Planning for a Career in Biomedical and Life Sciences

ISBN-13: 9780128149782 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 184 str.

Avrum I. Gotlieb

Spis treści

1. Inspired by Life Sciences2. Your Dynamic Training Path3. Your Undergraduate Studies4. How to Select the Best Graduate Program for Your Needs5. Life in the Research Laboratory6. Post Graduate Studies: Preparing to Launch7. Your First Job; Choosing Well in Academia8. Your Next Ten Years; Tenure and Promotion9. The Institutional Challenge to Train and Support Academic Biomedical Scientists10. Into the Future: So You Want to be an Academic Leader11. Your First Job: Preparing and Choosing Well for Non-Academic CareersAppendix: Questions and Answers on Important Planning and Career Issues

O autorze

Dr. Gotlieb's research interests include atherosclerosis and valvular heart disease. He has published over 100 peer reviewed papers, and 35 reviews and book chapters. He has edited three books, including the comprehensive textbook, Cardiovascular Pathology. He is a former President of the American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP) and past President of the Canadian Society of Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (CSATVB) and the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology (SCVP). He was a member of the Board of the Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology (FASEB) and served as FASEB Vice-President for Science Policy. He is an elected Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and a Senior Fellow of the Association of Pathobiology Chairs (APC). He was honoured by SCVP with the Distinguished Achievement Award and by APC with their Distinguished Service Award.