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Industry Success After Mastering Out

Name: Dean Lee (he/him) Left PhD with a Master’s: Neuroscience, Harvard University, 2018 Disclaimer: This individual did not fully...

Oct 293 min read

Venture Builder Helping People Adapt to Climate Change

Name: Walter Johnsen (he/him) PhD: Inorganic Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 2023 What was your main area of research? I studied...

Oct 112 min read

Associate Director of Business Development Says to Be Bold

Name: William (Chip) Beckwith (he/him) PhD: Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, Wesleyan University, 2000 What was your main area of...

Oct 102 min read

Biopharma Consultant Manages R&D Projects

Name: Ana Costa (she/her) PhD: Infection Biology, Humboldt University, 2018 What was your main area of research? I studied the...

Oct 102 min read

Scientist Enjoys the Environment of a Small Startup

Name: Shikha Sheth (she/her) PhD: Cancer Biology, Harvard University, 2022 What was your main area of research? During my PhD, I...

Oct 102 min read

Scientific Director Forges Industrial and Research Partnerships

Name: Aditi Bhattacharya (she/her) PhD: Molecular Neuroscience, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, 2009 What was your main area of...

Oct 12 min read

Chief of Staff Recommends Broadening Your View

Name: Orion Tong (he/him) PhD: Oncology, Oxford University, 2023 What was your main area of research? I did transcriptomic and...

Sep 242 min read

CEO at the Intersection of Tech & Environmental Stewardship

Name: Joseph Kao (he/him) PhD: Materials Science and Engineering, University of California - Berkeley, 2014 What was your main area of...

Sep 211 min read

Running a Venture Capital Fund During Graduate School

Name: Tyler Benster (he/him) PhD: Neurosciences, Stanford University, 2024 What was your main area of research? I built silent speech...

Sep 162 min read

Biotech After 25 Years in Academia

Name: Robin Lorenz (she/her) PhD: Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, MD/PhD 1990 What was your main area of...

Sep 133 min read

A Career Transition After 25 Years in Academia

Name: Chandrakanth Emani (Chandra) (he/him) PhD: Plant Molecular Genetics, Osmania University, India, 1997 What was your main area of...

Sep 131 min read

Head of Neuroscience Develops Protein Tools

Name: Rob Meijers (he/him) PhD: Chemistry, University of Amsterdam, 2001 What was your main area of research? I studied quantum...

Sep 101 min read

Scientist Leads Preclinical Projects to Develop Therapeutics

Name: Oday Abushalbaq (he/him) PhD: Molecular Neuroscience, Rutgers University, 2022 What was your main area of research? During my...

Sep 102 min read

Chief of Staff Helps Run a Biotech Company

Name: Akela Kuwahara (she/her) PhD: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, University of California - San Francisco, 2020 What was your...

Sep 92 min read

Scientist Has Access to Fun and Cool Lab Equipment

Name: ChiChi Xie (she/her) PhD: Neurosciences, Stanford University, 2022 What was your main area of research? During my PhD, I studied...

Sep 92 min read

Principal Scientist Runs a Lab Similar to a Career in Academia

Name: Teddy Yewdell (he/him) PhD: Biochemistry, Stanford University, 2015 What was your main area of research? I did my PhD with Aaron...

Sep 72 min read

Mathematical Engineer Enjoys the Startup Life

Name: Kaleigh Mentzer (she/her) PhD: Computational & Mathematical Engineering, Stanford University, 2023 What was your main area of...

Sep 73 min read

Senior Scientist Works on Cutting-Edge Technology

Name: Sam Kimmey (he/him) PhD: Developmental Biology, Stanford University, 2021 What was your main area of research? My research...

Sep 62 min read

Founder Emphasizes Perseverance & Determination

Name: Bonnie EJ Maven (she/her/they/them) PhD: Developmental & Stem Cell Biology, University of California - San Francisco, 2022 What...

Sep 53 min read

CSO Says There Is No Substitute for Experience

Name: Joe Arron (he/him) PhD: Immunology, Rockefeller University, 2002 (+MD from Cornell University, 2003) What was your main area of...

From PhD to Career Success

Explore how PhDs from a variety of different fields navigated the decision to leave academia.

Get inspiring career stories and helpful advice delivered straight to your inbox!

Explore how PhDs from a variety of different
fields navigated the decision to leave academia.