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🧪 Biologist | Science Writer | PhD in Molecular Biology | Exploring Biology, Careers & AI at Curiosity Bloom | Bridging science, tech & discovery 🚀
🌱 Every ecosystem builds in recovery. Trees rest 🌳, animals migrate 🐦, even bacteria pause 🦠. Why do we think we can grind nonstop? Burnout = biology reminding us we’re nature too. What’s your recharge move? ✨
November 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
🌱 Every ecosystem builds in recovery. Trees rest 🌳, animals migrate 🐦, even bacteria pause 🦠. Why do we think we can grind nonstop? Burnout = biology reminding us we’re nature too. What’s your recharge move? ✨
Few things beat helping a scientist fix a problem they’ve battled for weeks—and seeing that “we did it!” grin.
In Field Application Specialist (FAS) life, those moments happen all the time.
What’s the most rewarding part of your work?
In Field Application Specialist (FAS) life, those moments happen all the time.
What’s the most rewarding part of your work?
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Few things beat helping a scientist fix a problem they’ve battled for weeks—and seeing that “we did it!” grin.
In Field Application Specialist (FAS) life, those moments happen all the time.
What’s the most rewarding part of your work?
In Field Application Specialist (FAS) life, those moments happen all the time.
What’s the most rewarding part of your work?
🤝 Once during a demo, the device failed mid-session. While I fixed it, the Sales Specialist kept the group engaged with stories. Deal saved. Lesson? In biology sales, you never work alone—teamwork makes or breaks success.
November 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🤝 Once during a demo, the device failed mid-session. While I fixed it, the Sales Specialist kept the group engaged with stories. Deal saved. Lesson? In biology sales, you never work alone—teamwork makes or breaks success.
PhD-me: “Customer interaction? Hard pass.”
Field Application Specialist (FAS)-me: “Turns out it’s my favorite part.”
Sometimes the thing you think you’ll hate becomes the thing you love.
Ever been surprised like that?
https://curiositybloom.com/field-application-specialist-biology-guide/
Field Application Specialist (FAS)-me: “Turns out it’s my favorite part.”
Sometimes the thing you think you’ll hate becomes the thing you love.
Ever been surprised like that?
https://curiositybloom.com/field-application-specialist-biology-guide/
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
PhD-me: “Customer interaction? Hard pass.”
Field Application Specialist (FAS)-me: “Turns out it’s my favorite part.”
Sometimes the thing you think you’ll hate becomes the thing you love.
Ever been surprised like that?
https://curiositybloom.com/field-application-specialist-biology-guide/
Field Application Specialist (FAS)-me: “Turns out it’s my favorite part.”
Sometimes the thing you think you’ll hate becomes the thing you love.
Ever been surprised like that?
https://curiositybloom.com/field-application-specialist-biology-guide/
Industry shocker: bosses say “thanks”… and mean it. 😯
After academia’s “constructive silence,” it’s wild how motivating a genuine compliment is.
Would you feel more inspired if thanks were standard?
After academia’s “constructive silence,” it’s wild how motivating a genuine compliment is.
Would you feel more inspired if thanks were standard?
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Industry shocker: bosses say “thanks”… and mean it. 😯
After academia’s “constructive silence,” it’s wild how motivating a genuine compliment is.
Would you feel more inspired if thanks were standard?
After academia’s “constructive silence,” it’s wild how motivating a genuine compliment is.
Would you feel more inspired if thanks were standard?
Finished my master’s, didn’t know industry jobs existed… so I started a PhD. 🤷♀️
Anyone else pick the “default” path just because no one showed you the menu? 📜
Anyone else pick the “default” path just because no one showed you the menu? 📜
November 6, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Finished my master’s, didn’t know industry jobs existed… so I started a PhD. 🤷♀️
Anyone else pick the “default” path just because no one showed you the menu? 📜
Anyone else pick the “default” path just because no one showed you the menu? 📜
📈 Life Sciences is booming. With markets growing at 7–8% yearly and devices set to hit $886B by 2032, demand for sales specialists is skyrocketing. For biologists looking beyond the lab, it’s prime time to explore this career path.
