Category Archives: career

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Posted on June 20, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Still Alive! Not Kidnapped. Quick Update; Boring Title. Prediction Accurate. New Job! Job Awesome. Constantly Challenged; Brain Full (Good Thing). Hosting Parents. Hubby Unemployed (Prospects Excellent). Routines Obliterated. Resolutions Abandoned. Sleep Deprived. Negligible Exercise. Zero Me-time. Craving Solitude. Hockey Pool! (Late – … Continue reading →

Posted in career, family, fun with language, hockey pool, personal, whining | 8 Comments

Last day, in photos

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

WOOHOO! (achieved with 24 hours to go. Sent Messages folder also now empty). I seem to be leaving at a most fortuitous time… On my final day, I figure I can get away with making the desk sign I’ve always … Continue reading →

Posted in career, photos, silliness | 8 Comments

RBO “GAAH! There’s no TIME!”

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

One day when I was about 10 or 11, my Mum came home from the supermarket with, among other items, two big bottles of Schweppes Tonic Water. When I saw her putting them in a cupboard I said, “ooh, is … Continue reading →

Posted in career, drunkenness, family, food glorious food, furry friends, personal, silliness, travel | 11 Comments

UPDATED Linked into Vancouver science

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

As I’ve mentioned in a few recent posts, the interconnectedness of the (small and young but growing nicely) Vancouver science sector continues to amaze me. At most large work-related meetings and at every sciency social event I attend, I run … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, Canada, career, communication, personal, science, technology, Vancouver | 9 Comments

The (author)shipping news

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(please excuse the rampant self-promotion that follows) Well well well, what do we have here? But wait! There’s more! When I moved from a postdoctoral position to a job in biotech marketing in 2005, I thought my publishing days were … Continue reading →

Posted in career, original research, personal, publishing, science, screenshots | 14 Comments

Scooped – why I have a hard time getting on board with Open Science

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Well, now that all the excitement‘s dying down (for now), I finally find myself with enough time and motivation to start writing a follow-up post to the inaugural Science Online Vancouver event, which I attended on a very rainy Thursday … Continue reading →

Posted in career, communication, evolution, original research, personal, publishing, science, the media, Vancouver | 33 Comments

I have a team

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Way back in May 2009, I described how being around a team of fellow grant wranglers from another department made me realise how much I miss being part of a team of peers. In my current job I’m really a team … Continue reading →

Posted in blog buddies, career, grant wrangling, personal, science, Vancouver | 28 Comments

Comic genius

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’m currently working on a progress report for a collaboration that spans multiple projects and sub-projects. As usual I copied the final version of my last report to a new folder, then renamed it “DRAFT April 2012 report.doc” and started … Continue reading →

Posted in career, silliness | 12 Comments

A very retro seminar

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(now that Big Complicated Grant has progressed to the next stage and I can draw breath again, let’s see if I can remember how to write about anything other than hockey!) I believe I’ve mentioned in the past that I … Continue reading →

Posted in cancer research, career, evolution, genomics, original research, science, technology | 5 Comments

Radical reform of peer review and research support, or rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic?

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

OR More on the proposed reforms at the CIHR, which I first blogged about last month after taking my first look at the discussion document they published. I’ve since read the document in much greater detail, and also attended an … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, career, grant wrangling, politics, science | 6 Comments