...University of Iowa. “I left not really knowing what I wanted to do, but knowing that I wanted to leave the...and not know anyone. I say I’m the anomaly because I didn’t network to get to where I was. It was really...for Caitlin Runne-Janczy. “I wrote reports for fun in fourth grade because I was weird like that,” says...rather at the beginning. “When I was at Iowa in the Department of Pharmacology, I taught a couple of lectures...the faculty members, I helped grad students who were teaching for the first time. I walk[ed them] through...here, I was still editing from home and looking for a job.” But Caitlin’s persistence paid off: “I spent...love of teaching also runs through Caitlin’s blood. “I come from a family of educators, mostly elementary...

...Facebook. “I think this helped me say with confidence when I interviewed, ‘I write science. I edit science... an SME: “I write curriculum for students taking science courses online, which is a blast. I have so much...her first post-grad school job, head over to part I of the interview. Caitlin Runne-Janczy’s first day...at eScience Labs was not your typical first day. “I walked in and they asked me, 'How do you feel about...for] electrophoresis or doing a dissection video. I did that in January. This involves going in front ...responsibilities.“I’d say maybe 25% of my day is still what I did as an SME, and then 75% of the time I’m kind of...science. And I do it well.’” Stay tuned for the next feature in this series. We’ll be interviewing Susan...

...and integral part of all science training programs. I believe in the academic apprenticeship system as a...PhD Career Development; a Stakeholder Workshop Report.” The report enabled the development of priorities...their training.   Figure 1: Professional Development Hub Workshop Attendees and their 2021 report....the structure and know-how to integrate career development in science training programs. In 2018, the ASBMB...level with the creation of the The Professional Development Hub (pd|hub). Pd|hub was spearheaded by Cynthia...committed to advancing career and professional development as core components of predoctoral and postdoctoral...General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) will support the development and implementation of collections of evidence-based...

...example (which I will come back to) is the one-eyed pinhead mutant, which regulates a developmental pathway ..., Christiane. "The zebrafish issue of Development." Development 139.22 (2012): 4099-4103. Additional resources..., embryo growth, brain function, and disease development. Why have zebrafish become such a popular model...resources and highlight two recent breakthroughs in developmental biology that arose from zebrafish-based investigations...the gene networks that regulate processes from development to metabolism to fertility. Several zebrafish-specific... These mutants are used extensively to study development and disease. Additional mutagenesis projects ...affecting diverse biological processes—not just development—are available from strain distribution centers...

...said, “Boy, I love science,” and I realized, I still do too! Beyond the outreach experience I gained from...t something I liked – well, I was used to experiments not working, so just like in lab, I sucked it up...moved on to the next thing. If I made a mistake, I evaluated what lessons I had learned – call it “troubleshooting...as a graduate student, and I love it. I am able to write about any topic I like and gain experience in...students because I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do. A few weeks into volunteering, I was talking to a ...your professional development I had a wonderfully supportive mentor and graduate office. I cannot stress ...four years into my PhD in Molecular Biology, I realized I wanted a career in science outreach: engaging...

... find it useful, I highly recommend doing an AMA! Before I turn it over to Joanne, I thought I’d share...relationships. I also like Twitter because I can get a little opinionated and, while it can be anonymous, I can ... to blogs to recipes. I am not paid to say this, but I really don’t know what I would do without it. So...social media, I must say that doing a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” was appealing, but also scary. I do a lot of... public speaking where I enjoy communicating face to face with the audience. I post on LinkedIn where ...It seemed like I would really have to open myself up to anything for a Reddit AMA and I didn’t know what...even despair at having chosen an academic past. I hope I was able to provide some good resources to the...

...positions.  I had to reassess what I wanted to do and so I applied for a role in Industry. I wanted to ...to gain relevant experience. I applied for this summer position as I felt I needed more practical lab experience...wasn’t a good fit for me, then I didn’t need to explain why I changed jobs. I highly recommend taking on ...ended, I wanted to explore another area which I was really passionate about during my degree. I loved ... completing my MSc, I again had to look at what type of work I would like to do. I had taken advanced ... job, but I knew that I enjoy helping people and decided to compromise and applied anyway. I later found...different sectors. Luckily, I have worked for a variety of different organizations, so I tend to provide them...

