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Dr. Jagannath Padmanabhan
Research Fellow at Stanford University in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Read more about From a Postdoc’s Perspective: Dr. Jagannath Padmanabhan"Science is the best tool we have at our disposal to solve some of the world's most pressing problems. Science is our best bet to gain an objective understanding of ourselves and the world around us."
Dr. Timothy Sampson
Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology at Emory School of Medicine
Read more about Dr. Timothy Sampson"It is my belief that future discoveries in the field [of neurological disorders] will not solely rely on the study of the brain, but through the broad and multidisciplinary exploration of our microbial inhabitants."
Derek Davies
National STP Training Lead at The Francis Crick Institute
Read more about Derek Davies"We are very keen here at the Crick to train all users to do their own cytometry; it is a great transferable skill and by giving users the understanding of the tools they are using, they will be producing better and more reproducible data."
Dr. Benjamin Deneen
Professor of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine
Read more about Dr. Benjamin Deneen"As a mentor, it's critical to remember that your success is directly tied to their success. If you want to have a successful lab, then you have to invest in your mentee's success and recognize that you need them as much (if not more!) than they need you."
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Dr. Hannah Chen
Postdoctoral fellow at Oxford University in the laboratory of Professor Alison Simmons
Read more about From a Postdoc’s Perspective: Dr. Hannah Chen"I think this is something all immunologists can agree on - trusted sources of research tools/reagents can be the difference between a high impact publication and no publication/delayed publication."
Dr. Melanie Rutkowski
Assistant Professor in Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology at the University of Virginia
Read more about Dr. Melanie Rutkowski"It is important to establish a balance between working harder than you have ever worked in your life and knowing when to move forward or away from questions/projects that are not scientifically sound or novel."
Dr. Noboru Mizushima
Professor or Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Tokyo
Read more about Dr. Noboru Mizushima"We should remain curious and simply take delight in learning new things in basic biology."
Dr. Francesco Cecconi
Director of the Cell Stress and Survival Unit at the Danish Cancer Society Research Center
Read more about Dr. Francesco Cecconi"Cultivate your unique vision. This is what people like most in scientists."
Dr. Andrew Leidal
Postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, in the lab of Jayanta Debnath, M.D.
Read more about From a Postdoc’s Perspective: Dr. Andrew Leidal"Teaching and mentoring are great ways to learn boundaries of understanding on a specific topic or concept because inevitably you will be asked something that you can't answer."
Accalia Fu
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Operating in the Laboratory of Nika N Danial, PhD
Read more about From a Postdoc’s Perspective: Accalia Fu"Do not be afraid to be wrong about an idea no matter how big or small."
Dr. Ivan Dikic
Director of the Institute of Biochemistry II (IBC2) at Goethe University’s Medical School in Frankfurt
Read more about Dr. Ivan Dikic"To address today's major questions in biomedicine, we will need multidisciplinary big scale teams."
