[wellreadfolk]

i just got back from a four day trip to paris! (screech)

the first day, we walked around montmartre, and had the best springtime weather ever. paris is in bloom, and we had a blast. i took so many pictures, so more coming soon!!

now, sadly, back to reality and my books. it was so nice to have a much needed getaway though!

[galina]

I finally sorted out a bookshelf for the stacks of books that have been accumulating by the bed, although they only fit if I put them like this 😌

[philohsophical]

Hi guys! Sorry I’ve been a little less active as of late. I have five final papers and four final exams coming up in the next three-ish weeks, and the stress has been getting to me. I am trying to get out of the funk I’ve been in as of late by kicking myself out of bed early this morning and heading to a cute coffee shop to work of some of those aforementioned papers. I hope the end of term/finals season is treating y’all better than it’s treating me, lol. 

[cancerbiophd]

Hi Julia! I'm a second year undergrad minoring in biology and I've become interested in cancer biology because of your blog! Do you have any good introductory textbook recommendations? Thank you!

Hi olivia!!

omg that’s amazing to hear! i’m so glad i had a hand in getting you interested in what i think is one of the most interesting subjects to study (i’m not biased at all, of course). 

So I’ve only ever read one textbook on cancer biology bc it’s super thorough: The Biology of Cancer by Robert A. Weinberg (link to the book on amazon). 

It’s written so well and so concisely, with beautiful figures and tables and schematics to make even the hardest concept easy to process. There were (too) many times where I’d flip through trying to find info on something and just get caught up in reading a whole other section because the writing just kinda draws you in, like a good story. 

It is a bit pricey (as all textbooks are), so I hope you can find it in a library first to give it a test drive. 

Not a textbook, but this is my absolute favorite nonfictional book regarding cancer (and what kinda got me really interested in studying it): The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee. 

Tbh you’ll probably get a better intro into cancer biology by reading Mukherjee’s book, simply because he explains it in more lay-terms. 

Happy learning! Let me know if you’d like any other resources. And welcome to the fascinating and emotionally-charged world of cancer biology <3

[sassy-bioengineer]

Great recommendations!!!

[procrastinationlikeapro]

27.08.2018 pink setup for a sweet study session

[universtudy]

i can’t stand studyblr posts that are like “how to guarantee a 4.0 gpa” and encourage like never sleeping, never missing a class, studying for hours on end, having a study schedule that fills 13 hours a day, etc…. and then at the end be like “but also take care of yourself!” like pls………….. give it up

[sassy-bioengineer]

So true! From a person who is doing engineering, which requires an insane amount of studying, a lot of the advice in this community is bs.

The trick is to study smart and understand where you need to focus the most. And study life balance is so important! Don't ignore your mental health and stability. During this time of our life's it really is easy to become depressed and let anxiety win over you, so just be on the look out for that..

Also, and I really can't stress this enough, grades really don't define you. You may be having less than perfect A's and that is totally okay, specially if you are doing other things!

Enjoy these years, try to find a good balance and get comfortable with failing because at the end of the day college should be about growing as a person 🙏🏼

[solving-equations]

everyone’s number of followers is dropping (bc tumblr is deleting pornbots) so let’s make a studyblr follow spree ٩(^ᴗ^)۶ i (and any studyblr that interacts with this post) must follow every studyblr that likes or reblogs this post!!

[sassy-bioengineer]

9th of August This light sheet experiment is so hard to set up but hopefully it will be worth it! I'm a little behind on my reading though. Any advice on how to be more productive in the lab? Ended leaving after sundown but at least I was able to get a nice view of the sunset 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[cancerbiophd]

Lab mate: i’m 99% sure our PI thinks we’re idiots

Me: well. she’s not wrong

[sassy-bioengineer]

Can relate so much 😂

[sassy-bioengineer]

6th August 2018 There is a record breaking heat wave happening in Portugal so I decided to go home for the weekend. Two days of beach and home made food really is bliss! On another one how can anyone be productive in this heat 😥

[bitchesgetriches]

Hey bitches, I am a recent graduate and have had internships my last year of college BUT I am still not getting any interviews. I use the right sites, follow yours and ask a managers cover letter and resume tips but cannot land an interview. I look for jobs 4 hours 3 days a week and it doesn't feel like enough but I feel so defeated. Is there something more that I could be doing?

