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112: Listener Mailbag – Leaving Home, Avoiding the GRE, Finding Collaborators, et al!
It’s that time again… Let’s open the mailbag and see what you, our listeners and friends, have sent in! You asked for it… We start out with a couple of questions from David, who is...
111: Empowering the Impossible with Citizen Science
It looks like a cross between an anteater and a hedgehog, but don’t let that description fool you into believing it’s easy to spot an echidna in the wild. These denizens of the Dow...
033: It’s Tax Season – Here’s What You Need to Know (R)
You might believe that because you’re in grad school and receiving a research stipend, you don’t really need to worry about paying an income tax. You don’t have a ‘real job’ and n...
110: The Secret Life of Pets (in Grad School)
After a tough day of negative results and an ornery PI, it can be nice to come home to someone who thinks you’re amazing, loves you unconditionally, and wants nothing more than to ...
109: HelloPhD Guide to Grad School Applications – Understanding Your Offer Letter with Dr. Emily Roberts
It’s been an exhausting journey, but you’re nearing the end. You slogged through reams of application forms, personal statements, and letters of reference. You gave up every weeken...
108: My Green Lab with Allison Paradise
It’s Monday morning and you arrive in lab a little late. No worries, you drop your tissue culture media into the warming bath, turn on the hood, and head down the hall while things...
107: Industry Insights – Career Evolution at 23andMe
When you’re a graduate student, your conception of ‘industry’ has a lot in common with your understanding of a black-hole. First, you’ve been told it’s a scary and unpredictable pl...
106: HelloPhD Guide to Grad School Applications – Acing Your Interview with Dr. Beth Bowman
See our previous episodes in this series: 101: HelloPhD Guide to Grad School Applications – Knowing When, and Where, to Apply with Dr. Beth Bowman 102: HelloPhD Guide to Grad Schoo...
105: Listener Mailbag – Grad School Readiness, Paper Critiques, and More!
Well, you’ve done it again… Our inboxes are full-to-bursting and it’s time to answer your questions in this week’s episode. We start with some feedback on episode 098: I’m in Grad ...
104: How to Give a Perfect Poster Presentation
It’s a tragic fact: many jaw-dropping, eye-opening, and heart-pounding research results never makes an impact on the scientific community. And it’s partly your fault. By “your,” of...
103: Laboratory of Horrors!
Life in grad school may not have many horror-movie freak-outs, but there are plenty of harrowing and traumatic experiences to thrill even the most stoic scientist. In celebration ...
102: HelloPhD Guide to Grad School Applications – Crafting the Perfect Personal Statement with Dr. Brian Rybarczyk
Please recount your life story, all of your future plans, and why this graduate program is uniquely suited to fulfill those dreams. Limit your answer to 140 characters. Okay, okay...
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