by Jessica Polka | Feb 19, 2015 | Events & Networking, Ideas for change
Fixing any problems with the structure of the biomedical research enterprise will require the engagement of many stakeholders. While we are passionate about ensuring that students and postdocs are at the table, change can only come about with investment from faculty,...
by Gary McDowell | Dec 10, 2014 | Ideas for change
In “Report suggests higher pay, better mentoring for postdocs”, Carolyn Johnson at the Boston Globe discusses a report released by the National Academy of Sciences; the National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine, led by Greg Petsko at...
by Gary McDowell | Dec 10, 2014 | Ideas for change, Postdoc benefits, Postdoc population size, STEM shortage myth
STEM postdoc researchers are highly trained, but for what? By Gary McDowell, Tufts University The STEM fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics supposedly suffer from a shortage of graduates. Conventional wisdom says there’s no one for employers to...
by Gary McDowell | Dec 9, 2014 | Grassroots movements, Ideas for change
Voices of a generation: young scientists must be seen and heard By David Riglar, Harvard University and Douglas Hilton, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Postdoctoral scientists – postdocs – are the engines of biomedical research. As early career researchers, they...
by Gary McDowell | Oct 11, 2014 | Ideas for change
Following from the Boston Globe article there have been pieces including responses and opinions which you may find stimulate further conversation: Research community weighs in on the postdoc position Let’s change the system for postdocs Postdocs in limbo? Expand your...
