On August 25th, 2021
9.30 am EST
Exploring different career paths for lifescience graduates with international
female speakers
presented by the Department of MolecularGenetics in collaboration with the Faculty ofMedicine and International Students' Council
With Gowri M Balachander, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Yong Loo Lin School of
Medicine, National University of Singapore,
Kent Ridge, Singapore
Through the eyes of international female speakers
MoGen International Students' Liason presents
About Gowri
Dr Gowri M Balachander is a trained scientist,mentor and advocate for student leadership inSTEM. She currently works as a post doctoralfellow at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School ofMedicine. She holds a MS in engineering fromthe Indian Institute of Science, where she wenton to complete a PhD in Tissue Engineering forBreast Cancer. She holds extensive experiencein successfully completing scientific projects aswell as mentoring students.
My own experiences as a scientist and the differences inacademia during a PhD vs postdoc
Key tool for finding effective post doc positions
Different paths available for PhD students looking to transition toacademia about how to find post doc positions
Career tips on what to look for in a potential lab for their postdoc
What are the pros and cons of life as a post doc and how it helpsthe broader career goal
Career session
Talk: What it means to be a woman scientist after yourgrad school is over
In this talk, I will share -