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TLP #19 : “Should I stay or should I go?” - Jenny Rohn
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In this episode, we talk with the multi-talented Jenny Rohn about her journey zig-zagging from academia to a biotech-startup, to science publishing and then back into academia.
- She tells us about her unconventional path and how she decided to go to a start-up and then come back to academic research
- She made long, agonizing lists about pros and cons of leaving or staying in academia
- This period of indecision led her to start writing novels
- Jenny admits that it was not easy to get back on to an academic path
- She warns people against giving negative advise and she always tries to be honest, but positive feedback
- Jenny says that In the ‘old days’ there used to be a myth that there was only one way to do science. She says that somewhere in the ‘90s there was a shift but it took a while for the old-guard to notice.
- “Do not ever turn away from an opportunity to network. You need to get out and talk to people”
- She tells us how she came up with the idea of ‘lab-lit’ and recommends some of her favourites
- “If you want to be a writer… you need to write a lot and read a lot”
- Jenny shares her thoughts about the place of narrative in scientific writing
She mentioned these labs, resources and lab-lit authors
- University College London (UCL) : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/
- The Lab Lit website : http://lablit.com/
- Science is Vital : https://scienceisvital.org.uk/
- Jenny’s blog ‘Mind The Gap’ : https://occamstypewriter.org/mindthegap/
- White Coats At Dawn on the Cosmic Shambles network : https://cosmicshambles.com/words/blogs/jennyrohn
- Her first novel ‘Experimental Heart’ : https://jennyrohn.com/exheart
- Her second novel ‘The Honest Look’ : https://jennyrohn.com/honestlook
- Her third novel ‘Cat Zero’ : https://jennyrohn.com/catzero
- Barbara Kingsolver : http://barbarakingsolver.net/books/
- Carl Djerassi : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Djerassi
- Allegra Goodman : https://allegragoodman.com/
- John William Waterhouse : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Waterhouse
To find out more about Jenny visit her website or follow her on Twitter
- https://jennyrohn.com/
- https://twitter.com/jennyrohn
- Orcid : https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8766-6056
- https://www.instagra
To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan :
- Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre
- LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/
- Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique
- LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
More about the soundtrack :
Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler https://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/
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Manage episode 353305071 series 2856852
Did you like the episode? Text us a message!
In this episode, we talk with the multi-talented Jenny Rohn about her journey zig-zagging from academia to a biotech-startup, to science publishing and then back into academia.
- She tells us about her unconventional path and how she decided to go to a start-up and then come back to academic research
- She made long, agonizing lists about pros and cons of leaving or staying in academia
- This period of indecision led her to start writing novels
- Jenny admits that it was not easy to get back on to an academic path
- She warns people against giving negative advise and she always tries to be honest, but positive feedback
- Jenny says that In the ‘old days’ there used to be a myth that there was only one way to do science. She says that somewhere in the ‘90s there was a shift but it took a while for the old-guard to notice.
- “Do not ever turn away from an opportunity to network. You need to get out and talk to people”
- She tells us how she came up with the idea of ‘lab-lit’ and recommends some of her favourites
- “If you want to be a writer… you need to write a lot and read a lot”
- Jenny shares her thoughts about the place of narrative in scientific writing
She mentioned these labs, resources and lab-lit authors
- University College London (UCL) : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/
- The Lab Lit website : http://lablit.com/
- Science is Vital : https://scienceisvital.org.uk/
- Jenny’s blog ‘Mind The Gap’ : https://occamstypewriter.org/mindthegap/
- White Coats At Dawn on the Cosmic Shambles network : https://cosmicshambles.com/words/blogs/jennyrohn
- Her first novel ‘Experimental Heart’ : https://jennyrohn.com/exheart
- Her second novel ‘The Honest Look’ : https://jennyrohn.com/honestlook
- Her third novel ‘Cat Zero’ : https://jennyrohn.com/catzero
- Barbara Kingsolver : http://barbarakingsolver.net/books/
- Carl Djerassi : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Djerassi
- Allegra Goodman : https://allegragoodman.com/
- John William Waterhouse : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_William_Waterhouse
To find out more about Jenny visit her website or follow her on Twitter
- https://jennyrohn.com/
- https://twitter.com/jennyrohn
- Orcid : https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8766-6056
- https://www.instagra
To find out more about Renaud and Jonathan :
- Twitter : https://twitter.com/LePourpre
- LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/renaudpourpre/
- Twitter : https://twitter.com/Epigenetique
- LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanweitzman/%20
More about the soundtrack :
Music by Amaria - Lovely Swindler https://soundcloud.com/amariamusique/
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