More to science: working as a Clinical Scientist

What is your scientific background? I earned my Ph.D., with a teaching designation, in Immunology from the University of Alberta, Canada. I then conducted my postdoctoral research at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis and NYU School of Medicine where I studied T cell motility and immunological synapse formation. During my training, I was fortunate to author numerous articles and also receive independent funding for my Ph.D. studies and postdoctoral fellowship, including a seed grant from the National Psoriasis Foundation. How did you transition from the lab to your current job? During my Ph.D., I completed work and certifications to obtain a teaching designation. Following on that interest in education, and while doing my postdoctoral research, I started the ‘Future Science Educators’ at NYU with a few colleagues, an initiative to help early career scientists teach science more effectively. This group really taught me what an amazing amount of good energy comes from working as a focused group. While doing my post-doc, I was privileged to work on a large multi-national NIH Center grant, where I learned the power and excitement of working in a multi-lab/multi-national team to answer important scientific questions. Earlier in my career, I also led a large team for several years in the forestry industry. These combined experiences in team approaches to science, team leadership, strategy and operations gave me the experience and drive to start my professional...
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