Experience & Advice - Biomathematicus

Good judgement comes from experience. But experience often comes from bad judgement.

I am always available to talk to current and prospective students. If you need academic advice, you might want to check the following videos first. These videos were recorded in the 2012 SACNAS Conference, when I was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Mathematical Biosciences Institute (2010-2012). They are part of the www.sciencecareerpath.org library. The following links will take you to specific videos in this page.

So, you think your can’t overcome your circumstances… Some people tell that graduate school is out of their reach. In most cases it is not.
So, you are wondering whether post-graduate education is useful… (why it is and why it is not)
So, you are considering a career in science… (Part 1: from undergrad to grad. Part 2: grad life)
Where to go next: Postdoctoral fellow? Postdoctoral associate? Research Scientist? What is the difference?
So, you are wondering how to reach a balance between your personal life and your academic work…
So, you are having trouble keeping up with academic work…
So, you are wondering how to manage your time in academia…
So, you are wondering what is mathematical biology…
So, you are wondering why interdisciplinarity is important…
So, you worry about how your ethnic background will impact your career…

So, you think your can’t overcome your circumstances…

I cannot advise you on how to carve your own path through life; however, I can assure that –no matter how hard you have had it– many others have succeeded against all odds before (i.e. YOU CAN DO IT TOO!!!). Video recorded at the 2012 SACNAS Conference:

So, you are wondering whether post-graduate education is useful…

Why it is useful (at least how it was useful to me). Video recorded at the 2012 SACNAS Conference:

Why it is not useful:

So, you are considering a career in science…

Part 1 (transition from undergraduate student to graduate student). Video recorded at the 2012 SACNAS Conference: