Advice for Scientists

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I hope you took some time in December to do that reflection work I invited you to do last month. 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My last few entries have been about organizations and"},{"id":609836,"link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/beyond-the-lab-why-teamwork-and-communication-matter-as-much-as-experimental-skills\/","name":"beyond-the-lab-why-teamwork-and-communication-matter-as-much-as-experimental-skills","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"Beyond the Lab: Why Teamwork and Communication Matter as Much as Experimental Skills","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Mehrose Gani","link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/author\/mehrose-gani\/"},"date":"Sep 12, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-09-12 14:28:31","modifiedDate":"2025-09-12 14:45:51","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-09-12 14:45:51","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":4,"sec":2},"status":"publish","content":"When people think about science, the first image that usually comes to mind is a researcher in a white coat, carefully pipetting solutions or staring"},{"id":609821,"link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/technical-minds-human-hearts-pt-ii\/","name":"technical-minds-human-hearts-pt-ii","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"Technical Minds, Human Hearts Pt II","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Thomas Patrick Chuna","link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/author\/thomas-patrick-chuna\/"},"date":"Sep 10, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-09-10 14:37:14","modifiedDate":"2025-09-10 14:37:18","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-09-10 14:37:18","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/one-on-one-help\/\" rel=\"category tag\">One On One Help<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/one-on-one-help\/\" rel=\"category tag\">One On One Help<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":57},"status":"publish","content":"Continuing the theme from last month, we are going to continue to ask the question: Should Scientist \/ Managers, and leaders in general, lead from"},{"id":609815,"link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/why-you-should-hire-a-mouse-scientist\/","name":"why-you-should-hire-a-mouse-scientist","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"Why You Should Hire a Mouse Scientist?","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Dr. Ilayda Ozsan McMillan","link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/author\/ilayda-ozsan-mcmillan\/"},"date":"Aug 28, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-08-28 02:00:13","modifiedDate":"2025-09-01 05:57:43","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-09-01 05:57:43","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/academia\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Academia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/biopharma-research\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Biopharma Research<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/academia\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Academia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/biopharma-research\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Biopharma Research<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":13},"status":"publish","content":"As a mouse Alzheimer\u2019s Disease expert, I always knew my doctoral research experience wasn\u2019t going to neatly translate to most industry job descriptions. 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That\u2019s not to imply that \u201clife\u201d ends after"},{"id":1261,"link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/time-management-in-the-lab\/","name":"time-management-in-the-lab","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"Time Management in the Lab","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Fabian Zanella","link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/author\/fabianzanella\/"},"date":"Apr 18, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-04-18 22:22:07","modifiedDate":"2025-04-18 22:23:00","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-04-18 22:23:00","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":1},"status":"publish","content":"When you are working at the bench and taking on other tasks, time management becomes crucial. As a postdoc or graduate student, time is an"},{"id":1259,"link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/the-importance-of-lab-meetings\/","name":"the-importance-of-lab-meetings","thumbnail":{"url":false,"alt":false},"title":"The importance of lab meetings","postMeta":[],"author":{"name":"Suzane Ramos da Silva","link":"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/author\/suzaneramosdasilva\/"},"date":"Apr 18, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-04-18 22:21:06","modifiedDate":"2025-04-18 22:21:07","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-04-18 22:21:07","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/futuresite0009.jobelephant.com\/category\/advice-for-scientists\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Advice For Scientists<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":1,"sec":49},"status":"publish","content":"Since I was an undergrad, lab meetings have been part of my scientific development. Although some people don\u2019t like lab meetings, I think it is"}]