Name: Goli Samimi Current position: Group Leader, Ovarian Cancer Group, Garvan Institute of Medical Research Location: Sydney, Australia Time in current position: ~1 year Postdoc: Tumor microenvironment effects in ovarian cancer with Michael J. Birrer, NCI My job: I am the group leader of the Ovarian Cancer Group at a medical research institute called the Garvan Institute. I have a joint appointment at the University of New South Wales. So I have grad students from the university and postdocs working in my group. It’s different not being on the bench—my typical day is writing. Lots of writing and lots of meetings. I’m either writing papers, protocols, grants, fellowships or grant…
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Scientific Seminars and Your Career
You know seminars are important, but honestly when is the last time you went? We know the excuses on why attendance is not a priority. There are only so many hours to get so many experiments done, and the seminar room is all the way of the other side of campus (and it is raining/sunny/cold/hot), there are no free cookies, it is not a topic you are interested in, etc. Here are some reasons on why attending seminars is key to your career success, both for now and in the future: Solving scientific puzzles- you never know when a seminar may lead to an Aha! Moment to solve your challenges…
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NIH Alumni: Where are they now? Profile 9 – Supervisor, Assay Development
This is the ninth in a series of profiles about recent NIH postdocs who have found an array of jobs, from academia to industry to communications and beyond, in the U.S. and abroad. What do they do now, and how did they get there? What challenges did they face, and what advice do they have? Read on to find out. Name: Kai Cheng Current position: Supervisor of genotyping services assay development, The Jackson Laboratory Location: Bar Harbor, ME Time in current position: 5 months Postdoc: Mechanisms of axon guidance using a transgenic mouse olfactory system, with Leonardo Belluscio at NINDS My story: Toward the end of my postdoc, I felt I…
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Helpful Tips to Managing Stress and Anxiety In Interviews
Interviews are often essential stepping-stones to the next career stage. You know you are qualified, yet you may worry that you will be too nervous to perform well enough to get the position. If even the thought of the interview makes your palms sweaty and your heart race, believe it or not, that’s normal. According to some estimates, as many as 40 million Americans suffer from situational anxiety. As interview season is in full swing, we are seeing and hearing a lot of anxiety from trainees about pending interviews. With the help of our Career Counselors and our Leadership and Professional Development Coach, we have come up with a few…
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Top 7 Reasons That You Should Visit A Career Counselor
In the beginning of January, we posted a calendar with monthly steps to move your career forward. The February task was to meet with a career counselor. Here at OITE, we have two career counselors on staff. Anne and Elaine were kind enough to introduce themselves on the blog a couple of years ago. What makes them an enormous asset for you is that they exclusively advise scientists. They understand the career dynamics of fellows here at NIH and researchers in general. They have a wide breadth of knowledge and experience in career counseling and have already helped hundreds of fellows take the next step in their careers. Whether you…