Balancing expertise and growth in a postdoc I am a new postdoc who switched research focus from hypertension to urology, and I would be happy to provide some insight into this topic. As a recent PhD graduate, you are an expert in a specific research niche, under a broader umbrella topic. For example, during my thesis …
On September 10, 2025, the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research at the University of Wisconsin – Madison hosted a one-day event for researchers and professionals working on health-related topics. The event provided a space to explore the evolving research landscape and offered practical tools to help participants navigate emerging challenges in the field. The …
Hello CAIRIBU community! For this issue of the CAIRIBU Trainee Newsletter, I’d like to take the opportunity to introduce a new and very welcomed member of the NIDDK Urology Program, Dr. William Stuart (Stu) Reynolds. Dr. Reynolds comes to the NIDDK with a wealth of clinical and research expertise. Here I’ve asked Dr. Reynolds to …
If there’s one thing I’ve come to appreciate over the course of my research career, it’s that success depends less on knowing all the answers and more on developing a core set of habits and skills—ones that help you frame better questions and build stronger teams to solve important problems. The four that have been …
