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An inside perspective on being a researcher

No, it’s not in your head!

People living with Fibromyalgia (FM) deal with a mysterious condition. FM causes widespread, long-lasting pain without any obvious injury, and due to its high prevalence in the general population, it is considered one of the most common debilitating diseases worldwide. Patients commonly suffer from depression, anxiety and sleepless nights. Unfortunately, current treatments are not very effective, and there is no known cure. For this reason, it is urgent to find new therapies that can provide relief for these patients. This thesis has challenged the old views of FM and contributed to its understanding, opening new possibilities for the development of treatments for this challenging disease.

Posted by Joana Menezes

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Navigating the Half-time Seminar: My Experience and Tips

The half-time seminar is a significant milestone in a PhD journey at KI. It’s not an exam, but rather an opportunity to get valuable feedback, reflect on your progress, and refine your research plan for the remaining half of your doctoral studies. Here, I’d like to share my experience and some tips that helped me along the way, which I hope will be useful for other PhD students preparing for their half-time.

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Researchers are leaving academia. How can academia improve? (Part 1 of 3)

Imagine a talented, enthusiastic postdoctoral life sciences researcher who pushes themselves in their career. They are driven to become the best in their field and to make real scientific progress. They are the all-round exceptional scientist, a good mentor, project manager, has an encyclopaedic knowledge of a field, laser sharp interpretation, mature, and drives their field forward. They love research and want to get a permanent position doing what they love in an academic environment. Despite this, they will leave academic research due to multiple, complex, and interconnected reasons. Let’s explore this in this blog post.

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Climbing the Science Wall

The freedom of being his own boss and managing his own time attracted Carl Johan Hagströmer to continue his research career and pursue a postdoc at Karolinska Institutet. Most importantly he enjoys working with his research group. “Finding a team that you genuinely like is crucial. You can always learn to appreciate a specific project.”

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