careers training

Posted on February 21, 2013 by biochembelle

Last night, I left you with a brief rambling about the point of Ph.D. training in science (tl;dr – to be a scientist; not a PI or a researcher, but simply a scientist) and a flurry of questions on expanding … Continue reading →

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Creation

Posted on January 17, 2013 by biochembelle

Somewhere in the recesses of my mind, I recall a myth of a creature waiting to devour a child just as the mother gave birth. Or maybe it was the plot line of an episode of Angel. No matter. In … Continue reading →