[DIYbio] Re: How important PhD will be?

Isn't that person Cathal? He is here on the list and answers questions quite frequently. I'm sure he can tell you more about his story if you ask. Its a real success story.

I have to add though that when I did my master degree I had a few nice lab skills and could complete assignments if guided by a supervisor. I didn't feel like an independent researcher yet. Now I'm currently finishing my PhD, and now I can say that I am able to build up my own project from scratch. That is, I can apply for grants and even get them, I can build up a lab and supervise students or technicians, and most importantly, I am now able to design my own projects. This is something I really had to learn, and my PhD time really prepared me for it.

If you feel that you learn new methods for a year and then turn into a robot, then you are not doing what you should be as a phd student. You should learn to become an independent group leader in the process, not just do labwork like crazy. If you omit the PhD completely then it will be a great challenge setting up your own lab. Not impossible, but you'll be learning the hard way.

On Monday, 6 May 2013 22:06:38 UTC+2, Lindenberg wrote:

Hey guys, I would like to know a few opinions on this. How important do you guys think a Ms or PhD degree will be in the next 10+ years in life sciences? Because many of the people I know working on their Ms or PhD in molecular biology, is that they learn a few techniques in 1 year or so and then they just look like machines, just repeating a few protocols over and over again. And they also get too concentrated on a specific subject...

I also read on Wired about a guy that left his PhD to run his DIY bio lab. Do you guys think it's crazy?

Except for the practical part, today with the internet and easy access to books we can study whatever we want, when we want, we don't need to be trapped on a specific course anymore.

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