A Deep Dive Into the Luciferase Assay: What It is, How It Works and More
A luciferase reporter assay is a common assay in molecular biology that uses the luciferase enzyme and a substrate (such as luciferin) to study gene...
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Postdoc’s Guide to Mastering Your CV, Resume and Cover Letter
When you search for a job, whether it is a position in academia or industry, it’s important to carefully prepare your application package containing a...
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Time Management Hack: Work Efficiently, Not Longer
Without realizing it, time is up. The day is over. Unfortunately, that means you ran out of time to cross out the last few bullets...
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How Postdocs Can Improve Their Leadership Skills
While research is the major focus of your postdoctoral position, there are other responsibilities that begin to pop up. As you evolve into your role,...
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Maintaining Work-Life Balance in Academic Life
Many early career scientists, graduate students and postdocs associate longer hours at work with productivity. Oftentimes, the number of publications and grants become a way...
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Adjunct or Tenure: The Journey of a Life Science Professor
The path to becoming a college professor is long and arduous. To begin, it takes a huge commitment to finish a doctoral degree followed by...
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How to be a Better Troubleshooter in Your Laboratory
For scientists, the ability to troubleshoot their experiments is a valuable skill to develop. This skill allows you to be an independent and responsible researcher...
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The Postdoc’s Guide to Networking
If you’ve ever heard the phrase “it’s all about who you know”, you are probably familiar with how important networking is. Careers in academia and...
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Synthetic Spider Silk Production: Finding the Eco-Friendly Biofactory
Nature provides us with many biodegradable and biocompatible materials waiting for their discovery, for example spider silk. The spider silk woven in large quantities can...
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How to Move Forward for Leaving a Postdoc Position
The majority of graduate students have entered into higher education and postdoctoral training to land careers in academia. Unfortunately, times have changed and postdoctoral training...
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Overcoming Academic Stressors: Rejection, Impostor Syndrome and Burnout
Early career scientists in academia, such as graduate students and postdocs, often have to deal with the pressures of work from their short-term appointment, lack...
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How to Bounce Back From Manuscript Rejection
You saw a new email coming from a journal regarding the status of your manuscript submission. You have been waiting for that particular email since...
