Working in an academic research institution – pros & cons
Author :
Swarnava Roy, Ph.D.
First, let me give a very brief
introduction of my academic experience. I earned my PhD in Biochemistry at
Louisiana State University (LSU). As a PhD candidate at LSU, along with my
research project, I had to balance graduate course-work with teaching
undergraduate courses. Currently, I am working as a postdoc at the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. I have been exposed to both
worlds, the strict academic world at LSU and a more technical and professional
ambiance at NIH.