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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 13 min read

Soil Scientist Pursued Her Curiosity & Passion for Knowledge

Name: Wendy Peterman (she/her) PhD: Forest Engineering, Oregon State University, 2014 What was your main area of research? I studied...

Oct 12 min read

Data Scientist Encourages Coding Skills

Name: Lauren Carter (she/her) PhD: Geography and Environmental Science, University of South Florida, 2023 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 272 min read

From Sociology & Criminology PhD to Senior Data Analyst

Name: Story Edison (she/her) PhD: Sociology & Criminology, The Ohio State University, 2023 What was your main area of research? I...

Sep 273 min read

Science Writer Loves the Intellectual Stimulation

Name: Kristel Tjandra (she/her) PhD: Chemistry, University of New South Wales, 2018 What was your main area of research? My PhD area of...

Sep 273 min read

CEO Helping Women Get the Best Out of Academia

Name: Jen Harrison (she/her) PhD: English (Children’s) Literature, Aberystwyth University, 2009 What was your main area of research? My...

Sep 244 min read

Writer Discusses the Internal Struggle of Leaving Academia

Name: Calyn Maske (she/her) PhD: Neuroscience, Florida State University, 2020 What was your main area of research? I studied the...

Sep 243 min read

Technical Writer Encourages You to Picture Your Dream Job

Name: Cyrielle Tonneau (she/her) PhD: Biosciences (microbiology/human genetics), University of Exeter, 2019 What was your main area of...

Sep 242 min read

Civil Servant for the Government of India Impacts Policy

Name: Dhananjay Singh (he/him) PhD: Business Administration (Sustainable Supply Chain Management), Indian Institute of Technology...

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 212 min read

Consultant Shares Three Things to Think About for Interviews

Name: Kate Greeson (she/her) PhD: Environmental Health, University of Georgia, 2022 What was your main area of research? I researched...

Sep 211 min read

SEO Strategist Says Passion Does Not Pay the Bills

Name: Ryan Collins (he/him) PhD: Media Arts and Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington, 2021 What was your main area of research? I...

Sep 213 min read

Principal and Owner Says to Do What You Love

Name: Carolyn Anderson (she/her) PhD: Organic Chemistry, University of California - Irvine, 2003 What was your main area of research? I...

Sep 213 min read

AI Researcher Loves Working With Messy Data

Name: Victor Murcia (he/him) PhD: Materials Science and Engineering, Washington State University, 2022 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 212 min read

Chemist Now Works as a Scientific Concierge

Name: Jennifer Luke (she/her) PhD: Surface Chemistry, Duquesne University, 2022 What was your main area of research? I worked on...

Sep 162 min read

Consultant Loves the Fast-Paced Environment

Name: Robert Cortes (he/him) PhD: Cognitive Neuroscience, Georgetown University, 2023 What was your main area of research? I studied...

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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.