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Life and Research: A Survival Guide for Early-Career Biomedical Scientists
Life in a research lab can be daunting, especially for early-career scientists. Personal and professional hurdles abound in bench research, and this book by two seasoned lab professionals is here to help graduate students, postdocs, and staff scientists recognize stumbling blocks and avoid common pitfalls.
Building and maintaining a mentoring network, practicing self-care and having a life outside of the lab, understanding that what works perfectly for a labmate might not work for you—these are just a few of the strategies that lab manager and molecular biologist Paris H. Grey and PI and geneticist David G. Oppenheimer wished they had implemented far sooner in their careers. They also offer practical advice on managing research projects, sharing your work on social media, and attending conferences. Above all, they coach early-career scientists to avoid burnout and make the most of every lab experience to grow and learn.
Building and maintaining a mentoring network, practicing self-care and having a life outside of the lab, understanding that what works perfectly for a labmate might not work for you—these are just a few of the strategies that lab manager and molecular biologist Paris H. Grey and PI and geneticist David G. Oppenheimer wished they had implemented far sooner in their careers. They also offer practical advice on managing research projects, sharing your work on social media, and attending conferences. Above all, they coach early-career scientists to avoid burnout and make the most of every lab experience to grow and learn.
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272 pages, Hardcover
Published November 15, 2022
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June 30, 2023
I wish I had known about this book when I started grad school, and even has some great advice for end of PhD navigating. It goes through everything with 6 defining core principles:
1. You’re not alone
2. You need to build and maintain a mentoring network
3. What works for a lab mates might not work for you
4. Resilience matters more than brilliance
5. Maintaining your wellness and work-life balance isn’t always easy to do, but it shouldn’t be a constant struggle
6. Ultimately, you’re working for yourself
The amount of advice the two professors share, this should be required reading for anyone starting graduate school, and it has some good advice for post docs too!
Some of my favorite sections included how to fine tune presentations, balancing work-life balance, and even an entire section on the importance of scientists doing science communication! It hits close to home and a lot of the advice and procedures are ones I’ve followed myself but had to learn on the go (ex: how to manage your project).
A must-read for anyone considering or in biomedical graduate school!
1. You’re not alone
2. You need to build and maintain a mentoring network
3. What works for a lab mates might not work for you
4. Resilience matters more than brilliance
5. Maintaining your wellness and work-life balance isn’t always easy to do, but it shouldn’t be a constant struggle
6. Ultimately, you’re working for yourself
The amount of advice the two professors share, this should be required reading for anyone starting graduate school, and it has some good advice for post docs too!
Some of my favorite sections included how to fine tune presentations, balancing work-life balance, and even an entire section on the importance of scientists doing science communication! It hits close to home and a lot of the advice and procedures are ones I’ve followed myself but had to learn on the go (ex: how to manage your project).
A must-read for anyone considering or in biomedical graduate school!
December 26, 2024
Always come back to reading this during the school year!
A must read for anyone currently in or even considering applying to PhD/grad school, specifically in the field of biomedical or biochemical sciences!
A must read for anyone currently in or even considering applying to PhD/grad school, specifically in the field of biomedical or biochemical sciences!
February 20, 2024
gladly this came to me right before I am about to start my phd :) very informative, detailed, sometimes too redundant.
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