Are you empowered or trapped by your biomedical research education? – Addicted to research (part 2 of 4)…(13/03/18)

Happy Tuesday everyone, the week before last I gave you my career story in brief and highlighted three areas where I had experienced feelings of being trapped in my role as an academic researcher. That marked the beginning of a series of posts that I’ll write about what compels people to stay in the academic … Read more

Are you empowered or trapped by your biomedical research education? (Part 1 of 4) (27/02/18)

My story 17 years ago I took a commercial graduate position as a quality control (QC) laboratory technician at a medical devices company. After only a few months, the job itself quickly became monotonous and to be frank, altogether downright tedious. This was due to the repetitive nature of the lab tests being conducted on … Read more

Welcome to Biomed Badass

Welcome to Biomed Badass a blog and discussion forum for biomedical researchers looking to expand their career horizons. Congratulations you’re a biomedical researcher – you’ve picked an awesome industry to train in. Much of the work is at the forefront of medical innovation, you get to work with highly motivated and talented colleagues, and all … Read more