Adam Bendall, postdoctoral researcher, reflects on his career so far.
Many scientists are faced with a key decision at some point in their career; to either persist with an academic career, with its high attrition rate and treadmill of grant writing, or look to move into industry. Back when I was a PhD student (1987-1991) there was a certain snobbery about industrial bioscience - some told me it was ‘boring’, ‘turning-the-handle’, and ‘not very creative’. My own experience has been somewhat different.
In the second of a series of three blog posts, STEM Insights placement teachers Helen and Mike discuss how the use of animals in research is considered.
The Babraham Institute’s basic science benefits in a very real sense from the Institute's proximity to a number of industry-leading biotechnology companies on the Babraham Research Campus. In this blog Rahul Roychoudhuri tells us about a developing partnership between our Immunology Programme and Cancer Research UK Therapeutic Discovery Laboratories.
Becky Gilley, a post doc in the Cook lab is the latest KEC blog contributor. Becky has been involved in a Babraham Research Campus Collaboration Fund (BRCCF) project which has gone from strength to strength. Her blog tells us why the BRCCF has been critical in securing further funding and what this collaborative research project has meant to her.