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The Widening World of Career Choices

March 20, 2017

As any graduate or medical student will well-understand, choosing a career direction to pursue after graduation can be a daunting task. What is your dream job? Where would you like to be located? Where do you see yourself in five years? These decisions require careful reflection and research, and importantly, mentorship and advice from professionals […]

Benjamin Bell ⋅ A Day in the Life Alternative Careers, Biomedical Careers Initiative, Professional development ⋅

Research Transitions: From Wet Lab to Big Data

May 11, 2016

President Obama announced details about the Precision Medicine Initiative in his State of the Union Address in January 2015. The initiative focuses on individual variability in genes, environment and lifestyle as avenues for disease treatments. It provides tools to understand complex mechanisms that underlie conditions and to predict effective treatments. The process requires the gathering […]

ytreesukosol ⋅ A Day in the Life Big Data, Biomedical Careers Initiative, precision medicine ⋅

BCI Internships: A Johns Hopkins Resource for Stepping Away from the Bench

March 7, 2016

Most students come to graduate school planning to become a professor. For some, that plan withstands the test of time, but for others, it loses its appeal and the search begins for other opportunities. Those who successfully transition away from bench science all have one thing in common: They broaden their resumes. At Johns Hopkins, […]

Shannen Cravens ⋅ A Day in the Life Alternative Careers, Biomedical Careers Initiative ⋅

Getting a Ph.D.? Consider “Alternative” Careers

November 16, 2015

It’s fair to say that the majority of us who come to graduate school have a similar career goal in mind: a faculty position. The Ph.D. is viewed as the gateway to academia and deciding to venture away from that is taboo. We go as far as to call nonacademic jobs “alternative,” which carries a […]

Shannen Cravens ⋅ Perspectives in Research Academia, Alternative Careers, Biomedical Careers Initiative, Dr. Gregory Petsko, Graduate School, graduate students, Ph.D., Postdoc, Professors ⋅

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