Grant writing can be a long and stressful process, so we’ve gathered some grant writing tips to help you get your proposal in the right place before submission. Whether this is your first time writing a proposal or you have a bit more experience, taking the time to go through … Read More

Thanksgiving in America is coming up this week, a perfect time to start thinking about showing appreciation and thanks to coworkers in the lab or in the workplace. Even outside of the United States, as we approach the end of a tumultuous year, it would do us all good to … Read More

As we start to get into the winter season, or as I write from Texas, the mildly less hot season, there is a noticeable gap where the annual Society for Neuroscience conference used to be. Now, with the announcement of the cancellation of the in-person SfN conference and the speculation … Read More

A preprint is when you make a research article, or part of a research article, available for free either on a website you yourself own or by using one of the many preprint servers available. More and more people are using preprints to share their research before publication. Several reasons … Read More

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst. You don’t need to work 80 hours in the laboratory to be successful. You need to work more efficiently. Step 1: Start a morning routine. For me, working out in the morning is extremely beneficial. However, a routine can … Read More

In late February, the Biogen Leadership Conference was held in Boston. Within two weeks it was determined to be the epicenter of the Covid-19 outbreak in Massachusetts. It also spilled the virus into several other states as attendees returned home. One month later, conferences across the globe began canceling or … Read More

You wake up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night. You’ve had a strange dream about the science you live and breathe, and now you’re thinking about the underlying problem in a new light. Eureka! You’ve had a revolutionary idea about how to solve a fundamental question … Read More

Over the course of my studies, I came across a significant amount of people that were working in unhealthy environments or/and under the tyranny of an abusive PI (Principal Investigator). Academia is supposed to about a pursuit of knowledge and creativity, but how can one do their best when they … Read More

I am not someone that watches many hours of TV, but this weekend, COVID-19, rain, and a 1-year-old limited what I could do to occupy my time. Star Wars was on our TV and I heard Yoda say to Anakin Skywalker “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to … Read More

There are a lot of reasons why someone might want to get out of academia and start looking to get into an industry job. Whether you found out too late that the life of an academic wasn’t for you or you’re just trying to get out of an environment that … Read More