Biophysical Society Bulletin | May 2021

Career Development he rs for Volunt ers

but never did it. For example, as I volunteered for BPS, I real- ized that I really enjoy talking to people and organizing events, which has led me to interview a STEM career consultant, Alaina Levine, who I had also met at the BPS Annual Meeting, and our interview on “Learn how to network to boost your career” was published in BPS Bulletin. Now, I am also actively participating in organizing a career symposium. Volunteering for BPS made me discover that I like organizing events and writing blogs and helped my professional development. So, I would encourage you to volunteer for BPS. It will not take much of your time at all, but it will help you to contribute to the biophysics community around the world while it also helps your professional and career development as well. When not volunteering for BPS, what do you work on? I am a second-year postdoc at NIH. I work on understand- ing the catalytic mechanism of the proteins in the ribosome biogenesis pathway using biochemical, molecular biology, and cryo-EM techniques. I really enjoy my research projects. Volunteering for BPS has sparked the volunteer spirit in me, which led me to actively participate in several NIH trainee groups where we organize networking events and career sym- posia and discuss science policy, which I love being a part of!

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