Author: Kathryn Marshall, PhD
Kathryn Marshall, PhD
Starting Work in a Government Lab
You’re so excited! You just passed your defense; you got a great postdoctoral position in a government lab and you’re eager to get started on the research. STOP. Your first three months at a government research facility are quite different than going to lab, reading up on your new topic of re...
Kathryn Marshall, PhD
Deciding Between Academia and Government Research
Ever find yourself hanging out in your school lab thinking, “I really love science, but this is just not for me.” Yeah? I did too. I spent five years in an academic lab doing basic science research, answering questions that might someday have an impact on human health, but were a far cry from th...