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New blogger: Monica Persson

New blogger: Monica Persson on Patient and Public involvement, careers within patient organisations, and moving to Sweden

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Meet the bloggers

15 March, 2021

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Classics in biology

In this new snippet series, I am going to talk classics. Classics in biology.

Posted by Kelvin Kwok

Popular science

12 March, 2021

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Happy International Women’s Day 🌹

Happy International Women’s Day Everyone <3 I truly hope in some years we may not need a particular day to fight for our rights. That will mean, we live in […]

Posted by anaosoriooliveira

Cultural & Social Activities

8 March, 2021

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Meet new blogger: Tatiana

This being my first blog entry, it must almost by definition be an introductory post. Major aim: by the end of it you should be able to describe me in […]

Posted by tatalv

Meet the bloggers

8 March, 2021

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Live up to your principles, even if it means shooting yourself in the foot (or not)

Sometimes, I’m a reviewer. As a researcher-in-training, I’ve learned about the flaws of the peer-reviewed-publication-impact-factor system almost at the same time I’ve learned of its existence. Submission and reviewing process […]

Posted by marieaechancel

Academic career tools & tips

5 March, 2021

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“It’s simply time to say No!” to abusive behavior and toxic interactions

How many of us have either suffered or know someone that has dealt with abusive behavior and toxic interactions in their working place?We all know someone, right? Recently, this article […]

Posted by anaosoriooliveira

Research and work culture

4 March, 2021

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Meet new blogger: Marie Chancel

I love to spend a lot of time on things that are going nowhere and produce nothing useful

Posted by marieaechancel

Meet the bloggers

1 March, 2021

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Managing expectations

Are you pushing through sore muscles or an injury? Do you need to push harder to gain endurance, or give your ligaments a break? Are you building up muscle or just grinding your joints at this point?

Posted by Paula Valente-Silva

Culture

5 February, 2021

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Is the industry really a “dark side”?

Interview with Parisa Rabiei Far A Bright Christmas #21 Recently I had one of the most inspiring and interesting conversations related to the immortal topic “academia versus industry”. My good […]

Posted by Oksana Goroshchuk

Internships outside academia

21 December, 2020

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Positive Experience at Oriflame

Exploring Research at a Cosmetics Company Following my curiosity on how much my friends and colleagues at KI enjoy their industry internships promoted by Career Service, today I bring you […]

Posted by anaosoriooliveira

Internships outside academia

11 December, 2020

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Reflections from an Internship at Cartana – 10x Genomics

Ana : How was your experience in general during this internship? Giuseppe: I am very happy about the internship and I think it is a useful experience for all PhD and […]

Posted by anaosoriooliveira

Internships outside academia

30 November, 2020

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“I solve interesting puzzles every day” – Career path of Anil Sharma

Name: Anil SharmaDid PhD at: University of Western Australia, AustraliaPosition at time of interviewing: Data Scientist, H&M, SwedenPosition at time of publishing on blog: Data Science Manager, Klarna, SwedenInterviewed and written by: Moa Stenudd, […]

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Career portraits of KI alumni

4 November, 2020

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“What kind of company should we be and do we all agree on that?” – Interview with Tomás McKenna (part 2)

Blog Post + Podcast Episode – Part 2 Last week I published the first part of my conversation with Tomás McKenna recorded in December 2019. Tomás is a former post-doc […]

Posted by Ana Amaral

Career portraits of KI alumni

30 October, 2020

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“You need to have this crazy idea that you believe enough to put your whole career on it” – Interview with Tomás McKenna

Interview with Tomás McKenna, former KI post-doc, who left academia to create his own company.

Posted by Ana Amaral

Career portraits of KI alumni

23 October, 2020

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“I have the right and the opportunity to be a generalist” – Career path of Matti Nikkola

I meet Matti Nikkola in his office at Biomedicum, where he works as Head of Education at the department of Cell and Molecular Biology at Karolinska Institutet. Matti’s office is full of things that he enjoys, and things he’s proud of. A robot dog, beautiful glass statues, and a vast collection of newspaper articles. I comment that it’s tidy despite all the objects. “With my job, you have to stay organized”, he explains.

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Career portraits of KI alumni

21 October, 2020

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Curiosity: Bridging the gap between academia and industry – Career path of Ia Khmaladze

Name: Ia KhmaladzeDid PhD at: Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, SwedenCurrent position: Principal Skin Health Scientist, Oriflame Cosmetics AB, SwedenInterviewed and written by: Resti Rudjito Ia Khmaladze, […]

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Career portraits of KI alumni

14 October, 2020

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“Be proactive and have a good mentor” – Career path of Carolina Hagberg

Carolina Hagberg is Assistant Professor at the Cardiovascular Medicine Unit at Karolinska Institutet (KI). She has recently established her own research group (Hagberg Lab) that studies the mechanisms involved in adipocyte nutrient uptake and energy metabolism in the healthy and obese state.

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Career portraits of KI alumni

3 September, 2020

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“Be brave to ask” – Career path of Vicente Martínez Redondo

Vicente Martínez Redondo is Research Scientist at Cepheid AB since 2018, while he completed his postdoctoral studies at KI before starting the current position.

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Career portraits of KI alumni

19 August, 2020

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“Teaching is a beautiful way to give back to society” – Career path of Matthew Kirkham

Matthew Kirkham was the first person that gave me a teaching assignment as part of my PhD training. I hold him largely responsible for making me feel so passionate about teaching, so this was a great chance for me to share his story and his role as an educator at Karolinska Institutet.

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Career portraits of KI alumni

5 August, 2020

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“Freedom comes with responsibility” – Career path of Qiaolin Deng

It’s a gloomy February afternoon when I head towards Biomedicum cafeteria to meet Qiaolin Deng. As much as I feel tired with the short days and lack of sunshine I am soon to be positively charged with the energy that beams from my interviewee. Qiaolin greets me with a warm smile and sparkling eyes. It’s a very exciting time in her career.

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Career portraits of KI alumni

22 July, 2020

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Researcher blogs

An inside perspective on being a researcher

New blogger: Monica Persson

Classics in biology

Meet new blogger: Tatiana

Live up to your principles, even if it means shooting yourself in the foot (or not)

“It’s simply time to say No!” to abusive behavior and toxic interactions

Meet new blogger: Marie Chancel

Managing expectations

Is the industry really a “dark side”?

Positive Experience at Oriflame

Reflections from an Internship at Cartana – 10x Genomics

“I solve interesting puzzles every day” – Career path of Anil Sharma

“What kind of company should we be and do we all agree on that?” – Interview with Tomás McKenna (part 2)

“You need to have this crazy idea that you believe enough to put your whole career on it” – Interview with Tomás McKenna

“I have the right and the opportunity to be a generalist” – Career path of Matti Nikkola

Curiosity: Bridging the gap between academia and industry – Career path of Ia Khmaladze

“Be proactive and have a good mentor” – Career path of Carolina Hagberg

“Be brave to ask” – Career path of Vicente Martínez Redondo

“Teaching is a beautiful way to give back to society” – Career path of Matthew Kirkham

“Freedom comes with responsibility” – Career path of Qiaolin Deng

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