Biopharma Research
Nikaela
Bryan
The Role of Protein-Protein Interactions and Phase Separation in Biophysics
Liquid-liquid phase separation is a form of polymer chemistry, recently found to be particularly relevant to cell biology, that involves the de-mixing of enclosed molecules into a dense phase and a depleted phase [1]. This results in the formation of various membrane-less organelles, such as P bodie...
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Amy
Loriaux
Best-Laid Plans: Transitioning to Industry From Academia By: Amy Loriaux, Ph.D.
I had it all planned out, starting from graduate school going all the way to professor emeritus. A career as a tenured professor, a post at a distinguished institution, maybe a chair of a reputable foundation. A lab full of graduate students and postdocs eager to learn. And, most importantly, answer...
Herminia
Taveras
Bridging the Gap: Aligning Clinical R&D with Commercial Goals
Throughout my two decades in Clinical R&D, I've been privileged to receive Outlook invites from my Commercial counterparts. These invitations vary in timing, arriving as early as before a phase 3 study's database lock or as late as the drafting of high-level documents for an NDA. Reflecting on t...
Judy
Lytle
The Unicorn that is a Great Manager
I’ve had terrible managers, from those who can’t distinguish me from other members of my race, to those who intentionally tried to hold me back professionally, to those who have come into my office screaming about a politically charged topic only to become irate when I disagreed. I’ve also had...
Debojyoti
Dhar
The hub and spoke model – from aviation to pharma
Every idea has its place under the sun. Two industries, pharmaceuticals and aviation which are known to be ‘high risk – high gain’ business are strikingly employing similar practices in order to maximize productivity and profits. Everyone would agree that both aviation and pharmaceutical bu...
Anibal
Valentin-Acevedo
Switching Paths
Having a job is an essential part of our adult life, and it is definitely something we need in order to survive. It is something we depend on. If we think about it, most of us will spend most of our productive life working, so looking for a job or staying at a job that we are unhappy about might ...
Will Soliman
Building your pharmaceutical industry career as a PhD, PharmD, or MD.
Ask most PhD, MD, or PharmD professionals how they had envisioned their careers developing while in graduate school and you will hear things like becoming a tenured professor at a reputable university, working in a retail pharmacy or having a successful medical practice. And although these can be re...
Andrea
Habura
The Packing List
Several years ago, I was doing field research in a remote and extremely cold site, and I had to take a multi-day survival training course before they would let me out on the ice unsupervised. On our first day of “Happy Camper School,” my classmates and I were given a list: “Bring: Ex...
Andrea
Habura
Superstition
Admit it: you have a “lucky” PCR machine, don’t you? As any experimental biologist can tell you, working at the bench has a strong element of tradition and muscle knowledge. If I’m running a Western blot or pouring a gel, I’ll probably do it a certain way, because that’s the way I w...
Aníbal
Valentín-Acevedo
How to set yourself apart from the rest? The importance of your social skills and attitude in the job
For every job available out there, no matter the discipline, we can find hundreds of applicants equally qualified who can fill that position. A colleague of mine, who worked as Dean of Administration at an academic institution, once told me that no matter how good we are at our job, there will al...