Blog Comments

Kinetica Online is pleased to provide direct links to commentaries from our senior editor Dr. Steven Pelech has posted on other blogs sites. Most of these comments appear on the GenomeWeb Daily Scan website, which in turn highlight interesting blogs that have been posted at numerous sites in the blogosphere since the beginning of 2010. A wide variety of topical subjects are covered ranging from the latest scientific breakthroughs, research trends, politics and career advice. The original blogs and Dr. Pelech’s comments are summarized here under the title of the original blog. Should viewers wish to add to these discussions, they should add their comments at the original blog sites.

The views expressed by Dr. Pelech do not necessarily reflect those of the other management and staff at Kinexus Bioinformatics Corporation. However, we wish to encourage healthy debate that might spur improvements in how biomedical research is supported and conducted.

PhD training

Blogger: Three Years is Plenty

Blogger Cath@VWXYNot argues that a 3-year PhD degree that dispenses with courses and results in few publications is not necessarily inferior to more demanding PhD programs. S. Pelech cautions that in the absence of previous Master's level training, this strategy is not recommended if one is contemplating a serious research career. Ultimately, the ability of a trainee to secure a permanent job in academia or industry will require clear demonstration of research ability through many original scientific publications in which the trainee has played a major role. Read More...