I have been busy lately. Busy times, life-wise and mind-wise. This past weekend, I would have had enough things to do to keep me entertained the whole time, but despite that, I decided to go Read More
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My PhD project involves designing and making “tool molecules” that might lead to new cancer drugs one day. Medicinal chemistry covers a vast range of disease areas and many scientists often have a personal connection Read More
I find people’s routines really interesting. Everybody’s different. Some people are early birds while others are night owls. Some people work long hours and others manage to fit a lot of work into Read More
Overview I am writing this piece for my colleagues that are in their PhD and wondering what it is like to be a postdoc bridging two disciplines (plant and human microbiomes). This post gives a Read More
<< WARNING: I OVERUSE LISTS. >> Yesterday I was reading a blog post on the “unspoken dark side” of getting a PhD. In the article, the author shared his struggle during his post-graduate Read More
The journey to get there is tough. The journey through is treacherous. Walking across that stage and having the hood descend over your head… priceless! What we don’t talk about enough is the struggle Read More
First of all, the job as Assistant Professor is all mine, but the baby is very much shared with my husband. Earlier this year, I gave birth to a baby boy and two months later Read More
Several months ago I completed a 35-hour yoga teacher training class. In the course of that training and in the months following as I tried to maintain my yoga practice while finishing my doctoral dissertation, Read More
German state and federal ministers have announced a 3% increase per year in research budgets for the next decade, which amounts to a total of €17 billion. As reported in Science, since 2006, there has been an increase Read More
If you haven’t checked out the hashtag #ScientistsWithTattoos on Twitter – I highly recommend checking it out! One of the reasons why I love this hashtag is that it demonstrates one of the many ways Read More
