Kate Sleeth Patterson, Ph.D.

YouTube video by EduKatedSTEM What Does it TAKE to Start a BUSINESS 5?

The final video in the series on starting a business is available. In this video, we'll answer some key questions about the realities of having a business: What are the pluses and minuses of having your own business? Would you do it again?

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Surprising new biography of Francis Crick unravels the story of DNA Francis Crick's biography is full of surprises as author Matthew Cobb reveals the life and work of the co-discoverer of DNA's structure, finds Michael Le Page

I highly recommend the biography of Francis Crick by @matthewcobb.bsky.social if you want to know more about the man behind the myth, or are just interested in the history of molecular biology 🧪

I thought I knew a little about Crick, but it turns out I didn't

www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

Thankyou MacKenzie Scott for showing how million and billionaires should act. Hoarding your wealth versus helping others. 100 years ago people gave generously to hospitals, libraries, universities etc to help their fellow humans rather than saving every penny!

If you are a University of California postdoc or project scientist currently working on an H1-B visa and have been impacted in some way by the $100,000 visa fee, check your email. Our union is a plaintiff and is looking or affected members to include in the lawsuit against it.

There are now far more places which have biotechnology hubs which aren't Boston and San Francisco so look for opportunities in other cities like LA, San Diego, Houston, Chicago, Seattle etc. Lauren Celano at #ABRCMS2025

Where do you find jobs to apply for? Lauren Celano at #ABRCMS2025

Lauren Celano has a podcast called "Propelling Careers" with Dr. Jim Gould from Harvard. They give amazing career advice so listen to it on Apple and Spotify! #ABRCMS2025

Life Sci VC is a blog you may want to follow for more information about the funding space. Lauren Celano at #ABRCMS2025

Fierce Biotech have a layoff tracker so you can be aware of how a company is doing. Lauren Celano at #ABRCMS2025

The priority review voucher encourages companies to research rate diseases. This voucher hasn't been renewed yet so this could seriously effect research in rare diseases.

Funding cuts have lead to uncertainty. Regulatory changes at the FDA also affects funders as companies timelines are unknown. Therefore they are less likely to invest which leads to less jobs. Lauren Celano at #ABRCMS2025

There are some areas of opportunity. Digital health, digital transformation, AI, AI medical devices, IT are all potential areas which are still hiring. Lauren Celano at #ABRCMS2025

Watching Lauren Celano talk about the state of jobs in industry. The state of industry is in flux which is due to issues with funding. Funders prefer to support 1 company with a large amount of capital versus 10 companies with less each. ##ABRCMS2025

AI ethics. What happens if you give permission to an AI platform to use your image but you don't revoke it before you die. They could theoretically keep using your image in any circumstance they want. Justin Shaifer #ABRCMS2025

"You cannot be what you cannot see." Let the next generation know about the cool things we are doing. Justin Shaifer ##ABRCMS2025

"Be an AI gigolo." Unexpected advice from Justin Shaifer during his AI keynote at #ABRCMS2025

What does the NPA do as programming? Join me at the annual conference in San Francisco March 12-14!

Key recommendations from the NPA.

The key strategic pillars of the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA).

It is always nice to support friends and colleagues! Watching @biologistbill.bsky.social , Dr. Caleb McKinney and Robin Sugiura present on doing a postdoc or not on behalf of the National Postdoctoral Association. This is always an important talk given each year at #ABRCMS2025.

Just gave my "A Practical Guide To Negotiation" at #ABRCMS2025. I asked my participants to practice negotiating for a hypothetical role. They did amazingly well and asked great questions. I'm looking forward to continuing the conversation at the mentoring tables.

I can relate. They are short episodes so I always think just one more!

As I am away at a conference I am enjoying my guilty pleasure - the forensic files! Let's see how many partners have killed their other half this time....

I'm all packed and ready to head to the airport early in the morning! I have only been to San Antonio once so I am looking forward to going again, plus seeing an old friend is an added bonus. I guess that means I am ready for #ABRCMS2025 . I hope to see some familiar faces and make new friends!

With less than a week before #ABRCMS2025 it is time to tailor my "A Practical Guide to Negotiation" presentation. Each time it is specific for the location and audience population. I hope to see you there!

YouTube video by EduKatedSTEM What Does it TAKE to Start a BUSINESS 4?

The fourth video in the series on starting a business has been released. We'll explore some key questions when considering to start a business: How do you set up the business legally? Do you need licenses or permits? Will you have a website and social media presence?

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James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.

A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.

Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."

Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
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I wrote some reflections this afternoon about how the discovery of the double helix changed the course of science. Gift link: nyti.ms/4qPS3y6

An Opera Explores the Story of Rosalind Franklin and the Discovery of DNA Betrayal, ambition and the double helix: turning Rosalind Franklin’s story and the discovery of the structure of DNA into an opera

It’s a story of ambition, rivalry and betrayal, including Franklin’s departure from King’s College London and the subsequent publication of the double helix model by Watson and Crick, which was built on insights from her work—yet for which she did not receive proper recognition.

Take a look at this Nature article. It digs deeply into who did what for the discovery of the structure of DNA.