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31 Jan 2017 | 08:00 GMT

Away from home: Lovelock during postdoc

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Blog, Career paths, Collaboration, Diversity, People Management, Relationships, Research, Scientists on the move

Away from home: Lovelock during postdoc

The ‘Away from home‘ blogging series features Indian scientists working in foreign labs recounting their experience of working there, the triumphs and challenges, the cultural differences and what they miss about India. They also offer useful tips for other scientists headed abroad. You can join in the online conversation using the #postdochat hashtag.  Read more

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  • america
  • anupam jhingran
  • away from home
  • blog
  • cancer
  • east coast
  • fred hutchinson
  • India
  • indigenus
  • nature india
  • new york
  • oncology
  • research
  • science
  • US
  • west coast

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17 Jan 2017 | 08:00 GMT

Away from home: Why the postdoc phase is crucial

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Blog, Career paths, Careers articles, Collaboration, Diversity, Mobility, People Management, Research, Scientists on the move

Away from home: Why the postdoc phase is crucial

The ‘Away from home‘ blogging series features Indian postdocs working in foreign labs recounting their experience of working there, the triumphs and challenges, the cultural differences and what they miss about India. They also offer useful tips for their Indian postdocs headed abroad. You can join in the online conversation using the #postdochat hashtag.  Read more

Tags:

  • #Scientistonthemove
  • away from home
  • blog
  • devendra dusane
  • India
  • indigenus
  • microbiology
  • mobility
  • nature india
  • papers
  • postdoc
  • pune
  • research
  • scientist on the move

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10 Jan 2017 | 08:00 GMT

Away from home: Hard work knows no boundaries

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Blog, Career paths, Diversity, Mobility, PhD, Postdoc, Scientists on the move

Away from home: Hard work knows no boundaries

The ‘Away from home‘ blogging series features Indian postdocs working in foreign labs recounting their experience of working there, the triumphs and challenges, the cultural differences and what they miss about India. They also offer useful tips for their Indian postdocs headed abroad. You can join in the online conversation using the #postdochat hashtag.  Read more

Tags:

  • alma mater
  • arnab de
  • away from home
  • columbia
  • cricket
  • India
  • indigenus
  • kolkata
  • Nature
  • nature india
  • scientist on the move
  • stories
  • USA

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27 Dec 2016 | 08:00 GMT

Away from home: Making graphene flakes in a kitchen blender

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: Academia, Blog, Business, Career paths, Careers articles, Chemistry, Diversity, Scientists on the move

Away from home: Making graphene flakes in a kitchen blender

The ‘Away from home‘ blogging series features Indian postdocs working in foreign labs recounting their experience of working there, the triumphs and challenges, the cultural differences and what they miss about India. They also offer useful tips for their Indian postdocs headed abroad. You can join in the online conversation using the #postdochat hashtag.  Read more

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  • away from home
  • dublin
  • graphene
  • India
  • indian
  • indigenus
  • ireland
  • Masters
  • move
  • nature india
  • news
  • physics
  • postdoc
  • trinity college
  • varra eswaraiah
  • village

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20 Dec 2016 | 08:00 GMT

Away from home: Industry or academia?

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Blog, Career paths, Diversity, Industry, Mobility, Scientists on the move

Away from home: Industry or academia?

The ‘Away from home‘ blogging series features Indian postdocs working in foreign labs recounting their experience of working there, the triumphs and challenges, the cultural differences and what they miss about India. They also offer useful tips for their Indian postdocs headed abroad. You can join in the online conversation using the #postdochat hashtag.  Read more

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  • academia
  • away from home
  • country roads
  • doctor
  • engineer
  • India
  • indigenus
  • industry
  • italy
  • Lab
  • lab mobility
  • mobility
  • nature india
  • post
  • research
  • science
  • scientist on the move

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13 Dec 2016 | 08:00 GMT

Away from Home: Blending remote sensing with social sciences

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Blog, Career paths, Collaboration, Diversity, Mobility, Scientists on the move

Away from Home: Blending remote sensing with social sciences

The ‘Away from home‘ blogging series features Indian postdocs working in foreign labs recounting their experience of working there, the triumphs and challenges, the cultural differences and what they miss about India. They also offer useful tips for their Indian postdocs headed abroad. You can join in the online conversation using the #postdochat hashtag.  Read more

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  • academia
  • academic
  • Asia
  • away from home
  • calcutta
  • India
  • indigenus
  • japan
  • koel roychowdhury
  • Lab
  • mobility
  • nature india
  • scientist on the move
  • tokyo
  • united nations university
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22 Nov 2016 | 08:00 GMT

Away from Home: Marrying bioinformatics & benchwork

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Career paths, Diversity, Mobility, Perspectives, Scientists on the move

Away from Home: Marrying bioinformatics & benchwork

Today we feature Animesh Shukla, a biotechnologist from Meerut Institute of Engineering and Technology in Uttar Pradesh, India who went to Carnegie Mellon University and Indiana University of Bloomington in the USA for PhD. Animesh, who works as a scientist designing ELISA assay kits for Meso Scale Diagnostics now, says planning ahead of time for a postdoctoral career could open up several doors in the land of opportunities.  Read more

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  • abroad
  • animesh shukla
  • away from home
  • balance
  • bioinformatics
  • biology
  • biotech
  • India
  • medicine
  • meerut
  • mobility
  • Nature
  • nature india
  • Naturejobs
  • work life

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15 Nov 2016 | 08:00 GMT

Away from home: ‘Research not Nobel-driven’

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Blog, Internship, Research, Scientists on the move

Away from home: ‘Research not Nobel-driven’

Today’s blog comes from Arghya Basu, who wears many hats — that of a membrane protein researcher, an amateur photographer and a weekend hiking enthusiast. A doctorate from Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Kolkata, India, Arghya now lives his many passions working at the University of Alberta, Canada and says research might not always fetch you a Nobel but should be able to make life better for some.  Read more

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  • abroad
  • alberta
  • arghya basu
  • away from home
  • Canada
  • India
  • kolkata
  • mobility
  • Nature
  • nature india
  • Naturejobs
  • protein
  • research
  • science
  • travel

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08 Nov 2016 | 08:00 GMT

Away from home: Getting the right exposure

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Blog, Career paths, Careers articles, Internship, Mobility

Away from home: Getting the right exposure

Today we hear from Anil Shukla, a PhD from the Department of Biotechnology, IIT Guwahati, who chose to work as a postdoctoral fellow at the National cancer Institute in USA to be able to get a world view of cancer research. Though he loves his work environment and research standards, he misses the warmth of Indian friendships and human relationships.  Read more

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  • anil shukla
  • away
  • away from home
  • career
  • diversion
  • emotional support
  • from
  • home
  • India
  • mobility
  • move country
  • movement
  • Nature
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25 Oct 2016 | 10:00 GMT

Away from home: Where animals and reagents abound

Posted by Jack Leeming | Categories: #ScientistOnTheMove, Academia, Blog, Career paths, Postdoc, Research, Scientists on the move

Away from home: Where animals and reagents abound

Every Wednesday, our ‘Away from home’ blog series features one Indian postdoc working in a foreign lab recounting his/her experience of working there, the triumphs and challenges, the culture factor, tips for Indian postdocs headed abroad and what he/she misses most about India.  Read more

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  • america
  • away from home
  • biomedicine
  • haryana
  • India
  • indian
  • kanpur
  • koyer
  • lab mobility
  • Mainpal Rana
  • mobility
  • Nature
  • nature india
  • pittsburgh
  • scientist on the move
  • US
  • USA

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