Camille McIntyre: No research, animal care, education, or science anything occupation seemed to want me. Internships didn’t want me, not even for free. Retail stores didn’t...
Dr. Vania Cao is the Commercial Programs Lead at Inscopix Inc. She is a neuroscientist, writer, business consultant and Founder of Free the PhD, a career...
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Tell the negative committee that meets inside your head to sit down and shut up
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Far from finding understanding for my passion for science, I found scientists who tried to discourage me. Each "no" was another incentive to work harder and...
When I began my PhD, I was quite certain that I would pursue a research career. But unlike most of my classmates, I was set on...
