Working as a Research Assistant in Academia transitioning to a Spinout Biotech Company [UPDATE]

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What it is REALLY like working as a Research Assistant in an Academic lab transitioning to a Spinout Biotech | Working hours, daily experiments, hiring process & general observations
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Hello everyone 👋🏻 Hope you're all taking care of yourselves, it's slowly getting warmer by the days in the UK, so I'm really looking forward to spring 🌷
It's been 1.5 years since I've started working as a RA at the University of Cambridge, since then, some things have changed and some have stayed the same, so I thought I'd share my experiences, observations and thoughts in this video.
One major change is that my academic lab is spinning out into a biotech company (which before my Master's, I didn't even know was a thing). In sharing the versatile nature of biomedical research and translational medicine, I hope to shed a bit of light on life in academia vs industry and how it's not always black and white. I hope you find some of this helpful!
With love,
Vy
⏳ Time stamps:
00:00 - Preview
00:17 - Intro
00:52 - My lab & project background
02:23 - Working hours & more responsibilities
04:42 - Repetitive daily experiments & finding purpose
05:36 - Colleagues, hiring process & networking
07:47 - Reflections & lessons learnt
09:26 - Thank you for watching :)
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Hello 👋 My name's Vy and I make videos about pursuing an education and career in Biomedical Science 🔬 I'm currently working as a Research Assistant in Cambridge and studied Biomedical Science in the UK 🇬🇧 Outside of science, I really enjoy all things creative arts 🎨 This channel is also a place for me to document the little joys in my every day life and my travel adventures 🌎
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22 июн 2024

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@salapao7787 Год назад

Hi Vy! I just wanted to say i really appreciate you sharing your thoughts and reflections with us. I can totally relate to your sentiment about being surrounded by much older and wiser colleagues who are in a completely different life stage and not knowing what to talk about or say to them outside of work and feeling the imposter syndrome. That being said i can’t wait for your video on work place etiquette especially in the research setting! :) A lot of people talk about how to get into a lab but not many talk about what its like or what you should be doing once you’re in it, especially in the people aspect.

@biomedwithvy Год назад

it's always so comforting to know that I'm not the only person having felt that way 💛 thank you for sharing and I'll defo keep the video ideas in mind 😊

@sidharthmohanty9172 7 месяцев назад

YOUR VIDEOS INSPIRE ME ALOT MAM.

@suhanjain2375 Год назад

pls never stop making videos... these inspire me soo soo much

@biomedwithvy Год назад

🥺🥺🥺

@skazka3789 Год назад

Thank you so much for this update

@biomedwithvy Год назад

You're welcome! 😊

@denizelma5742 Год назад

I’m very interested in your work place ethiquette video. Can’t wait to hear your perspective on the matter.

@biomedwithvy Год назад

will work on having it released! 😊😊

@user-zb3op6vz3c 7 месяцев назад

How do human👥 civilizations evolve from Middle Dark Ages to Industrial🏭 Age and then onto Modern 20th and 21st century? Answering this question completely will help you to realize😃 the critical and crucial connection between a PhD📜 (in STEM 🧬📡field) and industry🏭.

@MrSinghisking24 Год назад

U da goat Vy no 🧢

@biomedwithvy Год назад

hahaa thank you 😂😂

@namhaimai2405 Год назад

Hello Vy, I found out about your RU-vid channel and thank you deeply for sharing your insightful thoughts! Your video content is very informative and sight-worthy. 🤩 P/s: Sorry for asking this question but Vy, are you Vietnamese, aren't you? I wish you and your family much health and luck in these unprecedented times 🤗

@biomedwithvy Год назад

I'm glad you found it helpful 😊 no hahaa I'm Malaysian!

@shinyfennecfox1421 Год назад

Hello, just curious within the biomedical degree do u specialise further?

@pragyajoshi7311 Год назад

hi Vy, I'm Pragya from India. I have completed master in microbiology and also have few months experience in molecular biology since I have similar interest like working in immunology, cancer and molecular research so I wanted to ask do UK university take students like from india for these research assistant positions or the prefer from UK only please let me know.

@lucyanaacosta Год назад

Hi Vy! Im a current student considering biomed for my options as I want to work on cancer treatment research. However, Do you think where I pursue my undergrad has an influence on my future career, would you talk a little bit about ur experience.

@biomedwithvy Год назад

I would be lying if I said that university name has zero influence on how easily you land a job in the future. As an RA, I know that part of the reason I got shortlisted to interviews had to do with getting good grades from a good university (imagine if a recruiter had 100 applications, they wouldn't have the time to go through every line in every CV, they'd shortlist based on glancing through the top section, which is usually your education background). However, being at a highly ranked uni without relevant lab experience in your field of interest isn't beneficial either. I've been rejected by countless PhD programmes in the UK so far, but part of that may be because I'm considered an international, so if that applies to you, more internships and lab/work experience is needed to make you stand out!

@rassoronmore8931 9 месяцев назад

Are most biotech job tasks repetitive? Like particularly when working in R&D and/or a lab setting?

@biomedwithvy 9 месяцев назад

To an extent yes! Also depends if you are a technician, associate, scientist, team leader etc. position

@annrose3950 Год назад

Can I become a research scientist after bsc in mlt and msc in medical biochemistry

@biomedwithvy Год назад

Yes! Some places give graduate entry level candidates a scientist title (usually industry) and some give a research assistant title. What matters more is how well you fit the job description and what you actually end up doing!