What a fucking pain job searching is, my dove. But there is one more thing you can be doing.

Instead of looking for jobs, look for employers. Look for places where you want to work whether or not they have a job opening.

Write them personalized letters that go something like this:

“I know you don’t have any open positions right now, but when you do I hope you will keep me in mind. Here’s why I’m awesome. Here’s why I think you’re awesome. And here’s why I think we’d be awesome together. Attached is my resume”

Some will throw your letters away. But some might actually keep the letter on file. And some of those might have jobs open up in the next few months and give you a call before posting the job to the public.

Think this is far-fetched? This is literally how I got my first job. My future boss emailed me four months after I sent him a letter to ask if I was still looking for a job. I had an interview by the end of that week and a job offer by the end of the day. I was the only candidate he interviewed. He never posted the job. If I had waited for a job posting, I wouldn’t have even known the position had opened up.

It’s hard out there for a pimp. Which means you need to stop playing by the rules. Go on the hunt. Find what you want and ask for it before it’s available.

Good hunting.

How to Write a Cover Letter like You Actually Want the Job

How to Write a Resume so You Actually Have a Prayer of Getting Hired

A New Job, a New Day, a New Life, and I’m Feeling Good 

Prep Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself: Getting Ready for a Job Interview

Confession: I Hate My Job and I Don’t Know How to Leave It 

What to Wear (and What Not to Wear) to a Job Interview

Job Hoppers vs. Career Loyalists: I Want to See Numbers! 

The Fascinating Results of Our Job Hopping vs. Career Loyalty Poll

[amaradangeli]

From the trenches: Yes. Absolutely this. Speaking as the person in charge of recruiting, I will absolutely hang onto these and hand them over to the managers who are seeking employees at the first mention they might want a new person. And just so you know, we’re but a small company and we’re always looking for certain people on the DL. We advertise for positions we have to fill, but we also are looking for the *right* people for a few jobs we could fill but don’t necessarily have to.

[bitchesgetriches]

^^^^ See?

[deeplylearning]

Ok but how do you find their contact information if, for example, engineering managers names or contact info aren’t available online? What would you do then? How would you even know who to contact?

[sassy-bioengineer]

LinkedIn is a really good way to find personal contact information @quantumheels. Also most companies have HR departments with a few contact emails available. At the beginning its hard to find that information, but it's something you can get the hang off surprisingly quickly 💪🏻

[intellectia]

hi friends <3 as you might know i’ve been kinda re-doing my blog (new theme, official introduction, etc). With that i really wanted to do something for all the amazing blogs that i follow and who inspire me as well! sooo, i’m making a favourites page, which is gonna be a page on my blog dedicated to you! It’s gonna be a page with studyblrs that i follow and love (with a small description). I’ll probably start out with 25-30 blogs as ‘winners?’ and possibly add more depending on the amount of notes (and amount of time i have) ^^

rules to join

 follow me (not required ofc, but i promise it’s fun)

 reblog this post

 be a studyblr ;) (or at least post some study related stuff)

what you get 

a follow from me

a place on my blog 

my love and a possible new friend (pls be my friend)

When this ends, i’ll make a post with all the people i’d like to add, so you’ll know before i make the page. Okay that’s all, feel free to ask questions and i hope you’re all having a lovely day xx

[cancerbiophd]

Hello! I wanted to ask (sorry if this was previously asked?) if you have like some tips to help me figure out if I want to go to grad school? I think I'm in a tricky situation. I'm doing an engineering degree but we have the option to keep studying 5 years or leave for another uni on the 3rd, to study something else or same degree but anywhere else. I realised I don't reeeeally love what I'm doing. But I'm not sure I can get into grad school for something unrelated to my current degree :/

hello there!

