Category Archives: a day in the life

A day in the life of a Mother-of-a-5-month-old/Scientist in biotech

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Curiouser&Curiouser

Oh my goodness it’s so hard to be a working mom!  I always respected working moms but it is so much harder than everyone else makes it look!  First off, leaving my little man at daycare was really hard at … Continue reading →

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A day in the life of – a senior postdoc

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Guest

Bananaroots is in her second postdoctoral position at a research institute in the UK, after completing her first postdoc at a major university in the Netherlands. She has a long-standing interest in plant diseases and a soft spot for bananas. … Continue reading →

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A day in the life – at a conference with an infant

Posted on June 27, 2016 by SweetScience

I’m at my second conference for the year, which is also my 5 month old baby’s second conference! Luckily my partner is in the same field and understands how this works, and we could all come together. Unfortunately though there … Continue reading →

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A day in life of “opt-out mom”

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Torschlusspanik

I am afraid this week’s post will have nothing to do with science.  It will be a post that you might read on a mom blog.  I have been dreading to post my version of  “A day in life of…” for … Continue reading →

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A Day in the Life of a High School Science Teacher

Posted on March 19, 2015 by notarealteachers

5:30 AM: First alarm goes off and I hit snooze, hoping to rest for 10 more minutes 5:32 AM: My little lady starts crying to get out of her crib. I try to pretend I’m asleep so my husband will … Continue reading →

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A Day in the Life of a Research Postdoc

Posted on February 23, 2015 by peírama

5:45am Alarm goes off; time for a run. Whoops, baby is hungry. I feed him, then get a late start on my run. 6:45am Home from my run. Time to shower, eat breakfast, get the kids ready and all three … Continue reading →

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A day in the life of a Research Scientist in Biotech

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Curiouser&Curiouser

When I was in academia I had no idea what “going to the dark side” and working in industry would be like, I mentioned some expectations in my previous blog post.  In some ways I did have to go through … Continue reading →

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A Day in the Life of a Teaching Postdoc

Posted on December 31, 2014 by SweetScience

Tuesday, December 30, 2014 7am – Alarm goes off Uuugh. This is early for me, made even worse by the fact that I’m still jet-lagged from holiday travel. But I’ve got a schedule to keep this morning so I drag … Continue reading →

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A day in the life of a forensic scientist

Posted on December 20, 2014 by StrongerThanFiction

4:15 am – alarm goes off. I don’t even think twice anymore about the choice of sleeping longer vs. getting up to swim this early in the morning. It is very apparent to me that when I swim in the … Continue reading →

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