...afield at first and I let them pass by. But I didn’t forget: what would it be like? Then I spotted an opening...one I just could not resist applying for. Not that I knew anything about being an editor - that I learned...manuscripts. I work with people, nurturing networks, as much as with technical knowledge. I leverage a ...egg is packed with information. I am fascinated with how developmental programs unfold, absorbing the ...down into a singular focus on molecular pathways, I found myself curious about other routes – In terms...fascinating biology is found in weird and rare organisms so I found it hard to stick to vertebrates alone.  And ...inclination to be a teacher was looking for an outlet. I started asking people: why do you do what you do? ...

...second postdoc, I realized that working in the wet lab wasn’t the right path for me. I began exploring... transition wasn’t easy - I had to reinvent myself and redefine the value I could bring to potential employers... employers. Over time, I discovered that I not only enjoyed the technical aspects of my work but also ...below. Common pitfalls in the transition (what I wish I knew before experimenting on myself) Assuming...structure. I quickly learned that my approach needed to adapt based on individual needs. For instance, I had ...small-scale opportunities where I could make mistakes and learn from them. I started at my previous company...role. Along the way, I discovered strategies to effectively pivot my career development and align it with...

... as I applied for jobs, I knew I should negotiate my salary after receiving an offer but even as I did...What I didn’t realize was how much I was constantly negotiating, every day. As a grad student, I was negotiating...Negotiation. As a grad student, I thought that “negotiation” was something that I would mainly do over the price...process felt unnatural and intimidating. I felt unprepared. Mainly, I thought of negotiation as something ...negotiation as a zero sum game - that is, if I get what I want, that means you don’t. In this mindset,...solutions that benefit everyone. Even if I “lose” a negotiation, I will view the “winner” positively if they...take my vacation? I want to learn more about a different area of the company. How can I negotiate with my...

...media as a scientist. I mean, I had a LinkedIn page and a Twitter handle, but I wasn’t using them to my ... blog. I wrote my first blog post out of boredom. I had just started working in a new lab and I was the...When I saw a request for an Addgene guest blogger post about colony PCR, I signed up immediately. I had...Before I started writing for the Addgene blog, sharing Chemistry Cat memes was how I used social media...Twitter that I realized 1) a lot of scientists are using social media professionally, and 2) I needed to ...Chemistry Cat memes use to be how I used social media as a scientist. Now I write for the @Addgene blog & ... maybe hadn’t used this method. I enjoyed writing the first post so I signed up to write a second. While...

...Addgene. So, when I received an invitation to join the Advisory Board of Addgene, I accepted the offer...offer without any hesitation. I hope I will be able to effectively promote Addgene, which is also beneficial... Basel, I felt that the time flows much slower, like the flow of the Rhine River. In the US, I very much... the other hand, I feel that researchers in Japan are not eager to interact, which I don't think is good...was done in Japan, which is very disappointing. I hope I can help change the situation in the future. Addgene...the rules of the game. In this regard, I believe that development of new technologies may be very effective...such as TAL proteins and CRISPR became available, I was very excited because genome-editing with these...

...the media.  At one point I started to become very aware of how little care I took with my discards and...and to be mindful of the lab materials I was using.  I started to do little things to save reagents and...glass powder in 50% nitric acid, but I never let that stop me. I only had to replenish my glass milk supplies...supplies every 10 years or so. Actually, I was happy to hear that I am not the only Addgenie who has a thrifty...My other stingy science project started when I realized I was pouring large agarose gels for DNA visualization...gel.  What a waste?  I started looking for smaller and smaller gel apparatus until I settled on using glass...taking conservation to new levels, I was bothered by the fact that I was wasting buffer running my tiny...

