A surprise in my in-box
Back in August, I posted about how the founders of the biotech start-up company I’ve used for many of my school projects voted to make me a full partner. This turned out to be easier said than done. One difficulty …
Category: Research & Science
The many faces of academia
I am a life long academic and this week I have faced just about every facet of academic life. My MBA classes have started up again. I’m taking my FINAL two classes this semester. I cannot express how great that …
Ouch
My academic research laboratory runs exclusively on Federal research grants to cover all operating costs. Today I got this email from the director of the Office of Sponsored Programs at my University. The federal FY07 appropriations have not been finalized …
In Memory
The founder of my research institution, Theodore Puck, died on Sunday. He was 89. He was getting quite frail but had remained passionate about his research until the end. As recently as two weeks ago he was planning new experiments. …
Week 56
This was the week where I realized that longer distance running is not compatible with my new job responsibilities. I have just about doubled the amount of time I spend at my main job due to my added administrative responsibilities …
Just do the right thing
When I started an evening MBA program back in January of 2004, I envisioned that the degree would potentially create a number of opportunities for me once the degree was completed. Although my degree is not yet complete (I should …
Are we there yet?
Mel’s post resonated with an article I read last week. While Mel’s focus was generalized to women in business, the article I read was specific to women, like myself, in the life sciences. Here’s a rather disturbing excerpt: “Here’s the …
Play Time is Over
I have written previously about the disparate reasons that I began an evening MBA program back in January of 2004. While I often imagined the various ways that this type of training could be useful professionally, in general those thoughts …
Business Plan Competition Results
I’ve posted previously about entering a business plan competition sponsored by the Bard Center for Entrepreneurship. Today was the big day. We presented our plan along with the other finalists to a group of three venture capitalist judges and the …
Biobootcamp
I spent the day in the law offices of Holland and Hart, LLP. They were the hosts of the Biobootcamp that I attended today that was jointly sponsored with the Bard Center for Entrepreneurship, the Colorado BioScience Association and the …