Cuvette journal club
29/08/23
The Good, the bad and the ugly of a short academic career
Who am I?
Associate Director
Creator, exec producer & host
Founder & community manager
Scientist
Science communicator/writer
Science me
BSc Biomedical Science 2010-2013
Mres Immunobiology 2014-2015
PhD 2015-2019
Macrophage heterogeneity in Drosophila melanogaster
IL-1α in arthrofibrosis pathogenesis
Post-doc 2019-2020
CD8 T cell responses (transcriptional, proteomic and epigenetic) to hypoxia
Post-doc research associate
(Hughes Hall)
Ncl
Shf
Cam
Cam
Ldn
Post-doc 2020-2023
Neutrophil trafficking to IRI and neutrophil-T-cell interactions
ASAPbio 2023-
Interleukins, prostaglandins and lots of RNA
First “real” research project
Uncovering heterogeneity in Drosophila macrophages reveals subpopulations with enhanced inflammatory responses to injury
A several nations army
Hypoxia in T cells & a suffocating, toxic environment
The no-good, bad and the ugly
Started March 2019
PhD student Oct 2019
PhD student quit Feb 2020
Complaint Feb/March 2020
I quit August 2020
Essential, missing and difficult
Community
In response to the difficulties I witnessed and experienced I founded a community for postdocs
Inspired by Prachee Avasthi & new PI slack
>400 members BUT….. Many lessons learned during this
Neutrophil-T cell interactions during ischemia reperfusion injury
Cross-talk & testicles
Preprints, metascience and a new path
A pandemic & a change
Time for a career change!
Openness & a push
£5000
~£500,000
BSc Biomedical Science 2010-2013
Mres Immunobiology 2014-2015
PhD 2015-2019
Macrophage heterogeneity in Drosophila melanogaster
IL-1α in arthrofibrosis pathogenesis
Post-doc 2019-2020
CD8 T cell responses (transcriptional, proteomic and epigenetic) to hypoxia
Post-doc research associate
(Hughes Hall)
Post-doc 2020-2023
Neutrophil trafficking to IRI and neutrophil-T-cell interactions
ASAPbio 2023-
Diverging paths
Academia
Preprints, research culture, ???
Me & preprints
2019
2020
2021
Preprints
Currently
Still a scientist but now I get paid appropriately, don’t deal with the downsides and have spare time/hobbies again!