Individuals with PhDs and postdoctoral experience in the life sciences can pursue a variety
of career paths. Many PhD students and postdocs aspire to a permanent research position …

Biomedical research training has undergone considerable change over the past several
years. At its core, the goal of graduate and postdoctoral training is to provide individuals with …

Background: Given national calls for intentional career development during graduate and
post-graduate scientific training, this study assessed career readiness development within …

Biomedical sciences PhDs pursue a wide range of careers inside and outside academia.
However, there is little data regarding how career interests of PhD students relate to the …

Postgraduate trainees elevate the academic strength of institutions by conducting research,
promoting innovation, securing grant funding, training undergraduate students, and building …

The mission of NIH-sponsored institutional training programs such as the T32 is to provide
strong research and career training for early career scientists. One of the main avenues to …

The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) defines translational
science as “the field of investigation focused on understanding the scientific and operational …

Background: As more early career scientists enter into diverse career pathways, visiting
local companies or organizations can support their exploration of these paths. As an efficient …

ABSTRACT A doctoral-level internship program was developed at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill with the intent to create customizable experiential learning …

The institutions of science are in a state of flux. Declining public funding for basic science,
the increasingly corporatized administration of universities, increasing “adjunctification” of …