TCIM has been back and rolling. It's been nice to slowly get back into things. For a quick moment of honesty, its hard finding the balance between what I think of and actually put out. Navigating through this motivated the theme for October. October also marks Black History month in the UK. For this month I am supporting an event by WEnite aimed at highlighting Black Founders in STEM. Its really for ALL: students, professionals and parents. You can register here.
In Career profile news. There have been two lovely profiles published. One profile on the not so linear journey from Biomedical science to Law to freelance science writing. It was also the month I brought back Career Spotlights. This month we explored the journey of Lori Palen as a social scientist, mother and business owner.
The theme for this month is showing up for yourself and leaning into the things you promise yourself. Showing up, not for the outside world but to look back and be proud, this is as tiny as just being kinder to yourself or as massive as completing that excessively long mental checklist we all have. I look forward to sciencing with you soon ! Adama x Theme for October: Showing Up For Yourself |
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| | I really enjoyed my role in the field of law, but it didn’t seem to be making the impact I was hoping for. While I was working in law, I found some lumps on my breast (it took me forever to get them checked -- all turned out okay). I wrote more about this experience here. While working in law, I also periodically came across clients that had limited health literacy and had trouble understanding the harmful effects of smoking, or how to manage their blood sugar, for example. Together, these experiences showed me that there was a real requirement to create accessible and impactful health content to get people to understand health and medicine, and more particularly, take preventive measures to protect from certain health conditions. | | |
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| | - What advice would you give on dealing with rejection and perseverance?
I love this question! In this age of seeing everyone’s highlight reels on social media, we need to be talking more about rejection and failure. In graduate school alone, I was rejected for the first conference I ever applied to, multiple journal manuscripts, my first two dissertation proposals, my NIH dissertation grant proposal, my first predoctoral fellowship proposal, and all but two jobs I applied to. I also got rejected by (counting on my fingers) at least half a dozen guys.And there are some times when rejection really hurts...when it’s something that you expected to get, when it’s something you really wanted to have, when it’s something that everyone you know got. But, rejection is the price we pay for taking chances.There are a few things that help me cope with rejection. Taking some time to sulk about it. (Things usually look better with some time and distance.) Using the rejection as motivation to kick ass at the next thing I try. Filling my life with people and things I love, so that post-rejection life is still pretty great. But, I’ve never stopped taking chances, even if I have to assess whether I should try for something different next time.. | | |
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My first mini project has sparked an idea of keeping the conversation going regarding science and the realities navigating the space and holding it accountable. This space is for all things science, good, bad and everything inbetween. |
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#Scicomm SeptemberIt's #ScicommSeptember so a newsletter was needed ! Scicomm: Science Communication is all about communicating science to people. Science isn't done to stay in a lab. It is done to better health outcomes in the case of my field or push further advancements. The end user for all these things are all humans. |
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The African Genome Project - Why is it important ?Lets take you on a journey as I rekindle my love for genetics, genomics and everything in between. This post explores what the human genome is, why it is important and why the African genome project is massive for science and medical research. DNA: Letter code of instructions. |
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TCIM is a documentation of scientific journeys, but that doesn't mean the advice given is only applicable to the scientific journey. I am still learning and growing in my journey. Here you'll find articles from the website or recommended reads. |
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Information, Goals, Decisions l TCIM Career planIn this post, I go through the three points of "The Career Plan" checklist - they somewhat relate so it didn't make sense to split them up. A bit of a longer read but there are natural pauses and you can always come back! |
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Should I do more or less - TCIM Career PlanShould I do more or less? We live in "secure the bag" "Invest" " side hustle" culture... so where do we draw the line and accept we are only one human ! It's human nature or maybe capitalism's fault for ingraining the routine use of comparison. |
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This month the theme was communication. Here are recommendations based on content I really enjoyed this month. |
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Getting Started In SciComm: Insights From 10+ Professionals - The Shared MicroscopeScience communication, or SciComm, has received much recognition since the COVID-19 pandemic. With scientists and science communicators racing to reach more diverse audiences, the question about how to get started in science communication still has few answers. Below, we highlight insights from 10 professionals in the field of science communication. |
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