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Zigs Can Zag with Purpose: Finding My Calling in Science

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Zigs Can Zag with Purpose: Finding My Calling in Science

Academic careers are full of surprises. Every step brings new questions that might involve navigating diverse fields. Here, Jonathan Tsay tells us how exploring multiple fields led him to the position where he is today.

17 Apr 2025 • 4 min read

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Finding your niche: stories from 4 junior PIs

One of the trickiest, most important goals of a postdoctoral position is ‘finding your niche’. Where is this elusive creature to be found? I have been given many pieces of

5 Jun 2018 • 5 min read

Ying Zhang

Welcome to this week’s eLife Ambassador interview with scientist series. We had a pleasure talking to Dr. Ying Zhang. Welcome Dr. Zhang and thank you for taking time to

Chinmaya Sadangi

31 May 2018 • 4 min read

Ying Zhang

Welcome to this week’s eLife Ambassador interview with scientist series. We had a pleasure talking to Dr. Ying Zhang. Welcome Dr. Zhang and thank you for taking time to

Chinmaya Sadangi

31 May 2018 • 4 min read

Hank Cheng

Welcome back to the eLife Ambassador Interview with Scientist series. This week we had a pleasure to talk to Dr. Hank Cheng. Dr. Cheng is currently a postdoctoral researcher at

Chinmaya Sadangi

24 May 2018 • 4 min read

Hank Cheng

Welcome back to the eLife Ambassador Interview with Scientist series. This week we had a pleasure to talk to Dr. Hank Cheng. Dr. Cheng is currently a postdoctoral researcher at

Chinmaya Sadangi

24 May 2018 • 4 min read

Why a postdoc should not be like doing a second PhD

What is the aim of a postdoc? Conventional wisdom suggests is that is all about getting the papers necessary to obtain an independent group leader position, and with good reason,

22 May 2018 • 2 min read

Why a postdoc should not be like doing a second PhD

What is the aim of a postdoc? Conventional wisdom suggests is that is all about getting the papers necessary to obtain an independent group leader position, and with good reason,

22 May 2018 • 2 min read

Tom Leung

We welcome you all for this week’s interview with scientist series. This week we had a pleasure of speaking to Dr. Tom Leung. Dr. Leung completed his MSc in

Chinmaya Sadangi

17 May 2018 • 5 min read

Tom Leung

We welcome you all for this week’s interview with scientist series. This week we had a pleasure of speaking to Dr. Tom Leung. Dr. Leung completed his MSc in

Chinmaya Sadangi

17 May 2018 • 5 min read

Looking for ways to improve your manuscripts and peer reviews? This “science of science” reading list can help!

When reviewing papers or writing your own papers, it’s important to remember that the fact that something is standard practice for your field doesn’t mean that it’s

15 May 2018 • 2 min read

Looking for ways to improve your manuscripts and peer reviews? This “science of science” reading list can help!

When reviewing papers or writing your own papers, it’s important to remember that the fact that something is standard practice for your field doesn’t mean that it’s

15 May 2018 • 2 min read

Interview with Scientist - Dr. Vidita Vaidya

Welcome back to the interview with scientist series. Last week, we had the pleasure of talking to Dr. Dheeraj Roy. In this week’s interview, we are glad to bring

Chinmaya Sadangi

10 May 2018 • 4 min read

Interview with Scientist - Dr. Vidita Vaidya

Chinmaya Sadangi

10 May 2018 • 4 min read

Dheeraj Roy

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4 May 2018 • 3 min read

Dheeraj Roy

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4 May 2018 • 3 min read

Advocating for early career researchers

1 May 2018 • 2 min read

Advocating for early career researchers

Brianne Kent,chair of the eLife Early Career Advisory Group [https://elifesciences.org/for-the-press/a3bfe7f2/elife-welcomes-new-chair-of-its-early-career-advisory-group] , provides an update on progress supporting ECR development at eLife. From the very start,

1 May 2018 • 2 min read

Making postdocs ‘less invisible’ in academia

By Adriana Bankston [https://twitter.com/adrianabankston?lang=en] Despite the fact that PhD students express less interest in academic positions [http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/

24 Apr 2018 • 9 min read

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