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Output such as number of research publications, number of conferences presented at and number of grants submitted did not decrease when postdocs participated in consulting activities that did not relate to their postdoc. This output was compared to postdocs who did not participate in consulting.
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it indicates that postdocs have the bandwidth to participate in consulting externships (unrelated to their research) without interfering with their scholarly research productivity.
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Postdocs, who possess the intrinsic drive, are able to balance their research while learning a new skill, such as consulting, during their free time.
Julie Tetzalff
Medical College of Wisconsin
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This page is a summary of: Biobusiness consulting to prepare scientists for industry careers, Nature Biotechnology, July 2019, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1038/s41587-019-0173-4.
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