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Take a breath
“At the heart of it, I think we all take care of ourselves as a gift to those around us as much as to ourselves.”
Why I shrank my lab by half
“With fewer people to fund, I could cut down on the number of grant proposals and progress reports I had to write. It would also reduce how many projects I need to design and oversee to publication.”
Follow the oxygen mask rule
As a parent, a teacher and a scientist, Jeanine Amacher knows she needs to put on her own mask first.
STEM parents call for culture and policy change
The career path from bachelor’s degree to tenure-track faculty includes low pay, long hours and, often, frequent moves, so raising young children is difficult without financial or caregiving support.
Transcript: Caring for caregivers and parents in STEM fields
In case you missed it: Here’s the transcript of our recent LinkedIn chat about taking care of family and excelling in science. Panelists discussed their experiences and shared insights to help others who are or will be parents or caregivers.
Beyond the science: What else should a PI teach a rotating graduate student?
This is a great time to introduce practical topics, including research funding, effective science communication and non-academic career options.
Science meets soccer: It’s all about passion
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A year of academic advice
Our careers columnist reflects on what she’s learned from reporting on jobs in the academy.
Breathing and not breathing
“These moves don’t necessarily raise your heart rate, but the constant apnea cycles combined with total body engagement are definitely an exercise you feel.”
Equity, diversity and inclusion: The hidden toll of community outreach
Caught in a system eager for success stories, a PhD student from an underrepresented background learns how to balance his challenges in the lab with his desire to serve his community.
Best of BMB 2022
The ASBMB Today team is proud to present a list of exciting developments in biochemistry and molecular biology, suggested by ASBMB members and pulled from science headlines.
Spatial transcriptomics sharpens distinctions between brains
Best of BMB 2022: Researchers can microdissect tissues for RNA sequencing, capture nucleic acids in a pattern before single-cell sequencing, or hybridize fluorescent probes.
An exercise molecule?
Best of BMB 2022: Lac-Phe, the small molecule that increases in concentration most dramatically after a workout, forms through enzymatic conjugation of lactate with the amino acid phenylalanine.
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