tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697775263496385011.post5294288742024050611..comments2023-08-18T03:15:05.539-07:00Comments on Microbiologist XX: Advice Wanted, Please Helpmicrobiologist xxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07578078880223116616noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697775263496385011.post-21583073169747875222010-10-12T09:40:55.991-07:002010-10-12T09:40:55.991-07:00I have known several folks do environmental micro ...I have known several folks do environmental micro as a second career once their kids were grown. one is place bound since her husband has a good job in the area, but she can potentially postdoc and do soft-money research for the long run. Another guy doesn't feel the need to stay where he's lived all his life and his wife is ready to move on too so he's likely to postdoc in another Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697775263496385011.post-56688016030972832282010-10-07T16:13:05.585-07:002010-10-07T16:13:05.585-07:00The best student on my undegrad genetics degree co...The best student on my undegrad genetics degree course (other than me, of course :) ) was a mature student in his early 50s. I forget exactly what he'd been doing before the switch, but I think it was something mechanical. He went on to do a PhD.Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697775263496385011.post-49594879496843941912010-10-07T10:48:48.466-07:002010-10-07T10:48:48.466-07:00Short answer - it's very doable. GPD is right,...Short answer - it's very doable. GPD is right, there's always bias, but it's not so much that you can't find ways to overcome it. Being aware is half the battle. <br /><br />MXX makes a good point, too, that you should do your homework early on and figure out what paths you might be interested in. Some require lots of moves; others may require more time/energy than you'd wantAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697775263496385011.post-47741632485179218532010-10-07T10:07:42.175-07:002010-10-07T10:07:42.175-07:00Yes. Absolutely. I went from an arts background ...Yes. Absolutely. I went from an arts background (with absolutely no science) into a genetics degree. <br /><br />I disagree that age doesn't matter, it does. Academia is full of age bias. For example, how many R01 universities would hire a fifty something into a tenure track assistant prof position. A perfect world would be free of bias. Recognizing that there is going to be a bias for unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05949487275042211766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697775263496385011.post-81709717657732535462010-10-07T07:29:52.853-07:002010-10-07T07:29:52.853-07:00"Is it possible for an over thirty something ..."Is it possible for an over thirty something grad student to catch up on the world of research?" <br /><br />YES! I know a couple who both started grad school after 30. They have done very well.Ambivalent Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908454781195782927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2697775263496385011.post-63585066027363039262010-10-06T19:43:35.344-07:002010-10-06T19:43:35.344-07:00Juniper shoemaker made the jump from anthropology ...Juniper shoemaker made the jump from anthropology to pharmacy. Another blogger (the long road to med school) made the switch from public health to clinical neuro research.ScientistMotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540317551396323613noreply@blogger.com