In industry, I had experience with method validation and verification as part of the work I did on our machines. The main differences between the two is mainly how validation involves ensuring that the product meets our customers’ or laboratory’s…   Read more»

Having worked at a non-profit tissue bank in research and development, I found it quite shocking that the business model was more profit focused than I expected. The tissue bank I had worked for sold its products to other hospitals…   Read more»

Since I have been in school continuously and went straight into my PhD I don’t have the most insight in choosing the right first job, but I do have experience at both small and big companies in terms of internships…   Read more»

One of the key ways to ensure manufacturing safety is by having a clean and organized workspace. This helps locate the necessary materials easily and prevents the loose or misplaced items that could cause injuries. Regular machinery inspections are also…   Read more»

While document control will be more manageable for the QA and R&D departments if documents are completed without errors, missing information, or false data. Balancing research and documentation simultaneously is one of the most challenging aspects of the job, since…   Read more»

I see that Quality is very crucial in todays market where it is a key differentiator for various products and services. Both QA and QC are essential for businesses to meet customer expectations. QA focuses on proactive measures in the…   Read more»

Animal diversity is important and definitely played a big role in  my previous research doing biofabrication for Vocal Fold Fibrosis models, in the decision making process for what animals we wanted to use there was a lot of previous work…   Read more»

Biomaterial selection is big in my line of work. This can play a big role into what fabrication method is  used for creation of our various models and mechanical characterization of these samples are a very big issue, especially in…   Read more»

While I understand the moral issues behind animal studies, at the current moment our technology is not fit for doing only in-vitro work to get through pre-clinical studies. As someone who is working in biofabrication right now, it is the…   Read more»

Project management in my opinion is more about managing a project but about managing people and their workflows to get something done. A good project manager must be flexible to change, creative, and easy to work with. There are a…   Read more»

In my opinion, teamwork is a very important aspect of getting a project done, but despite that not always will you be placed in an ideal team, I believe part of being a project manager means also understanding how people…   Read more»

I’m not a project manager but when I was still doing internship I had interned at a place that made me do some hardware project management at a start up. Most of the work I was doing was focused on…   Read more»

Starting off, I’m willing to admit I am a lot more biased towards industry. I have had many working experiences in industry and the style of workflow matches to what I want out of MY career. That being said, I…   Read more»

So me personally, during undergrad whenever I would search for jobs or internships I would always see GPA requirements associated with the position and as an okay student there would be time that my grades would not always match up…   Read more»

As a first year PhD with about 2 years of industry experience I have been witness to the paper ceiling in industry. All my colleagues are in senior roles and all have PhD’s. I have seen people who have been…   Read more»