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"… I wish I could tell my grad school self it’s OK to feel out of your depth; even deans can feel that way." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/45KrQYK
January 20, 2026 at 8:09 PM
"… what I took from the MBA wasn’t a corporate playbook—it was a mindset. It taught me to view the lab as a dynamic organization whose success depends as much on trust, motivation, and leadership as on technical expertise." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/4swOBJz
January 13, 2026 at 9:08 PM
"I didn’t know how I was going to make it through my studies. But amid my struggles, a caring colleague said something that would forever shape my approach to science and mentoring." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/4aG4JSw
January 6, 2026 at 9:45 PM
"Why did I act embarrassed about something that had finally given me the passionate spark I had been looking for in science?"

Check out one of our top #ScienceWorkingLife essays of 2025: https://scim.ag/4jr2yok
December 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"I was thrilled to be on an exchange semester overseas, but I saw it as just a detour from my imagined career path. I didn’t realize I was already pedaling toward a different life ..."

Check out one of our top #ScienceWorkingLife essays of 2025: https://scim.ag/3Y573en
December 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"Productivity, I’ve come to see, is not measured only by research papers and grants. It is also sustained by presence, rest, and the relationships that give meaning to the work." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/3KNJ1Bm
December 16, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"Having someone beside me changed everything. It was a means to ensure accountability." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/4rFa7LM
December 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
"No one should be made to feel inferior or that they do not belong in science because of their origins." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/48JF6Pg
December 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“The fear I had of being seen as weak was overshadowed by the warmth I received.” #IDPWD #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/4rv2gjJ
December 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
"In the end, I have come to realize that being authentic at work is not a weakness, but rather a strength." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/49B7hRv
November 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Wanting to connect with busy senior scientists, this #PhD student took a risk and invited them to lunch.

Read their story in this week's #ScienceWorkingLife: https://scim.ag/3EakRh3
January 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
"Talent and grit matter, but so do structure, transparency, and care." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/4nCiPYg
September 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
“You are here to learn to ride a bicycle, not to invent a bicycle.” 🚲🧪
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"For half an hour, I vented everything I had been holding in for months … my supervisor … then calmly offered a line I’ll never forget: 'You are here to learn to ride a bicycle, not to invent a bicycle.' That one sentence landed softly, but it cracked something open." https://scim.ag/4lt1Ru0
August 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
"How do you strategize around an unpredictable funding landscape?" #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/4gPIkBz
February 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
December 18, 2024 at 5:17 AM
"Research is messy. … Trying to protect students from that reality does them a disservice."

On #InternationalDayOfEducation, take a look back at this #ScienceWorkingLife on teaching students about scientific failure. https://scim.ag/3PLg8ER
January 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"What mattered, I realized, was not to be some imaginary perfect mentor with all the answers, but to get to know my mentee ... and offer whatever guidance and support I could based on my own experiences." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/3URUdys
September 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"After 16 years in academia, I’ve become more selective about collaboration. It remains a joy and a blessing, but I’ve also learned how quickly 'we' can turn wicked." #ScienceWorkingLife https://scim.ag/43ibPrT
November 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
"The academic structure … makes planning for a family feel like an impossible luxury."

In this #ScienceWorkingLife, two postdocs share how, as women in academia, having children can feel impossible—and how talking about it makes them feel less alone. scim.ag/49BKZgp
December 16, 2024 at 5:25 PM
"From my research on burnout, I knew the risk factors—long hours, poor boundaries, chronic stress. But I had completely ignored them creeping into my own life." #ScienceWorkingLife scim.ag/4jPkreX
June 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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December 17, 2024 at 10:35 AM
"The opportunity to delve into an issue I care so passionately about … makes it all worthwhile."

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March 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"The traits I once tried to suppress shape how I think, work, and move through the world. I’ve stopped believing I need to blend in to belong." #ScienceWorkingLife scim.ag/40XaLZm
August 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"I no longer see reinvention as a deviation from a plan. It has become the most transformative force shaping my path." #ScienceWorkingLife scim.ag/44qjVP3
June 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM