So You Want to Be a Neuroscientist? by Ashley Juavinett -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Part I. Why Should You Study the Nervous System?

1 Why Did You Pick up This Book?

Choosing a Field and Career Path Getting Advice from Well-Meaning Strangers The Organization and Scope of This Book

2 This Isn’t Your Grandmother’s Neuroscience

Neuroscience Tackles Multiple Scales of Investigation Defining Neuroscience Subfields What Neuroscience Isn’t, Really

3 Who Are All of the Neuroscientists?

How We Found Neuroscience Diversity and Inclusion in Neuroscience

4 Where Neuroscience Is Headed

Neuroscience Is Driven by Technological Innovation Neuroscience Is Getting Bigger Neuroscience Is Becoming More Collaborative Your Career and the Future of Neuroscience

Part II. Graduate School in Neuroscience

5 Why You Should (or Shouldn’t) Get a PhD in Neuroscience

A Few Good Reasons Why You Should Get a PhD in Neuroscience A Few Misguided Reasons for Getting a PhD in Neuroscience To PhD, or Not to PhD? Your Mental Health During Graduate School

6 What Is a Neuroscience Graduate Degree, Anyway?

Types of Programs Structure and Content Finances During Graduate School

7 Paths to Graduate School

Undergraduate Degrees Before the PhD How Competitive Are Graduate School Admissions? What Are Admissions Committees Looking For? Research Experience Before Graduate School Putting Together Your Application So How Do You Prepare for Graduate School?

8 Choosing a Graduate School and Advisor

Choosing Where to Apply Considerations If You Get an Interview Choosing a Dissertation Lab and Advisor

9 Herding Cats, or Making the Most of Your Committee

What Your Thesis Committee Could Be versus What it Probably Will Be Choosing Committee Members Wrangling Your Committee

10 The Beauty of Self-Care

Believing in Yourself Finding Help When You Need It Establishing Work-Life Balance This Is Your PhD, and Your Life

11 The Dissertation

When to Start Writing Formatting Your Dissertation Your Formal Thesis Defense What It All Means

Part III. Research, Research, Research

12 Types of Neuroscience Research

Types of Experimental Methods Types of Model Organisms in Neuroscience

13 Good Research Habits

Read a Lot Be Intentional About Your Research Questions Be a Good Person

14 You Can Learn How to Code (and You Probably Should)

Learning How to Code Convincing Yourself You Can Code One More Time for the People in the Back: You Can Code

15 No One Wants to Talk About Authorship

Authorship in Neuroscience and Biology Journals Starting the Conversation

16 Communicating Your Science

Communicating Honestly Communicating Concisely Communicating Convincingly Types of Communication

17 Networking Is Not a Bad Word

Work Through Who You Know Writing Emails to Scientists Do Not Fear Social Media

18 Finding Good Mentors

A Realistic Goal The Hard Lines Other Important Considerations

Part IV. Where Do All the Neuroscientists Go?

Careers After a PhD Program An Important Aside: Doing Something Other Than Academia Is Not Quitting 19 General Tips for Getting a Job After Graduate School

You Have More Skills Than You Think You Do Your Side Hustle Can Become Your Main Hustle Know Who You Are, and Stand up for That Build Community and Work Through Who You Know Additional Reading About Careers

20 Academia

Facing the Numbers Step 1: The Postdoctoral Fellow Step 2, Option 1: The Principal Investigator Step 2, Option 2: Other Exciting Paths

21 Industry Research

Types of Industry Jobs Using a PhD in Industry Transitioning into Industry

22 Consulting

Private and Freelance Consulting Government Consulting Your Job as a Consultant Additional Resources About Consulting Jobs for PhDs

23 Data Science

Data Science Entails Multiple Processes Preparing for a Career in Data Science From Academia to Data Science Additional Data Science Resources

24 Science Communication and Policy

Preparing for a Career in Science Communication Science Journalism Medical and Technical Writing Science Editing Science Policy Additional Resources

25 A Cast of Neuroscience Characters

Vindia Fernandez: The Clinical Neuropsychologist Kyle Frankovich: The Data Scientist Daniela Hernandez: The Journalist Chanel Matney: The Changemaker Kachi Odoememe: The Problem Solver Esther Odekunle: The Trailblazer Alex Naka: The Circuit Cracker David Raposo: The AI Hacker Carsen Stringer: The Mathematician Caitlin Vander Weele: The Publicity Guru Jean Mary Zarate: The Musical Editor

Acknowledgments Glossary Notes Bibliography Index

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