Itai YanaiThere are - roughly speaking - two kinds of research labs: the artist colonies and the armies.
Sonali Majumdar, PhD
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Anirban MahapatraI was reading interviews of Katalin Karikó, who made key discoveries that led to the development of lifesaving mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. Her dedication in the midst of adversity struck me.
-She pushed on despite not having job security, NIH R01 research funding, or recognition.
-A chance stop in Mainz led to her joining BioNTech.
-And her daughter is a two-time Olympic gold medalist!
More talk of dedicated scientists, less talk of narcissistic businessmen please.
(interviews in PNAS and JCI)
The revolution comes to science when we finally dethrone the hypothesis-driven mode as the only respectable form of scientific inquiry for grant and thesis proposals.
@lucksmith Absolutely! Now, bonafide cheerleader for RNA bio research
lucksmith@Sonali_M_19 once an RNA biologist, *always* an RNA biologist!!
@Kyle_Ireton Thank You!!!
It was such a busy day that I almost forgot.. 8 years ago, on Nov 21, I defended my PhD dissertation. #PhDone anniversary. Still recall the celebration organized by my PIs and lab mates . Time flies!
Tim StearnsThe NIH Advisory Committee to the Director is starting a working group on “Re-envisioning NIH-supported Postdoctoral Training.” Slide deck here has some data and details: https://acd.od.nih.gov/documents/presentations/11032022_ACD_Working_Group_Postdoc.pdf
What would you like them to know? What would you like them to do?
@clcaterine So nice! A blend of the 'classic' and modern.. love the placement of "Leaving Academia". Also, do I spot "Reimagined PhD"?
Jess Wade“The disproportionate scientific productivity of elite researchers can be largely explained by their substantial labor advantage rather than inherent differences in talent.” #AcademicMastodon #ScienceMastodon https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abq7056