Articles by Sam Roome PhD

Meet Our Lab Heroes Awards™ 2023 Highly Commended Nominees: Silvia Radrezza

Meet Our Lab Heroes Awards™ 2023 Highly Commended Nominees: Silvia Radrezza

We’re delighted to introduce the first of our Lab Heroes Awards 2023 Highly Commended nominees! Silvia Radrezza is a postdoc who was nominated for her competence, compassion, positivity & support in our Lab Leader category. She told us more about her career so far & shared her top tips for a good work-life balance…

Meet The Lab Heroes Awards™ 2023 Winners

Meet The Lab Heroes Awards™ 2023 Winners

The winners of our Lab Heroes Awards™ 2023 have been chosen! Find out which three scientists have scooped our top prizes this year…

Ten Clever Christmas Decorations for Scientists

Ten Clever Christmas Decorations for Scientists

Give your celebrations a science-themed twist this year with our fabulous selection of Christmas decorations for scientists! We’ve picked out 10 fun festive ornaments to adorn the branches of your tree and bring some science-themed cheer to your winter holidays!

Registration is now OPEN for the Hello Bio LabLife Conference 2024!
Meet our Early Career Scientist Grant Winner Yifeng Cheng

Meet our Early Career Scientist Grant Winner Yifeng Cheng

We’re delighted to introduce another of our Early Career Scientist Grant winners! Yifeng Cheng is a postdoc at Johns Hopkins University, USA, and he told us how the $500 grant will help him attend not one but two great science conferences!

Nominations Are Now Open For The Lab Heroes Awards™ 2023!
Congratulations to our 'Happy Lab' Grant Winner!

Congratulations to our 'Happy Lab' Grant Winner!

Congratulations to Niamh O’Brien of Kings College London, UK, who has won our ‘Happy Lab’ Grant! She told us how she’s planning to spend the money on some festive treats for the members of the Ruepp and Mizielinska labs in celebration of all their hard work and achievements this year!

Ten Ways for Scientists to Achieve a Better Work-Life Balance

Ten Ways for Scientists to Achieve a Better Work-Life Balance

Maintaining a good work-life balance is crucial for life scientists if they want to stay healthy, focussed, productive and happy. We’ve put together a list of ten small changes you can make to improve your work-life balance and start enjoying life more, both inside and outside the lab!

Meet our Early Career Scientist Grant Winner Sakshi Poddar

Meet our Early Career Scientist Grant Winner Sakshi Poddar

It’s time to meet the next of our Early Career Scientist Grant winners! Sakshi Poddar is a PhD student at the National Institute of Science Education and Research in India, and she told us how the $500 has helped her to network with other researchers in her field!

Becoming an Assistant Professor - Advice for Science Postdocs

Becoming an Assistant Professor - Advice for Science Postdocs

If you’re a postdoc with ambitions to become an Assistant Professor, there’s lots you can do to enhance your chances of being promoted! This article is packed with top tips to prepare you for tenure-track, plus Caesar Miguel Hernandez of the University of Alabama at Birmingham shares what he learned on his journey from postdoc to Assistant Professor!