Congratulations to Myungjun (MJ) Ko for receiving a Cancer Nanotech pre-doctoral fellowship! Here he is with his co-mentors: Rajini Rao and Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa after a group meeting.
Farewell and Good Luck to postdoc Kalyan Kondapalli as begins his new career as Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of Michigan, Dearborn!
Congratulations to former Rao Lab alumnus Christopher Brett for his recent promotion to Associate Professor of Biology with tenure at Concordia University in Montreal! Chris is also Canada Research Chair at Concordia and Adjunct Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology at McGill University.
Our Glioblastoma story in the News: What autism can teach us about brain cancer.
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/media/releases/what_autism_can_teach_us_about_brain_cancer
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“This is a great example of the unexpected good that can come from going wherever the science takes us.”- R. Rao
Rajini Rao is featured on UCL Careers Blog: A professor’s take on academic careers.
http://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/ucl-researchers/2015/06/05/a-professors-take-on-academic-careers/
Excerpt: What tips would you give our PhD students and early-career researchers trying to forge an academic career?
I would advice them to build a strong support network of family, friends and colleagues, and to seek role models and mentors. They will need to have the confidence to keep a high bar of achievement, and the strength to accept challenges and make hard choices. It’s just as important to work “smart” as it is to work hard, so they should choose their battles wisely. Remember that an academic career is a marathon and not a sprint!
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