Blog – 10 Things My PhD Has Taught Me So Far
Beccy OwenBeccy Owen on 10 things my PhD has taught me so far, from troubleshooting and resilience to boundaries, confidence and not having your career mapped out.
All posts by Beccy Owen
Beccy Owen is a PhD Researcher at the University of Warwick, exploring how tau pathology disrupts neuronal ion channels and brain network activity in Alzheimer’s disease. As part of the Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Programme, her work uses electrophysiology to better understand the molecular drivers of neurodegeneration. Originally from the Welsh countryside, Beccy’s passion for dementia research was shaped during her postgraduate studies and through personal experience with a family member living with the condition. She will be sharing her journey, insights, and lessons learned throughout her PhD here on the blog.
Blog – Giving Your First Seminar: What I Learned
Beccy Owen spent months dreading her first seminar. Preparing for it turned out to be the most useful thing she did all year. Here’s what she learned.
Blog – When Experiments Fail: Staying Positive in Research
Beccy Owen on why a failed experiment does not make you a bad scientist, and how to keep a positive mindset when the work refuses to cooperate.
Blog – The Trials and Tribulations of Electrophysiology
Beccy Owen blogs on a year spent learning patch-clamp electrophysiology, the broken pipettes, the phantom noise, and the cells worth waiting for.
Blog – The Long Way Round to a PhD
Beccy Owen shares her path to a PhD, from doubt and detours to finding her place in dementia research, and what the journey has really felt like.