From PhD to Career Success

Explore how PhDs from a variety of different
fields navigated the decision to leave academia.

Consultant Loves the Fast-Paced Environment

Name: Robert Cortes (he/him) PhD: Cognitive Neuroscience, Georgetown University, 2023 What was your main area of research? I studied...

Social Psychologist Works in the Entertainment Industry

Name: Maria Garay (she/her) PhD: Social Psychology, Tufts University, 2024 What was your main area of research? I studied how White...

Chemistry Fellow Says Leaving Academia Is Not Failing

Name: Kimberly Villar (she/her) PhD: Pathology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2023 What was your main area...

Founder Saw a Greater Need & Created Her Own Career

Name: Crystal Herron, PhD, ELS (she/her) PhD: Biomedical Science, Albany Medical College, 2011 What was your main area of research? As...

Research Scientist Impacting the World Outside the Lab

Name: Jessica Ribado (she/her) PhD: Genetics, Stanford University, 2019 What was your main area of research? During my PhD, I applied...

Data Scientist Gives Advice for Better Interviews

Name: Ren Lopez (she/her) PhD: Materials Science & Engineering, Northwestern University, 2023 What was your main area of research? I...

Biotech After 25 Years in Academia

Name: Robin Lorenz (she/her) PhD: Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, MD/PhD 1990 What was your main area of...