Paul Krzyzanowski
Paul is a computational biologist and writer living in Toronto. He's been a contributor to Signals for three years, writing articles for the general public about how biotechnology and biomedical research can be used to solve pressing medical problems. Alongside Paul's experience in computational biology, bioinformatics, and molecular genetics, he's interested in how academic research develops into real world, commercial technology, and what's needed for the Canadian biotech industry needs to grow. Paul is currently a Post-doctoral Fellow at the Ontario Institute of Cancer Research. Prior to joining the OICR, he worked at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and earned a Ph.D. from the University of Ottawa, specializing in computational biology. And finally, Paul earned an H.B.Sc. from the University of Toronto a long time ago. Paul's blog can be read at www.checkmatescientist.net
Posts by: Paul
The underused academic
Last month, The Economist published a very dismal article about PhD holder’s employment prospects entitled “The Disposable Academic”. Ouch. Nevertheless, the article made its rounds through the Internet and I received the link at least six times. It was very critical of the apparent oversupply of PhD’s, and The Economist summarized what every dissatisfied researcher […]
The buzz about innovation
Basic scientific research is a fundamental driver of improved quality of life that our society enjoys. However, it’s tacitly acknowledged that the benefits of research sometimes don’t materialize until some time has passed, with the finish line sometimes decades away. This length of time for an advance to be recognized as ‘valuable’ is extremely unpredictable […]
The business of scientific research
One of the biggest choices graduate students and post-doctoral fellow face is whether to stay in academia or go into the business world. But what if the two weren’t really that different? Traditional advice about running a successful academic research group focuses on the development the Principal Investigator. A recent article by David A. Stone in […]
Is great science sitting on a shelf?
Patenting report shows disconnect in Canada by Paul Krzyzanowski Got a patentable idea? You might want to move to Switzerland. A recent article in the Globe and Mail compared Canada’s patenting activity to other major countries, and the small European nation came out a clear winner. 2010 was a record year for US patents issuances to […]