...When I first began collaborating with people outside my lab’s department, I personally felt that I had ...conference attendance, and I scout for potential business partners. I am glad that I was able to build experience...professional updates. Whenever I see interesting events, articles and newsletters I make sure to share them ... Addgene I work with people from various organizations in science and beyond. For example, I help organize...department where we shared materials and equipment between labs. Later I worked with people outside the department...your comfort zone As part of my position at Addgene I am now involved in Strategic Partnership Management...During my graduate studies at Karolinska Institutet I started working with other groups. First within my...

... paper, I usually try to grasp the main message of the work. I underscore the sentences that I found hard...comments to “you” I can easily check if I would have formulated specific comment differently if I would be speaking...After finishing my section-specific comments, I re-read what I wrote about the paper after my initial read...Therefore, I try to stay away from the loaded and judgemental language. In each peer-review, I try to mention...postdoctoral researcher studying plant development and abiotic stress tolerance, I have been peer-reviewing journal...to be replicated or omission from the literature. I think that delivering constructive critique can help... 2015 for a wide variety of journals. Since then, I developed a routine that works well for me to evaluate...

...leave. I really enjoyed my time in the lab, my colleagues and what I was researching, but I decided I needed...just as important. The problem was I knew I had a knowledge gap. I had no previous business, marketing...marketing or sales training and knew I had to start somewhere. I knew if I started with the Harvard Business ...of researchers. For many years I struggled with the questions of “Will I leave academia?” and "What type... would I do next and what options lie ahead of me? Like a considerable number of researchers, I had high...business of western blots and cloning, I decided to pack it in. I had just started month 8 of my 3 year... for the job To become an attractive candidate I knew I had to push not only my academic background but...

...half into my role, I realized that actually, I didn’t want to go to grad school. But, I didn’t know what...ago when I started my career transition from bench science to software product management, I confess that...management? I always tell people the best part of my job is getting to talk to so many different people! I communicate...project I led. It’s divided into the key takeaway themes and customer pain points we’ve identified. I can’... that I had no idea what software product management was either. Coming from a strong background of undergraduate...research straight to a lab career at a biotech company, I always assumed I’d work one or two years at the company... and begin my product management (PM) career. Had I known about product management earlier on in my career...

...to Addgene? So why did I join Addgene? Was I jaded by my time in academia? Did I run screaming from the...things to people. When I started my graduate work at Harvard, I recognized that I would ultimately want... the right?!? I would love to tell such a dramatic story, but it wouldn’t be my story. I love academics... and here); however, simply put, I moved into this position because I want to help make the research enterprise...friends. In my teenage years I was super shy - there was even a time when I was too nervous to ask store...help at the mall. In undergrad I was forced to open up a little after I dropped myself into Boston University...research at BU, I realized that I’m energized by talking to people about science and that I love explaining...

...references. I cite as I write, meaning I use the software to add the citations in real time as I write. Things...hits. So, here, I will share my process with you. But before I do that, let me say that I was by no means...peers. Start reading! I started by reading other reviews because, as I mentioned, I wasn’t an expert in ...cared about. I also used reviews to get a list of research papers that I needed to read. Once I had an idea... of authors. Just start writing When I first started I thought I would read a bunch of papers and then... or anything else. Like I mentioned, I also added citations in real time as I wrote, so each statement...initially I felt that I needed a huge chunk of time to sit down and get anything done, so unless I had at...

...very, very quiet. Every time I asked a question, I felt like I was yelling. I imagined 6 years of biting...all. Finally I rotated in a small lab with a new PI. I realized that as a first born child, I would thrive...later. I hear too many science trainees get warnings and still think “but that won’t happen to me, I have...work and talent for many years (at a very low salary I might add). You have a right and responsibility to...talking about simple things like “Which route should I take to get to work?”; we often make important life...where we will spend the next 6 years. Know yourself I rotated in 3 labs before choosing a graduate school...second rotation was in a big lab with a famous PI who I was only likely to see once a year. There was lots...