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  1. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Free Tools for Science Writing

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    April 28, 2021, 1:15 p.m.
    ...development of the De-jargonizer.   Academic Phrasebank  The Academic Phrasebank is a resource for phrases...This book has tips for how to write a lot as an academic. If you can’t borrow this book from your library... you directly import papers from web pages and academic databases.  Downloading Mendeley Cite lets you...
  2. Advice for Starting a Biotech Company from a Grad Student turned Entrepreneur

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    Blog Post
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    July 10, 2014, 7:17 p.m.
    ...a biotech company. Transitioning an idea from academia to a startup Mike Koeris and fellow co-founders...amazing their idea is. While communication styles in academia and industry vary drastically, he reassures that...venture capital firm with deep ties into the local academic community. However, Mike still could not remove...helpful tips to help transition a project from academia to a biotech startup company? Would you like to...
  3. Story of a SynBio Startup: RevBio's Epiphany (or Lack Thereof)

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    Blog Post
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    June 5, 2014, 3:32 p.m.
    ...responsible adults in their 30s who have quit their academic science careers in order to head to Ireland and...exchange of information to the public and to other academic labs. Being unable to publish or attend conferences...it very challenging to compete in today’s tough academic or industry job market for biology PhD’s. I was...If you’re thinking about making the switch from academia to entrepreneurship, share your thoughts with ...
  4. Experimenting in an Open Source lab: from CRISPR to Cats

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    July 23, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Victoria, CA Over the decades science has become increasingly restricted to academic and industrial labs...this mutation in the real mutant worm. Like many academic labs, we have the capability to study many different... student at the University of Victoria. After a decade at Microsoft Research working on speech recognition...
  5. How to Prepare for an Industry Interview

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    Blog Post
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    July 9, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...’s in 2016 and then working four more years in academia. During my job hunt, I quickly noticed one of ...the biggest differences between applying for an academic position versus an industry position is the on-site...on-site interviewing process. For both of my academic jobs, I interviewed with just the PI of the lab...Resume That Gets Seen Resume writing tips for non-academic science careers Resources on Addgene.org: Sign...
  6. Replacing Paper: Tips for Choosing an Electronic lab Notebook

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    Blog Post
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    July 10, 2018, 1:08 p.m.
    ...researchers at Amgen, it was stated that only 11% of the academic research in the literature was reproducible by...reproducible, convenient and effective, in both academic circles as well as in industry. The news is good... also explored the barriers to adoption within academic environments to better understand the issues labs...-going maintenance and support.” Besides that, academic institutions tend to think about the long term...
  7. Our Most Popular Blog Posts from 2019

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    Dec. 31, 2019, 2:26 p.m.
    ... hello 2020! As we're gearing up to start a new decade, we’re also looking back at the last year of scientific...Addgene. 7. Designing Your Chalk Talk for the Academic Job Interview by Erik Snapp Addgene depositor...breaks down how to prepare a chalk talk for an academic job interview including defining your research...
  8. Science as Art

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    March 2, 2015, 3:13 p.m.
    ...Over the past decade there has been a shift in how science is perceived - where once science was only...only seen as a serious academic subject, it is now being appreciated on an aesthetic level as well. Beautiful...forget how to communicate about their work with non-academic people.” Daniel went on to discuss his work: “...
  9. Choosing a Good Mentor for Scientists

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    Jan. 16, 2014, 2:56 p.m.
    ...personnel management?  If you are thinking about a non-academic path, will the PI support this path and help you...answers to your questions. Consider reading Toxic Academic Mentors by @drmellivora, an excellent blog post...interesting Tenure, She Wrote blog. Unfortunately, academic bullies are hard to stop – the best thing to do...
  10. Advice for Scientists Starting a Lab

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    April 29, 2014, 1:43 p.m.
    ...brave scientists will choose to start their own academic research laboratory. How does one even go about... for a more indepth resource for starting your academic lab, download Science Careers' "Running Your Lab... Research Project 9 Tips to Achieve Success in Academia  ...
  11. 3 Challenges in Plant Synthetic Biology

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    July 22, 2014, 5:46 p.m.
    ...the plant circadian clock. Petunias have been a model organism for plant research for decades, and the ...characterized mechanisms and components of the circadian rhythm in petunias. Because of the extensive research...
  12. Transferable Skills Guide: Cross-team Communication

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    Blog Post
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    Nov. 21, 2019, 1:53 p.m.
    ... This solution can easily be implemented in an academic lab setting, where student and postdoc turnover...applying annotation can be particularly useful in academic labs when creating shared experimental protocols...Improving cross team communication, be it in your academic lab or your workplace, is an ongoing process. ...
  13. Seven Tips for Using LinkedIn as a Scientist

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    Blog Post
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    Oct. 1, 2019, 1:21 p.m.
    ...those planning a career in academia, it may not be required, but many academic scientists are starting to...planning or might need to plan for a career outside academia (that would be pretty much all scientists), a ...
  14. Uncertainty about Labor Law Brings More Uncertainty to Postdoc Wages

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    Jan. 11, 2017, 3:30 p.m.
    ...being raised to now - across a wide consensus of academic stakeholders. However, while most institutions...the postdoctoral population continue to pursue academic work, and to enhance the sustainability of the...which keeps growing despite a lack of available academic positions.   Many thanks to our guest blogger...
  15. Gendered Innovations: Why Does Sex of the Cell Matter?

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    July 21, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...approaches to gender equality over the past several decades: “Fix the Numbers of Women” focuses on increasing...Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology over the past decade. For more practical help, there are numerous methodological...and discovery. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the recipient of numerous...
  16. Capturing a Moment with Marc Zimmer’s “The State of Science”

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    July 30, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
    ...teaching and communicating science for over two decades, attempts to answer it in five paragraphs, with... their ramifications. Readers unfamiliar with academia’s challenges with publication and funding may be...being done has changed significantly over the last decade. He describes the detection of gravitational waves...
  17. Using Video to Share Your Science: We Share Science

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    Nov. 3, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...Online tools like ResearchGate, GoogleScholar, Academia, ORCID, and MyScienceWork all help us share research...research, have grown in popularity over the last decade. Research by Scott Spicer at the University of ...biology videos are:     “Singing” Fish Rely on Circadian Rhythm and Melatonin for the Timing of Nocturnal...
  18. 5 Reasons to Use Reddit for Science Communication

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    Oct. 20, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...on how to meet people, how to transition out of academia, and other science career topics. However, many...searches, and even despair at having chosen an academic past. I hope I was able to provide some good resources...science to be happy. The happy path is not the academic one for the majority of scientists and I am pleased...
  19. Healthcare Consulting: A Door to the Business of Life Sciences

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    Oct. 13, 2016, 2:30 p.m.
    ...enjoy the challenges of healthcare consulting for decades, others go on to work with commercial teams at ...developed and commercialized after they leave the academic lab. How to get your foot in the door When I was...colleagues who are pursuing similar jobs and non-academic careers. Now, more than ever, there are many non-traditional...
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