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(...)
Biomedical Careers Initiative
Research Transitions: From Wet Lab to Big Data
Posted by ytreesukosol | A Day in the LifePresident 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(...)
May 11, 2016
BCI Internships: A Johns Hopkins Resource for Stepping Away from the Bench
Posted by Shannen Cravens | A Day in the LifeMost 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,(...)
Mar 7, 2016
Getting a Ph.D.? Consider “Alternative” Careers
Posted by Shannen Cravens | Did You See This?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(...)
Nov 16, 2015