Category Archives: career

6 word autobiography meme

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Another day, another meme! This one is from ScienceGirl, and here are the instructions: 1. Write your own six word memoir 2. Post it on your blog and include a visual illustration if you’d like 3. Link to the person … Continue reading →

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Sugar high

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The PI of one of my recent grant submissions just brought me some thankyou presents from Paris. A L’Occitane scented candle Some all-natural, no-fat, fruit juice gummi bears Some Lindt chocolate carrots Sweet! I’ve always responded better to the carrot … Continue reading →

Posted in career, food glorious food, grant wrangling, silliness | 4 Comments

Am I a walking stereotype?

Posted on March 14, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I came across an interesting site recently. It’s called “Stuff White People Like” and, well, it’s a list of things that white people are supposed to all be into. There are several different ways to approach such a list, many … Continue reading →

Posted in blog roll, career, cycling, drunkenness, education, environment, personal, science, silliness, snow, sport, Vancouver | 10 Comments

Really strange job ad

Posted on March 5, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I came across this job advertisement in a February edition of the New Scientist: “Not a Lab Rat Job / Special Projects ManagerBinnacleMA – Massachusetts Escape the NIH nightmare to join an eccentric CEO/entrepreneur of a Harvard Square-based, small money … Continue reading →

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Signs of stress

Posted on March 1, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Oof! I’m glad that’s over. My thoughts on the great Canadian research funding conspiracy are on my other blog. Here are some signs my brain was over-worked this week: – I wrote dodgy limericks – I made up new words … Continue reading →

Posted in career, English language, grant wrangling, meta, personal, silliness | 8 Comments

Crossposting due to image incompetence

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I originally created this post simply as a place to display an image for my Nature Blog, which has a very confusing link and upload process. It’s totally not working out so I’m just going to leave the image here, … Continue reading →

Posted in career, communication, grant wrangling | 12 Comments

Drum roll…

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

In a previous, rather jubilant post written on a very good day, I mentioned an exciting offer I’d just received. And here’s the scoop! I’ve been invited to start blogging on the Nature Network! (And I got the hockey tickets … Continue reading →

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Etiquette question

Posted on January 11, 2008 by Cath@VWXYNot?

If a senior male colleague refers to me as “young lady”, is it acceptable for me to call him “old man” next time I see him? I’m not really offended or anything, but c’mon! Only my Dad gets to call … Continue reading →

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My idealistic inner teenager is proud of me

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

There was a local conference this week that was highly relevant to the research being performed in my new department. And I got to go! It was the first time in a few years that I’ve been able to attend … Continue reading →

Posted in career, conferences, medicine, personal, science | 3 Comments

Done with Dunn

Posted on November 27, 2007 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Regular readers may have noticed that my initials recently changed from CAD to CAE. Yes, I did the unfashionable thing in scientific circles and changed my name when I got married. I did weigh up the pros and cons of … Continue reading →

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