Hello PhD
Joshua Hall and Daniel Arneman, PhDz
Hello PhD
Joshua Hall and Daniel Arneman, PhDz
Friday 17 September 2021 : When we think of scientists, we often think of the lone researcher plodding away at the bench late into the night. We imagine Alexander...
Wednesday 01 September 2021 : It’s 8PM on a Wednesday night, and you’re sitting in a quiet lab all alone. It’s your turn to present during lab meeting on Friday,...
Tuesday 17 August 2021 : All those feelings of excitement and possibility screech to a halt when you walk back into the lab to see your PI glaring over her reading...
Sunday 01 August 2021 : You know it. You love it. It’s mailbag time! We answer real listener questions, plus a few questions no one is asking! Make it Meaningful...
Friday 16 July 2021 : Imagine a tennis ball dropped on cement – it immediately bounces back to your hand. Now imagine dropping that same ball on a sandy beach....
Wednesday 30 June 2021 : In 2011, a whopping 36,000 science and technology grad students earned their PhDs. That same year, about 3,000 faculty positions were...
Wednesday 16 June 2021 : It’s Friday morning, and you promised your PI a draft of your paper before the weekend. The trouble is, you lost a lot of time this week...
Monday 31 May 2021 : Most graduate students look on their research advisors as a mentor – hoping for guidance on science, career, and life in general. But even...
Sunday 16 May 2021 : It starts innocently enough with an email. This mail is with reference of your article published in the Journal of Cell Science, which is of...
Friday 30 April 2021 : At some point in your graduate training, you’ll want to host an event. For many students, that will mean inviting a speaker for a special...
Saturday 17 April 2021 : A PhD Plan sounds like an oxymoron, but charting a path to graduation is one of the most important things you can do as a graduate student....
Tuesday 30 March 2021 : If you went to graduate school before the turn of the millennium, you probable expected to (eventually) land in a tenure-track position at a...
Wednesday 17 March 2021 : It’s time to open the mailbag once again to answer YOUR questions. First, we read a couple of emails from listeners who have put Hello PhD...
Monday 01 March 2021 : The Peer Review villain, alternatively known as ‘Reviewer 2’ or ‘Reviewer 3’, has gained meme status. This is the person who takes...
Tuesday 16 February 2021 : Nadia wanted to help patients. She had considered going to medical school, but found biomedical research to be an exciting opportunity to...
Sunday 31 January 2021 : If you’re a graduate student thinking about a career that lies off the tenure track, you’re probably vaguely nervous that your skills at...
Saturday 16 January 2021 : Happy New Year to all our Hello PhD listeners! 2021 has already been… a lot. But we’re here to help. This week, we open the mailbag to...
Thursday 31 December 2020 : It’s no stretch to say that 2020 was a hard year for almost everyone. It was marked by a global pandemic, social upheaval, and loss. The...
Wednesday 16 December 2020 : Choosing a lab for your graduate or postdoc research is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Most people read papers and...
Sunday 29 November 2020 : The letters of recommendation have been submitted, and review committees have assembled. But while this graduate school application season...
Tuesday 17 November 2020 : How many times have you said “I wish I had known!” or “Why didn’t they teach us this in school?” If you’re a graduate student,...
Saturday 31 October 2020 : Sarah had achieved her dream. With a PhD in Physics, she had accepted a new position as a Theoretical Physicist. But as the months wore on,...
Friday 16 October 2020 : This week, we dig into the mailbag to answer your questions! What’s in a Name? We start with an email from Tegner about what happens when...
Wednesday 30 September 2020 : When Dr. Kenneth Gibbs talks about diversity and inclusion in the sciences, it’s not just a cause célèbre. It’s personal. “For those...
Thursday 17 September 2020 : What makes two PhDs who escaped from grad school years ago want to revisit all the highs and lows of their training? Short answer: Beer!...
Hello PhD
Joshua Hall and Daniel Arneman, PhDz
056. Team Up for Speedier Science (R)
When we think of scientists, we often think of the lone researcher plodding away at the bench late into the night. We imagine Alexander...
162. Get More Done with LabScrum w/ Dr. Lisa May
It’s 8PM on a Wednesday night, and you’re sitting in a quiet lab all alone. It’s your turn to present during lab meeting on Friday,...
