BEST PLACES TO WORK FOR POSTDOCS

BEST PLACES TO WORK FOR POSTDOCS: STRAIGHT FROM HORSE’S MOUTH

Postdoc is the crucial transition from being a working hand for someone to the independent research leader, a time to learn the tricks of trade.

A recent survey from “THE SCIENTIST” presents the best places to work as postdoc where you can achieve your career goals.

Top 15 US Institutions:

1.    Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA

2.    Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MA

3.    Van Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, MI

4.    Argonne National Laboratory, IL

5.    Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA

6.    Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

7.    The J. David Gladstone Institutes, San Francisco, CA

8.    Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA

9.    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA

10.  Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

11.  Emory University, Atlanta, GA

12.  US Environmental Protection Agency

13.  University of California, San Francisco, CA

14.  National Cancer Institute, Bethesda/Frederick, MD

15.  Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, WA

Top 10 International Institutions:

1.    University College London, United Kingdom

2.    Novartis International, multinational

3.    Biotechnology Center TU Dresden (BIOTEC), Germany

4.    Max Planck Institute, Germany

5.    University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

6.    Center for Regenerative Therapies, Dresden, Germany

7.    University of Dundee, Scotland

8.    MRC National Institute for Medical Research, London, United Kingdom

9.    Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal

10.  Nederlands Kanker Instituut, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

(Data Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-03/fo1b-tsa022811.php and www.the-scientist.com)