Informal blog posts about biology, and life in London
Image: Exponential adoption of single-cell profiling in the pituitary gland. There isn't really a proper venue for writing brief updates to existing scientific projects. Publications typically require major novelty and each submitted paper is burden on the crumbling peer-review system. So I've decided to make this a blog post, in which I'll explain some of… Continue reading What’s new in epitome v_0.03? – a (not-so) technical report
I often find it more interesting to hear how projects are conceived than how they are executed. The daily aspects of science are often dull, experiments and data analysis tasks often follow well-established protocols. I find the dichotomy of “day” and “night” science, as popularised by Jacob (and a recent amazing podcast series), to be… Continue reading Standing on the shoulders of giants: what led to the Consensus Pituitary Atlas
Edit: Apparently this has been now read by thousands of students (I am guessing, mostly at UCL) over the last couple years. I'm glad if it was helpful. As a biology student at UCL, I had to write many essays over the years. (This is because for some reason biology is taught as an essay-based… Continue reading Essays that got me a First at uni
Over the previous academic year, I completed my Master’s project at UCL, and during this time I have thought quite a bit about what makes such a short project successful. To be clear, when I say successful, what I have in mind is that the student has learned new skills and managed to create a… Continue reading How to Ace a Master’s Project in Biology
This a list of London-based PhD programs in the biosciences that I will keep updating. It is not supposed to be an exhaustive list, just a starting point for people who are only starting to look now. If you think I forgot to include a good programme, get in touch and I'll add it to… Continue reading London based PhD programmes in the biosciences (2024)
A PhD student in London. Image was created with https://openai.com/dall-e-2/ At the time of writing this, I’m currently an integrated Master’s (MSci) student in Cell Biology at University College London, and will start my PhD at King’s College London in September 2023. In this blog post I will share some of my experiences and tips… Continue reading How to get a PhD studentship in the life sciences
Bence Kover 