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Myths, Musings, and History

Myths, Musings, and History. Eve Marder Brandeis University. My thanks to my lab, present and past:. Cyrus Billimoria John Birmingham Dirk Bucher Mike Casey Andy Christie Nelson Cruz Judith Eisen J-M. Goaillard Jorge Golowasch Scott Hooper J.C. Jorge-Rivera Tom Kepler

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Myths, Musings, and History

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  1. Myths, Musings, and History Eve Marder Brandeis University

  2. My thanks to my lab, present and past: Cyrus Billimoria John Birmingham Dirk Bucher Mike Casey Andy Christie Nelson Cruz Judith Eisen J-M. Goaillard Jorge Golowasch Scott Hooper J.C. Jorge-Rivera Tom Kepler Valerie Kilman Erwan LeDoux Gwen LeMasson Lingjun Li Chris Lingle Jason Luther Yair Manor Pierre Meyrand Bill Miller Larry Mortin Farzan Nadim Mike Nusbaum Astrid Prinz Stefan Pulver Kat Richards Alice Robie Dave Schulz Andy Sharp David Simon Petra Skiebe Frances Skinner Cristina Soto-Trevino Andy Swensen Vatsala Thirumalai Kurt Thoroughman Gina Turrigiano Jim Weimann Michelle Withers Pablo Achard Hilary Bierman Ted Brookings Memet Fisek Gabrielle Gutierrez Rachel Grashow Patricia Lopresti Kris Rehm Theresa Szabo Lamont Tang Adam Taylor Anne-Elise Tobin

  3. 1956 • My father said, “Don’t worry about getting married, get your Ph.D. first”.

  4. 1963 • Photosynthesis, respiration, neurons and the mind

  5. 1967 Autism, dueling scars and neuroscience

  6. 1969 • UCSD: 13 women in a class of 30….

  7. Myth 1 • The postdoc years are the best of your scientific career.

  8. Myth 2 • You will never get a job if you do a postdoc abroad

  9. Myth 3 If you want to get a job you have to work for a famous person in a big lab

  10. Myth #4 • Being successful in science requires giving up “having a normal life” more than being successful in other careers.

  11. The trap of trying to please THEM • THEIR demands are infinite

  12. Picking a scientific problem • The advantages and disadvantages of working on a “consensus” problem

  13. Picking a scientific problem continued Follow your heart…science is too hard to do unless you are really excited by what you are doing.

  14. Make your own mistakes • Your own mistakes will teach you, THEIR mistakes are the fastest route to disillusionment, and to “bitter and twisted”.

  15. Worms, flies, crabs, lobsters, rats, eels, and monkeys know the answers. Listen to what they are telling You.

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