Since 2010, the CIRM Bridges Program has provided paid stem cell research internships to students at California colleges and universities that don’t have major stem cell research programs. In order to keep in touch with these interns, The Stem Cellar has an ongoing CIRM Scholars blog series, inviting alumni from our training programs to reflect … Continue reading Crossing the Grad School Bridge of Self and Scientific Discovery
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Women in Bio on The Influential Paths of Great Visionary Leaders
Powerful women made powerful statements last week at the Women in Bio (WIB) Plenary Event during the 2016 BIO International Convention. A panel of influential women leaders discussed difficult yet critical topics, such as how to brand yourself as a woman in a male-dominated industry, the importance of side hustles, and how to close the … Continue reading Women in Bio on The Influential Paths of Great Visionary Leaders
Discovery Days; bringing new life to the life sciences
Here are three words you don’t often see strung together: free, science, extravaganza. Yet that’s how Saturday’s Discovery Days at AT&T Park in San Francisco (home of the newly crowned baseball world champion Giants) is being described. The event truly is a celebration of science. It features more than 150 exhibits on everything from stem … Continue reading Discovery Days; bringing new life to the life sciences