So a few things to consider that may help you decide what to do next:

Actually figure out if whether that last sentence of being able to get into grad school in something unrelated to your current degree is true or false. At least in the US, your graduate program does not need to be related to your undergraduate degree, as long as you show you have the knowledge and experience for that particular field you’re applying for. To expand, there’s a person in my program (Cancer Biology PhD) who got an undergrad degree in Film. They of course had to take a bunch of extra sciences classes though, and also had to take the GRE Biology Subject Test to prove they know their bio, but they did it. My lab mate got his undergraduate degree in Bioengineering, but then went for a Masters in Nutritional Sciences (and is now doing a PhD in that field). I got a BS in Microbiology, which is similar to Cancer Biology, but it’s not the exact same thing. Again, this is US-specific though, and I know in other countries things are a bit more straight-edged, so talk to your advisor and do some research (eg. look at grad school admission requirements and see what they say about undergraduate degrees/required courses). 

If you don’t love what you’re studying, do not pursue a graduate degree in it. That’s like having a child for the sake of fitting into societal expectations, even though you know you don’t want kids and won’t be a good parent. It’s just bad all around, ya know? As I was told the first day in my PhD program: “Grad school is not for soul searching.” If you can feel it in your guts that you don’t want to do grad school, don’t! I’m sure you can tell by my posts and other gradblr posts just how intense grad school is. If your heart’s not in it from the very beginning, the blood sweat and tears won’t be worth it. 

Lastly, it’s never too late to start over if you don’t like what you’re doing. I recommend reading a few of the career stories that I’ve recently reblogged and you’ll see a general trend of people doing one thing but then changing their mind, starting over at square one, and are now pursuing their dream career (which sometimes, they didn’t even know either existed or was right for them until they tried it out!). You’ve got the time. We all do. As one of the career stories asked themselves: “Will I be happy doing this 30 years from now?” And if the answer is no, then it’s time to dust your hands and make a change!

I hope things work out for you! Best of luck <3

[sassy-bioengineer]

This is great advice!

[sassy-bioengineer]

Just sent an application for a master thesis to the clinical director of a research foundation and I still feel the adrenaline rush!

[ucsdhealthsciences-deactivated2]

Pictured: The mumps virus, false-color. Image courtesy of Centers for Disease Control

The Imperative to Vaccinate

“Human beings are almost certainly the most diseased species on earth.”

So writes Stephen M. Hendrick, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Medicine, in a new commentary in The Journal of Pediatrics.

Titled “The Imperative to Vaccinate,” Hendrick lays out a compelling historical, cultural and biological explanation for why humans “must maintain high levels of vaccine coverage to prevent infectious agents from sickening or even killing large swaths of the population.”

(One reason: Humans are popular hosts. By one accounting, there are at least 1,400 human pathogens, from bacteria and viruses to fungi, protozoa and worms, with 100 to 150 of them capable of causing human epidemics of disease.)

Hendrick discusses such factors as population growth and the emergence of agriculture and domesticated animals. He examines the success of past vaccination efforts, such as for measles, mumps, rubella, polio and smallpox. He asks who does not vaccinate and why.

Our inventiveness has provided some countermeasures to relieve some elements of our collective misery, Hendrick writes, but the pathogens that plague us are permanent, and underscore a fundamental lesson humans sometimes seem to forget: We are all of a one species, biologically connected. What can harm one can harm all, and so we must act as one to protect all.

- Scott LaFee

[sassy-bioengineer]

Some notes on the Immunology try out course from HMX. What online resources do you guys recommend to learn more about immunology?

[ahsteria]

january 5th, 2018 // a bit in love with these gorgeous journals from rifle paper co ✨

[sassy-bioengineer]

These are super cute!