by UAW | Apr 4, 2018 | Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 4, 2018 ***PRESS ADVISORY*** Hundreds of University of Washington Academic Student Employees to pack contract negotiations in support of demands for equity and an end to sexual harassment Action to take place on the eve of important...
by UAW | Oct 20, 2017 | Postdoc Stories
I am an international scientist with more than 10 years of experience as a postdoctoral researcher. I have worked in three different countries including the U.S. My work has mainly focused on the use of modified viruses to change the genome (gene therapy) to either...
by UAW | Oct 8, 2017 | Postdoc Stories
Carolyn Brotherton Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Washington Today, to land a job as a senior scientist within academia and, increasingly, industry, a Postdoctoral (Postdoc) position is required. When I decided to stay in science after my PhD to pursue...
by UAW | Aug 31, 2017 | Postdoc Stories
Joo-Young Lee Postdoc, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University When I completed my PhD and became a postdoc, I knew that I had to be prepared to work long hours, overcome intellectual challenges, and make individual sacrifices to...
by UAW | Jun 7, 2017 | Postdoc Stories
Brian Weitzner WRF Innovation Fellow, Institute for Protein Design Nine days before my scheduled dissertation defense, my then-spouse and I split up. I was suddenly in way over my head with two enormous life events unfolding simultaneously — one, the culmination of...