Some time ago I was talking with another PI about a current paper. It builds on some old work I started as a postdoc. I'm pretty satisfied how it has…
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FOIA for fun and profit
bashir September 5, 2017 Uncategorized
"I'm not saying you should do it, but I understand" Recently folks were all a twitter about a BuzzFeed article on science grants being FOIA'd. This isn't a new new…
How to roll 20s
bashir October 7, 2016 Uncategorized
Some advice for new professors I've always heard is to not really say anything during faculty meeting the first few years. This may seem a bit constraining but I think…
Pivoting
bashir October 7, 2016 Uncategorized
I've probably told this story before. It's favorite of mine because it's not at all true. But captures a particular thing very well. At one of my usual conferences I…
A day of PI year 2
bashir September 18, 2015 Uncategorized
6:45am. Wake up. 6:45-8:15. Chaos in the form of two small children. Coffee helps. 9AM: Arrive on campus. Grab coffee because I left my mug at home. 9-11: Prime time.…
Fear Not a Reviewer
bashir August 19, 2015 Uncategorized
Listen.. people be askin me all the time, "Yo Mos, what's gettin ready to happen with Science?" (Where do you think Science is going?) I tell em, "You know what's…
Apply!
bashir June 30, 2015 Uncategorized
Grants, fellowships or whatever seem to fit into three categories. I could totally get that. Maybe it's a small award. Maybe it's right in your particular area of research. Maybe…
Doing work for the National Academy of Sciences
bashir April 30, 2015 Uncategorized
There was a brief discussion on twitter about the demographics of members of the National Academy of Sciences. The NAS itself (or at least some intern) chimed in to note…
Some Input for NIH
bashir February 9, 2015 Uncategorized
The current wave on the science-Internets is all about a not-a-proposal-yet from NIH for what is current being called an Emeritus Award. I confess I don't entirely understand the logic…
Year 1 update
bashir October 31, 2014 Uncategorized
An update from year 1 in a tenure track position. Everything they say is true. Take that as a re-recommendation to read the various blogs of junior professors if you…