Blog Topic: Careers
Voices of Women in Science: Professor Ana Domingos
In this blog, we speak to Prof Ana Domingos about her career.
- Mar 10, 2025
- 3 min read
- Chloe Fenton, PhD
Voices of Women in Science: Professor Dawn Bowdish
In this blog, we speak to Prof Dawn Bowdish about her career.
- Feb 07, 2025
- 4 min read
- Chloe Fenton, PhD
Insights From Immunologists: Professor Luisa Martinez-Pomares
We spoke to Professor Luisa Martinez-Pomares about her career path and research interests.
- Aug 08, 2024
- 2 min read
- Chloe Fenton, PhD
Insights From Immunologists: Professor Lynn Morris
We spoke to Professor Lynn Morris about her impressive scientific career, from working on F4/80 in Professor Gordon’s lab as a student to her significant achievements in HIV research and vaccine discovery.
- Nov 29, 2023
- 2 min read
- Chloe Fenton, PhD
Voices of Women in Science: Associate Professor Carolyn Carr
As part of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Bio-Rad invited researchers to share their own experiences of being a woman in science. In this article, we speak to Associate Professor Carolyn Carr about her career.
- Feb 07, 2023
- 5 min read
- Chloe Fenton, PhD
Meet Philippa Marrack: a Pioneer in T Cell Biology
In this blog, we take a look at the career of Dr Philippa Marrack, an immunologist whose research helped shed light on T cell development and function.
- Feb 07, 2023
- 3 min read
- Chloe Fenton, PhD
Voices of Women in Science: Assistant Professor Lynda Coughlan
As part of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Bio-Rad invited researchers to share their own experiences of being a women in science. In this article, we speak to Assistant Professor Lynda Coughlan about her career.
- Feb 09, 2021
- 4 min read
- Kimberley Bryon-Dodd, PhD
Voices of Women in Science: Professor Sara Mole
As part of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Bio-Rad invited researchers to share their own experiences of being a women in science. In this article, we speak to Professor Sara Mole about her career.
- Feb 09, 2021
- 3 min read
- Kimberley Bryon-Dodd, PhD
Voices of Women in Science: Olivia Blondheim
As part of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Bio-Rad invited researchers to share their own experiences of being a women in science. In this article, we speak to Olivia Blondheim, a PhD Student at the University of South Florida’s College of Marine Biology.
- Feb 09, 2021
- 5 min read
- Kimberley Bryon-Dodd, PhD
The Transition from Academia to Industry
Bio-Rad's Flow Cytometry Research Associate, Sharon shares her experience of transitioning from academic research to working in an industry setting in this blog.
- Jan 31, 2020
- 4 min read
- Sharon Sanderson, PhD
Voices of Women in Science: Professor Ruth Roberts
In this article, we speak to Professor Ruth Roberts about her career in science.
- Feb 05, 2026
- 3 min read
- Chloe Fenton, PhD
Voices of Women in Science: Dr Helen Wright
As part of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Bio-Rad invites researchers to share their own experiences of being a woman in science. In this article, we speak to Dr Helen Wright about her career.
- Feb 06, 2024
- 4 min read
- Chloe Fenton, PhD
Tips for Writing Your Thesis
In this blog we’ve compiled our top tips to make your writing process as easy (or at least tolerable) as possible.
- Jun 27, 2023
- 6 min read
- Chloe Fenton, PhD
Getting Started in Science Writing and Communication
In this blog, Lab Crunches Editor, Kimberley Bryon-Dodd shares her journey from scientist to science communicator and her top tips for getting started in this field.
- Jun 09, 2022
- 5 min read
- Kimberley Bryon-Dodd, PhD
"Fin"tech: Zebrafish Models
The winning submission in the 2021 Bio-Rad Science Writing Competition.
- Jul 14, 2021
- 5 min read
- Keira Lee Rice
Impostor Syndrome: Being a Graduate Student in the Sciences
This guest blog discusses impostor syndrome in graduate school and practical steps you can take to combat these feelings.
- Apr 16, 2021
- 4 min read
- Amanda Koch
Big Dreams: Multidisciplinary Science — Not a Fairytale
In this guest blog, Christine Lalonde, a Postdoctoral Fellow at Laurentian University, Canada, shares her experience of a multidisciplinary research career and her tips for others starting out in a multidisciplinary field.
- Apr 09, 2021
- 6 min read
- Christine Lalonde, PhD
The PhD: More than a Thesis
In this guest blog, Emma Green tells us why the value of a PhD is more than just your research and what she learned from the experience.
- Jan 11, 2021
- 6 min read
- Emma Green, PhD
Tips to Help You Succeed When You Have to Switch PhD Project
Guest contributor Zill-e-Anam Shares her tips for staying on track when you have to switch PhD project, for reasons outside of your control.
- Nov 30, 2020
- 5 min read
- Zill-e-Anam
The Path to a Nobel Prize
In this blog, we examine why understanding the oxygen sensing mechanisms of cells was worthy of a Nobel Prize and interview Professor Sir Peter Ratcliffe, one of the three recipients of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine 2019.
- Sep 16, 2020
- 5 min read
- Kimberley Bryon-Dodd, PhD
Seeing SARS – the Remarkable Story of June Almeida
This blog takes a look at the career of June Almeida, who became a pioneer in the imaging and identification of viruses.
- Aug 27, 2020
- 3 min read
- Rachael Preston, PhD
Out of My Comfort Zone: How I Use Science to Influence Policy
This article was awarded 2nd place in the 2020 Bio-Rad Science Writing Competition.
- Aug 04, 2020
- 5 min read
- Amanda Koch
Inspiring Science - Why Public Engagement Is Key
Read the winning article of the 2020 Bio-Rad Science Writing Competition by Alex Du Feu.
- Jul 07, 2020
- 5 min read
- Alex Du Feu
Keeping Distance from the Lab: 9 Ways to Be Productive
In the wake of the SARS-CoV2 pandemic, social distancing has meant that labs all over the world have needed to temporarily shut. Read our blog on 9 things that scientists can do to stay productive while working at home.
- Apr 03, 2020
- 5 min read
- Kimberley Bryon-Dodd, PhD
Diary of a Coronavirologist
Stuart Weston PhD, coronavirologist, shares his insights on what it is like being a researcher in coronaviruses during the 2020 pandemic.
- Mar 23, 2020
- 6 min read
- Stuart Weston, PhD
New Year's Lab Resolutions
2020 is the start of a new decade. Take inspiration from other scientists and set yourself goals for the year ahead.
- Jan 07, 2020
- 2 min read
- Kimberley Bryon-Dodd, PhD
How to Successfully Manage the PhD-to-Postdoc Transition
In this guest blog, Dr Elisa Vitiello shares her tips on making the transition from being a PhD student to getting your first job in academic research as a postdoc.
- Sep 19, 2019
- 5 min read
- Elisa Vitiello, PhD