Steve
I'm a biomedical researcher with a lab working on endocytic protein trafficking. I've recently (self)-published my first LabLit novel, "Matter Over Mind" (http://www.stevecaplan.net/). My second LabLit novel, "Welcome Home, Sir" has just been published by Anaphora Literary Press.
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- Carboniferous wordplay: poetry by Dan Paquette May 5, 2013From the LabLit science verse series […]
- Why resistance is not futile, and what that means for cancer research April 23, 2013From the BSCB science writing competition […]
- Chasing the result: A stem cell scientist’s perspective April 23, 2013From the BSCB science writing competition […]
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Tag Archives: postdoc
Keeping up appearances: I’ve been boto(x)-shopped!
It’s remarkable how hard it can be to keep up with the technology needed for success in science. It seems that almost weekly I am being forced to change software programs for manipulating DNA, proteins and so on. Part of … Continue reading
Lonely One
It’s been quite a week for me; an assortment of 6 different grant proposals having been submitted from my lab–most of them co-investigator proposals requiring a good deal of interdisciplinary coordination. In fact, the last few days I felt very … Continue reading
Posted in Education, research, science
Tagged career, chess, janis ian, loneliness, lonely one, PI, postdoc, principal investigator, research, science, student
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Ph.D. Pranks and Comeuppance
Seeing as April 1st has come and gone, I would like to dedicate this blog to one of my favorite Ph.D. pranks (I’ve reported on a few in this forum in the past)–AND to tell you about a little email … Continue reading
Posted in humor, research, science
Tagged April Fools, lab, pipette, postdoc, pranks, silliness, soundrel offspring
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Ph.D. survival: is a jack of all trades a master of none?
Over the years science has changed a great deal. In just the last 50 years or so we’ve seen a major revolution in scientific research, due primarily to our understanding of DNA and ultimately how it codes for protein. But … Continue reading
Posted in Education, research, science, Uncategorized
Tagged biochemistry, cell biology, coffe bean (just checking if you are awake), detergent, DNA, gel electrophoresis, graduate students, immunoprecipitation, jack of all trades, kits, lysate, mentor, Ph.D., PI, postdoc, protein, students
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Postdocs treadmilling in science careers
I recently read Jenny’s outstanding and insightful commentary entitled “Give postdocs a career, not empty promises” published on March 2 (in your nth favorite weekly science journal beginning with the letter N). First, I want to voice my absolute support, … Continue reading
Posted in Education, research, science
Tagged career, job, laboratory, postdoc, principal investigator, research, science, student
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