Dr. Katie Roberts - Scientific Writer at the University of Oxford

In this episode, Zoé speaks to Dr. Katie Roberts, Scientific Writer at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology at the University of Oxford. Katie and Zoé discuss finding the part of the PhD that you love (thesis-writing for Katie), imposter syndrome and whether we really need a career plan. Katie studied Biological Sciences at the University of Oxford before earning her PhD in Cell Biology at The University of Manchester, UK. Her PhD focused on the inflammatory transcription factor NF-κB, in the context of inflammatory diseases and cancer. After completing her PhD, Katie pursued a career in Scientific Writing, firstly working as a Medical Writer for the Medical Communications company 7.4 Limited in Oxford. Next, Katie joined Bio-Rad laboratories, as a New Product Coordinator and then a Marketing Communications Specialist, before becoming Content Manager at the Research and Development company OXGENE in 2021. Shifting back to an academic setting, Dr. Katie Roberts is now a Scientific Writer at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology at the University of Oxford.  It is a great talk for our listeners particularly those who pursue a career as a scientific writer. Connect with Katie on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-roberts-13458586/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/K_J_Roberts Timestamps: 00:35 Dr. Katie Roberts introduction 02:20 Why Katie wanted to do a PhD 03:20 Katie's PhD experience 04:50 How she decided her next steps following her PhD 06:50 What Medical writing entailed 09:45 Katie's experience at BioRad 15:00 Katie's experience as Content Manager at OXGENE 16:45 What skills from PhD helped her in these roles 18:20 Current role as Scientific Writer at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology. 20:10 From Company to University and Academic Settings 23:00 Typical day at work 25:00 Roses and thorns of the job 29:00 Katie's general advice for PhD students 33:50 Specific advice for those who want to go into scientific writing 35:10 How to connect to Katie

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