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		<title>Scientific Manuscript Cover Letter: What is It and How to Prepare It?</title>
		<link>http://www.koonec.com/k-blog/2012/01/10/scientific-manuscript-cover-letter-what-is-it-and-how-to-prepare-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you submit a scientific article for publication, you are usually also required to upload a cover letter. This letter, also called covering letter, is the first document the editor of the journal will read upon submission. It should thus contain key information that will trigger the interest of the editor and encourage her to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>List of 50 Must Follow Twitter Accounts for Biomedical Researchers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 15:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twitter is great for you to get science news and meet other scientists. However, with more than a hundred million different Twitter accounts, it&#8217;s hard to decide who to follow. &#160; To help you, we&#8217;ve created a list of 50 must follow Twitter accounts for biomedical researchers. Check them out below, and follow them here! &#160; Scientists &#38; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Accept a Scientific Research Position</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 21:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you manage to get a research or postdoc position, you’ll need to accept it on the best possible terms! To put yourself in the best position for these negotiations, you’ll first need to find out: - What is the exact job title and description? How long is the initial contract, and what are the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Win a Scientific Research Position</title>
		<link>http://www.koonec.com/k-blog/2011/10/05/how-to-win-a-scientific-research-position/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If your application caught the eye of the faculty, then you’ll probably be called in to interview. This will generally require a full day’s commitment, and often an overnight stay as well, depending on how far you have to travel. However, it’s common for the institutions to meet these costs. Preparing for the interview process [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Apply for a Scientific Research Position</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The application process is all about making you stand out against hundreds of other potential competitors. Before you think about that, though, keep in mind the following points: First, never send off anything that contains spelling and/or grammatical errors. Some hiring committees will immediately eliminate any applications that include errors, as they demonstrate a poor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Find the Perfect Research Position</title>
		<link>http://www.koonec.com/k-blog/2011/09/29/how-to-find-the-perfect-research-position/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that you have a post-doctoral degree under your belt, what’s next? The first step should be considering what path you’d like your scientific career to follow. Would you like to work in a governmental research laboratory? How about as an investigator in a pharmaceutical or chemical company? Maybe you’d prefer a faculty position within [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Things to Check Before you Submit your Scientific Article for Publication</title>
		<link>http://www.koonec.com/k-blog/2011/09/26/10-things-to-check-before-you-submit-your-scientific-article-for-publication/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koonec.com/k-blog/2011/09/26/10-things-to-check-before-you-submit-your-scientific-article-for-publication/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://scienceforall.org/?p=966</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Before you submit your article for publication, you want to make sure that it is as perfect as it can be. For that, it’s a good idea to double check a few things: The progression and sequence of ideas in each section should be logical. There must be a strong logical relationship between the introduction [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Find Time to Do More Things: Free Up to 15 Hours a Week</title>
		<link>http://www.koonec.com/k-blog/2011/04/07/find-time-to-do-more-things-free-up-to-15-hours-a-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koonec.com/k-blog/2011/04/07/find-time-to-do-more-things-free-up-to-15-hours-a-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scientific Productivity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a reason most of us don’t have the time to do side-projects. Between our job at the lab that forces us to work long hours (more than half of postdocs work at least 50 hours/week and 1/4 work at least 60 hours/week), and growing duties at home (we spend an average 20 hours [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feeling Unproductive? Keep Your Eye on the Ball</title>
		<link>http://www.koonec.com/k-blog/2011/02/07/feeling-unproductive-keep-your-eye-on-the-ball/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koonec.com/k-blog/2011/02/07/feeling-unproductive-keep-your-eye-on-the-ball/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, I contacted Stephen Martin after reading his interesting guest post on TechCrunch. Although Stephen is not a scientist, he is a PhD student and also an entrepreneur and author. His forthcoming book, Enterprise of One, is due out later this year. I thought that Stephen could teach us a thing or two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Use the Fixed Schedule Strategy to Gain Scientific Productivity</title>
		<link>http://www.koonec.com/k-blog/2011/02/02/how-to-use-the-fixed-schedule-strategy-to-gain-scientific-productivity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.koonec.com/k-blog/2011/02/02/how-to-use-the-fixed-schedule-strategy-to-gain-scientific-productivity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past autumn, I completed my PhD in Neurovascular Genetics. Simultaneous with writing my thesis, I finished the manuscript for my first book, which was handed one month after my PhD defense and is now published by Lulu. During this past year, I also managed to create and maintain this blog, Science for All, which enjoys already [...]]]></description>
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