Tag: writing

Which Year Are You and How Many Papers Have You Published? Do I Need Papers for Industry Too?

by breathpharma, posted in Blog

There is a particular kind of silence that descends on a PhD student when someone at a conference, a family dinner, or a casual departmental mixer turns to them and asks, with complete innocence and no idea what they are doing, the question. "So, which year are you, and how many papers have you published?" … Continue reading Which Year Are You and How Many Papers Have You Published? Do I Need Papers for Industry Too?

My PhD Journey Through an Innovation Blackout

by breathpharma, posted in Graduate School

Let me confess something scholars rarely admit: between referencing Foucault and Googling "how to cure existential dread with coffee." I feel as innovative as a paperclip in the age of ChatGPT. You know, when I started my PhD, I imagined myself as a Jumping Jack—bouncing into lab, firing up datasets, and high-kicking my way through … Continue reading My PhD Journey Through an Innovation Blackout