Transcript From 0 to 100 in 8 seconds

From 0 to 100 in 8 seconds:
how to successfully improve your career
David Groneberg
Institute of Occupational Medicine
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Freie Universität & Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Career: What do we mean?
Career: Is a term defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as an individual's
"course or progress through life (or a distinct portion of life)".
It usually is considered to pertain to remunerative work (and sometimes also
formal education).
Career in which field:
Allergy and Clinical Immunology
An individual's "course or progress through life (or a distinct portion of life)"
Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Dermatology
ENT
Immunology
Rheumatology
Respiratory
Medicine
Pediatrics
Occupational
Medicine
An individual's "course or progress through life (or a distinct portion of life)"
An individual's "course or progress through life (or a distinct portion of life)"
Surgical
Conservative
ENT
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Internal Pediatrics Dermatology ….
…..
Pneumology Rheumatology
Immunology ….
…..
University
Big Hospital
Director
Small Hospital
Head Physician
Male
Practice
Scientist
Female
One Europe – but different national pathways …
An individual's "course or progress through life (or a distinct portion of life)"
Surgical
2
Conservative
1
100 careers
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90
10
80
20
70
30
40
50
60
> 100 careers in allergy and clinical immunology
What kind of career?
Career in Allergy and Immunology ?
Nobel Prize
Peter C. Doherty
Rolf M. Zinkernagel
EAACI President
R. Gerth van Wijk
Ulrich Wahn
Full Professor
…
Senior
Scientist
…
Head
Physician
…
Tips: You want to win the Nobel Prize ?
Nobel Prize
Peter C. Doherty
Rolf M. Zinkernagel
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No advice from my side.
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It is not enough to publish in
Nature, Science and Cell.
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I.e. ask Rolf Zinkernagel.
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Good luck.
Tips: You want to become EAACI President ?
EAACI President
R. Gerth van Wijk
Ulrich Wahn
•
Again, no advice from my side.
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It is not enough to publish in
the Lancet, JACI, Allergy …
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You need to be a good
clinician, a good scientist, a
good politician and a
diplomate.
Good luck.
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Tips: You want to become a Professor ?
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There is no formula
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Field of allergology?
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Clinical professor ?
•
Basic science professor ?
You need to be a good clinician, a good scientist,
Full Professor
…
> How to become a good clinician?
Tips: You want to become a good clinician ?
?
You
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Field of allergology?
Hospital size?
Who is the supervisor?
Additional research possible?
Training programs of EAACI
•
Big hospital
> clinical or basic research possible
Smaller hospital
> clinical research / reviews / case
reports
•
Head
Physician
…
Tips: You want to become a good scientist ?
?
You
Senior
Scientist
…
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•
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Field of allergology?
Institution type?
University department size ?
Who is the supervisor?
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How are future prospects ?
1. High scientific quality
> high risk of failure of experiments but …
2. Lower scientific quality
> Easier way to get to results but …
General tips: Age ?
The younger the better
… but …
Imagine:
• You want to win the Nobel Prize
for DNA research.
• But you are already 40 and you
did Amino Acid research for all of
your life.
Tip: The younger the better
Conclusion: You never get the Nobel Prize
… but …
Amino Acid research until
the age of 40 years (1960)
Nobel Prize (Insulin structure)
DNA research until
the age of 62 years (1980)
Nobel Prize for
DNA research
He retired when he was 65.
Conclusion: It is never too late
Usefull citations from Frederick Sanger
„Previously I had not had much interest in
nucleic acids. I used to go to Gordon
Conferences on Protein and Nucleic Acids when
the two subjects were bracketed together, and
would sit through the nucleic acid talks waiting
to get back to proteins. However, with people
like Francis Crick around, it was difficult to
ignore nucleic acids or to fail to realize the
importance of sequencing them.“
Listen to other people
* 13. August 1918
in Rendcombe, UK
„Of the three main activities involved in
scientific research, thinking, talking, and
doing, I much prefer the last and am probably
best at it. I am all right at the thinking, but not
much good at the talking.“
Thinking, talking, doing.
Thinking, talking, doing.
Without being a good “thinker“,
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Without being a good “talker“,
>
Without being a good “doer“,
>
it is nearly impossible
planing, writing, (…)
it is extremely difficult
Presentation of data
Convincing people
(…)
it is difficult in the beginning
Treating patients
Doing lab experiments
(…)
Follow your interests
i.e.
i.e.San
Berlin
Francisco
i.e. Ghent
Ciliated Epithelium
Serous Cell
Clara-Cell
Neuroendocrine
Cell
Transitional Cell
Goblet Cell
i.e.
Leuveni.e.
South
i.e. Gotenborg
Hampton
> 40 centersi.e. London
i.e. Davos
in Europe
i.e.
Vienna
i.e. Rotterdam
Lumen
Epithelial
Subepithelial
Neuron
Endothelium
Chondrocyte
Smooth Muscle Cell
Vessel
Smooth Muscle Cell
Airway
Gland
Fibroblast
What country?
Database analysis of EAACI meetings
Database analysis of EAACI meetings
Three Meetings:
2001, 2006 & 2007
Database analysis of EAACI meetings
What country?
You can start a career from
almost every European country