Biomedical researchers with linkage to the NIH have weathered a lot of changes in recent years. In fact, you’re likely noticing some shifting expectations that may not always be clearly spelled out. The recent NIH announcement—Funding Alignments with the Initiative to Prioritize Human-Based Research—is one such signal. This announcement portends a new vision for how the NIH prioritizes approaches to … Read More
Reimagining Your Career Path: Why Exploring Transitions Can Strengthen (or Redirect) Your Academic Journey
The traditional academic career path has long been portrayed as a straight and narrow road: earn a PhD, secure a postdoc, land a tenure-track position, and climb the ranks. But what happens when that path feels uncertain—or worse, like a dead end? Between shrinking faculty positions, funding instability, and the growing mental health toll of “publish or perish” culture, it’s … Read More