161. Career Development is NOT a Waste of Time. We Have Proof.
All those feelings of excitement and possibility screech to a halt when you walk back into the lab to see your PI glaring over her reading...
160. Mailbag – Finding A Postdoc Overseas, Lab Equipment at Home, et al!
You know it. You love it. It’s mailbag time! We answer real listener questions, plus a few questions no one is asking! Make it Meaningful...
159. Cultivating Resilience w/ Adina Glickman
Imagine a tennis ball dropped on cement – it immediately bounces back to your hand. Now imagine dropping that same ball on a sandy beach....
027. The Road More Traveled: Stepping Off of the Tenure Track (R)
In 2011, a whopping 36,000 science and technology grad students earned their PhDs. That same year, about 3,000 faculty positions were...
158. Five Strategies for Defeating Distractions
It’s Friday morning, and you promised your PI a draft of your paper before the weekend. The trouble is, you lost a lot of time this week...
157. The Three Mentors You Need
Most graduate students look on their research advisors as a mentor – hoping for guidance on science, career, and life in general. But even...
156. How to Identify and Avoid Predatory Journals
It starts innocently enough with an email. This mail is with reference of your article published in the Journal of Cell Science, which is of...
155. How to Plan A Seminar or Scientific Event
At some point in your graduate training, you’ll want to host an event. For many students, that will mean inviting a speaker for a special...
154. How to Plan Your PhD w/ Hugh Kearns
A PhD Plan sounds like an oxymoron, but charting a path to graduation is one of the most important things you can do as a graduate student....
153. Where Do PhDs Work? The Answer Shouldn’t Surprise You.
If you went to graduate school before the turn of the millennium, you probable expected to (eventually) land in a tenure-track position at a...
152. How Do I Explain the Bad Grades On My Transcript?
It’s time to open the mailbag once again to answer YOUR questions. First, we read a couple of emails from listeners who have put Hello PhD...
151. Avoid These Phrases in Your Peer Review
The Peer Review villain, alternatively known as ‘Reviewer 2’ or ‘Reviewer 3’, has gained meme status. This is the person who takes...
150. Rediscover Your Scientific Passion
Nadia wanted to help patients. She had considered going to medical school, but found biomedical research to be an exciting opportunity to...
149. Yes, Grad Students, You DO Have Transferable Skills
If you’re a graduate student thinking about a career that lies off the tenure track, you’re probably vaguely nervous that your skills at...
148. Listener Mailbag: Contacting Prospective PIs, Supporting Friends, et al!
Happy New Year to all our Hello PhD listeners! 2021 has already been… a lot. But we’re here to help. This week, we open the mailbag to...
147. 2020: A Year in Review
It’s no stretch to say that 2020 was a hard year for almost everyone. It was marked by a global pandemic, social upheaval, and loss. The...
029. Tenure Tracker: Choose a Mentor, Not a Lab w/ Natasha Snider, PhD (R)
Choosing a lab for your graduate or postdoc research is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Most people read papers and...
146. Ace Your Virtual Graduate School Interview w/ Dr. Beth Bowman
The letters of recommendation have been submitted, and review committees have assembled. But while this graduate school application season...
145. Ten Tips from Hindsight: A PhD’s guide to a PhD
How many times have you said “I wish I had known!” or “Why didn’t they teach us this in school?” If you’re a graduate student,...
144. Finding a Career that Fits with Marlys Hanson
Sarah had achieved her dream. With a PhD in Physics, she had accepted a new position as a Theoretical Physicist. But as the months wore on,...
143. Mailbag: Clinical Experience, Fighting Impostor Syndrome, et al!
This week, we dig into the mailbag to answer your questions! What’s in a Name? We start with an email from Tegner about what happens when...
142. Advancing Racial Equity in Science w/ Dr. Kenneth Gibbs
When Dr. Kenneth Gibbs talks about diversity and inclusion in the sciences, it’s not just a cause célèbre. It’s personal. “For those...
141. Why We (Still) Podcast
What makes two PhDs who escaped from grad school years ago want to revisit all the highs and lows of their training? Short answer: Beer!...
