by UAW | Oct 20, 2017 | Postdoc Stories
I am an international scientist with more than 10 years of experience as a postdoctoral researcher. I have worked in three different countries including the U.S. My work has mainly focused on the use of modified viruses to change the genome (gene therapy) to either...
by UAW | Oct 8, 2017 | Postdoc Stories
Carolyn Brotherton Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Washington Today, to land a job as a senior scientist within academia and, increasingly, industry, a Postdoctoral (Postdoc) position is required. When I decided to stay in science after my PhD to pursue...
by UAW | Aug 31, 2017 | Postdoc Stories
Joo-Young Lee Postdoc, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University When I completed my PhD and became a postdoc, I knew that I had to be prepared to work long hours, overcome intellectual challenges, and make individual sacrifices to...
by UAW | Jun 7, 2017 | Postdoc Stories
Brian Weitzner WRF Innovation Fellow, Institute for Protein Design Nine days before my scheduled dissertation defense, my then-spouse and I split up. I was suddenly in way over my head with two enormous life events unfolding simultaneously — one, the culmination of...
by UAW | Apr 17, 2017 | Postdoc Stories
I am an international female postdoctoral researcher at UW. I left my home country 7 years ago when I was still too young to drink alcohol! Looking back, it seems like a crazy move: leaving the comfort of my home country, my parents and all the familiar things, to...
by UAW | Mar 27, 2017 | Postdoc Stories
Mike Schwendemen Postdoc at the University of Washington’s Applied Physics Lab When postdoc colleagues approached me last fall about the prospect of starting a union for UW postdoctoral researchers and fellows, I did not hesitate. Until recently, I had actually been a...