Hints to undergraduates for writing a strong email to faculty about research positions … Continue reading Research for undergraduates
To share or not to share
I love blogging, and twitter, and emailing, and even the occasional Facebook check. I’ve always accepted that much of my life is open to the public, and I think hard before I tweet or post about anything too personal. I try to keep my public-facing persona professional and science-focused most of the time (with the … Continue reading To share or not to share
On working in Sierra Leone (Guest post by Sean Meaden)
The post below is written by Sean Meaden (a PhD student in the lab working on bacteria-phage interactions in plants) about his recent experience in Sierra Leone volunteering with Public Health England at an Ebola clinic: No hand-shakes, no kisses, no contact: there’s never been a better time to be a socially awkward Brit than … Continue reading On working in Sierra Leone (Guest post by Sean Meaden)
One-year blogiversary
One year ago I decided that I wanted to have a more flexible research page (in addition to the more static page through my university) and so I joined WordPress. I chose WordPress in part because it was free, had good tutorials, and was well known, and in part because Mick Vos (who had been … Continue reading One-year blogiversary
Choose your conferences wisely
This year was a mast year of conference-going for me. I hadn’t planned to attend nine conferences (summary of each at the end of the post), but sometimes it is so hard to say no! However, I will not be repeating this schedule in the future, as it has been very hard to keep on … Continue reading Choose your conferences wisely
On dealing with rejection
Rejection is hard for everyone to deal with, but for a scientist, it is both hard and a pervasive part of our everyday lives: we have to deal with many many rejections for every success we achieve. This is true for grant applications, publications, positions we are applying for, promotions within our institutions, and various … Continue reading On dealing with rejection
Koskella Lab at UC Berkeley 