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051: Should I change labs or quit grad school? - Hello PhD

Posted July 3, 201600:34:58

Jessica was finishing her third year of grad school when she finally decided she had had enough. Funding had gotten tighter, and her PI had basically...

050: Lab Fail – Radioactive Tritium Spill - Hello PhD

Posted June 26, 201600:19:57

We’ve all had bad days in the lab: you throw out the supernatant you were supposed to save, or contaminate all the cells in tissue culture. It hurts,...

049: My advisor is moving, but I don’t want to go. - Hello PhD

Posted June 19, 201600:21:34

As a second-year grad student, Craig was making progress on an exciting project in a new lab. Then, one morning, the PI called Craig into his office. “I...

048: Where the (Wild) Postdocs Are - Hello PhD

Posted June 12, 201600:32:07

Shhhh!  There he is.  Behind that rack of Eppendorf tubes…. The elusive ‘Postdoctoral Fellow’ in his native habitat! If we’re quiet, we may...

047: How many postdocs are there? The answer may surprise you! - Hello PhD

Posted June 5, 201600:23:47

It sounds like a simple question: how many postdocs are there in the United States? Maybe you want to know because you ARE a postdoc and you’re thinking...