Category: Ag Research
Small-town Girl in a Big World
April 21st, 2025 by Mandy Kendrick
Hey everyone! I’m Mandy, a Missouri farm girl transplanted to the Washington D.C. metro area and a research scientist for Read more
What’s your elevator conversation?
April 21st, 2025 by Mandy Kendrick
“Mandy, I still remember the first time we got to know each other,” my friend said during a four-hour road Read more
How to use LinkedIn (or how not to use it)
April 21st, 2025 by Mandy Kendrick
Last month, I attended the Postdoc Conference & Career Fair in Bethesda, Maryland. There were many talks regarding the transition Read more
Out of grad school and into the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
April 21st, 2025 by Mandy Kendrick
As I finished typing up my Ph.D. dissertation in the spring of 2009, I began exploring non-academic job prospects. My Read more
Resume or CV?
April 21st, 2025 by Mandy Kendrick
Postdoc positions within the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, like many other jobs, have taken a hit with the latest budget Read more
What makes you tick?
April 21st, 2025 by Mandy Kendrick
At the end of your work day, what motivates you to set up that extra experiment, type one more paragraph, Read more
Help Save Chocolate… …and other interesting plant biology problems
April 21st, 2025 by Mandy Kendrick
Unless you are like my friend Sunny, who does not usually care for the taste of chocolate, then perhaps you Read more
Done with the Bench?
April 21st, 2025 by Mandy Kendrick
Done with the bench…or do you just need a change of scenery instead? At the end of graduate school, I Read more