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27/03/2024

From postdoc to leader: chronicles of independence

Dr Ivan Gallotta, senior postdoc in the David lab, describes his experience of the Pathway to Independence programme and gives some tips for postdocs looking to make the transition to principal investigator.

careers | postdoc | training | leadership

By Ivan Gallotta

13/03/2024

Into industry and back again, how I navigated the next steps after my PhD

Adam Bendall, postdoctoral researcher, reflects on his career so far.

phd student | postdoc | careers | epigenetics | industry

By Adam Bendall

22/09/2022

Why postdocs are “the Swiss army knife of biomedical research”

postdoc | research | people | workplace culture

By Louisa Wood

15/04/2022

Can we reverse ageing and make our cells young again?

An ageing population poses a major challenge to our society as this also increases the risk of many diseases such as heart disease, neurodegeneration, and cancer. If we could reverse ageing, that could have a huge impact on preventing age-related diseases and increasing our healthy lifespan. But is reversing ageing even possible? Here post-doc Diljeet Gill shares some of his latest work that is taking us one step closer to achieving this goal.

18/03/2022

‘We need to talk’: how and why cells communicate and what happens when things go wrong

In this post, we are going to take you through the types of cell signalling, the importance of this communication and what can happen when things go wrong.

By Alumni Blogger

10/03/2022

A day in the life of a postdoctoral researcher

For National Careers Week, we have asked some colleagues to share more about their careers. In this post, one of our talented postdocs Katie shares more about what a typical day in the life looks like for her.

By Katie Mulholland

03/11/2021

Primed to go: how do stem cells plan for the future?

Postdoc Chris Todd shares insights into some of the research of the Reik lab.