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The Importance of Elections in Scientific Societies (including ASCB)

April 10, 2015
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The opinions presented in this piece represent the authors’ opinions and do not reflect either COMPASS or ASCB official opinions.…

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NIH Puts Out an RFI for Your Thoughts on Future of Research Enterprise

April 9, 2015

Be bold. Be insightful. Be wise. NIH wants your thoughts on the impact and sustainability of the biomedical research enterprise.…

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Closing Doors on Grad School

April 3, 2015
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Graduate school is an experience that has no handbook or manual. Most graduate students’ sojourn through this unique period in…

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It’s Not All Yelling and Screaming—Dems and GOP Talk Sense about Medicine and Science in Back Rooms

March 31, 2015

Behind all the Washington, DC, brouhaha that makes the news, important things do get done in Congress. On a regular…

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Postdocs Driving Change: The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) Meeting 2015

March 27, 2015
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Attendees of the 2015 National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) meeting at the University of Maryland in Baltimore noted something different compared…

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The Insider’s View to Organizing a Local Symposium

March 20, 2015
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Organizing a local meeting sponsored by the ASCB is an amazing opportunity to network and exercise your leadership, organizational, and…

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Career Options for Biomedical Scientists—A Book Review

March 13, 2015
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As I wrap up my fifth year in graduate school, the topic of my “future plans” has begun to rear…

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A Must-Read Report in Nature on the Postdoc Glut and Where We Go from Here

March 10, 2015

It shouldn’t be news to anyone in the biological research community that in the United States the so-called scientific workforce…

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How to Get the Feedback You Need to Elevate Your Research

March 6, 2015
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Stuck in a rut with your research project? Experiments not working? Or maybe you are generating lots of data, but…

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On a Cold Day in February Unexpected Warmth, Not Heat, Greets NIH Leaders on the Hill

March 5, 2015

I was on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning for a congressional hearing on the fiscal year (FY) 2016 NIH budget. I…

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