Kathy Barker
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Kathy Barker is a scientist
/writer
who focuses on science management and on communicating science to society. She authored At the Bench which teaches laboratory
practice to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the biomedical sciences, and At the Helm which educates new principal investigators in laboratory management. She received a Ph.D.
in Biology
from the University of Massachusetts Amherst
and was a faculty member at The Rockefeller University before embarking on her writing career.
Scientist
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/writer
Writer
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who focuses on science management and on communicating science to society. She authored At the Bench which teaches laboratory
Laboratory
A laboratory is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. The title of laboratory is also used for certain other facilities where the processes or equipment used are similar to those in scientific laboratories...
practice to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the biomedical sciences, and At the Helm which educates new principal investigators in laboratory management. She received a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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in Biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
from the University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Amherst
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States and the flagship of the University of Massachusetts system...
and was a faculty member at The Rockefeller University before embarking on her writing career.