Interesting Features from February 2018

Dear PWN Members,

Here are some interesting articles we came across for the week:

1. Surviving as a Minority Scientist in a Majority World:

 http://neuronline.sfn.org/articles/diversity/2018/surviving-as-a-minority-scientist-in-a-majority-world

2. How One Scientist Broke Through the 'Brick Wall' for Women in Chemistry:

 http://time.com/5112360/gertrude-elion-100/

3. Here are tips on how to build your network after attending a conference: 5 Things To Do After Attending an Event: 

https://www.lynncareercoach.com/blog/2017/1/17/5-things-to-do-after-attending-a-conference

And Some Professional Opportunities:

1. Postdoc Position in Neurobiology, Paris:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UfVAYYC-pBfcgNIVwKgTKCqpxZdnh3FY/view?usp=sharing

2. Memory Modulation Lab at Boston College is hiring a new research assistant/lab manager to begin this summer: http://www.thememolab.org/news/2018/02/14/lab-manager-ad/

3. Postdoc Position in Gordon Lab at UW: To work on a project using transition metal ion FRET to measure conformational dynamics in TRP channels. Training in ncAA, fluorescence spectroscopy, advanced imaging, allostery, thermodynamics. Email if interested: seg@uw.edu

http://faculty.washington.edu/seg/#

Best,

Ghazaleh, Courtney, Yas, and Yangmio