The fourth Season of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Building Up the Nerve podcast, where we discuss the unwritten rules, or “hidden curriculum,” of scientific research at every career stage. We know that navigating your career can be daunting, but we're here to help—it's our job!

In episode 2, we talk about what to do next after your bachelor's degree, specifically focusing on the gap year or years between finishing undergrad and starting a PhD.

And just as a note to our listeners, we do talk about heavier subjects like miscarriage,  so we have put chapter markers if you'd like to skip that section.

Featuring Cheyanne Lewis, Doctoral Student, Stanford University; Christian Cazares, Postdoctoral Fellow, Salk Institute for Biological Studies; and Gabriela Gomez, MD, MPH Candidate, Johns Hopkins University.

Resources 

• Programs:
  • Colors of the Brain program, co-founded by Dr. Cazares: https://colorsofthebrain.com/resources/ 
  • NIH Postbacc Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA): https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/postbac_irta  
  • Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) programs (e.g. at UC Berkeley): https://mcb.berkeley.edu/marc/marc-program-description
• Organizations: 
  • Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS): https://www.sacnas.org/  
  • ABRCMS: https://abrcms.org/  
  • Association of Science Communicators: https://www.associationofsciencecommunicators.org/  
  • Black in Neuro: https://blackinneuro.com/undergraduates 
  • Científico Latino: https://www.cientificolatino.com/post-bac 
• "Skill development in graduate education": https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22633484/
• "So You Want to Be a Neuroscientist?" by Prof. Ashley Juavinett: http://cup.columbia.edu/book/so-you-want-to-be-a-neuroscientist/9780231190893 

This episode has been edited since its original publication.

Transcript available at http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/.