November 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
📈 Life Sciences is booming. With markets growing at 7–8% yearly and devices set to hit $886B by 2032, demand for sales specialists is skyrocketing. For biologists looking beyond the lab, it’s prime time to explore this career path.
📢 It’s live!
Discover what it’s really like to be a Biology Sales Specialist—skills, work settings, pay, and even how AI is shaping the role.
Scientists curious about life beyond the bench, this is for you: https://curiositybloom.com/biology-sales-specialist-success-formula/
Discover what it’s really like to be a Biology Sales Specialist—skills, work settings, pay, and even how AI is shaping the role.
Scientists curious about life beyond the bench, this is for you: https://curiositybloom.com/biology-sales-specialist-success-formula/
November 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
📢 It’s live!
Discover what it’s really like to be a Biology Sales Specialist—skills, work settings, pay, and even how AI is shaping the role.
Scientists curious about life beyond the bench, this is for you: https://curiositybloom.com/biology-sales-specialist-success-formula/
Discover what it’s really like to be a Biology Sales Specialist—skills, work settings, pay, and even how AI is shaping the role.
Scientists curious about life beyond the bench, this is for you: https://curiositybloom.com/biology-sales-specialist-success-formula/
Only ~9% of Field Application Specialists have a PhD. Yep—bachelor’s or master’s grads, the lab-to-road life is open to you too.
If you can explain tricky science and adapt fast, you might already have what it takes. 🧪✈️
https://curiositybloom.com/field-application-specialist-biology-guide/
If you can explain tricky science and adapt fast, you might already have what it takes. 🧪✈️
https://curiositybloom.com/field-application-specialist-biology-guide/
November 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Only ~9% of Field Application Specialists have a PhD. Yep—bachelor’s or master’s grads, the lab-to-road life is open to you too.
If you can explain tricky science and adapt fast, you might already have what it takes. 🧪✈️
https://curiositybloom.com/field-application-specialist-biology-guide/
If you can explain tricky science and adapt fast, you might already have what it takes. 🧪✈️
https://curiositybloom.com/field-application-specialist-biology-guide/
By year 2 of my PhD, stress was my closest co-author. 😬
Solution? Running. Outside. Far from my incubator. 🏃♂️💨
What’s your go-to lab escape when the experiments start gaslighting you?
Solution? Running. Outside. Far from my incubator. 🏃♂️💨
What’s your go-to lab escape when the experiments start gaslighting you?
October 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
By year 2 of my PhD, stress was my closest co-author. 😬
Solution? Running. Outside. Far from my incubator. 🏃♂️💨
What’s your go-to lab escape when the experiments start gaslighting you?
Solution? Running. Outside. Far from my incubator. 🏃♂️💨
What’s your go-to lab escape when the experiments start gaslighting you?
One week: Vatican tour between meetings. Next week: a pint after training in Amsterdam.
A Field Application Specialist (FAS) role can feel like paid adventure… but living out of a suitcase gets real fast.
For travel-heavy jobs, finding your balance is everything.
A Field Application Specialist (FAS) role can feel like paid adventure… but living out of a suitcase gets real fast.
For travel-heavy jobs, finding your balance is everything.
October 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM
One week: Vatican tour between meetings. Next week: a pint after training in Amsterdam.
A Field Application Specialist (FAS) role can feel like paid adventure… but living out of a suitcase gets real fast.
For travel-heavy jobs, finding your balance is everything.
A Field Application Specialist (FAS) role can feel like paid adventure… but living out of a suitcase gets real fast.
For travel-heavy jobs, finding your balance is everything.
🔬➡️💼 Ever wondered what happens when you swap your lab coat for a business suit? Next week I’m sharing the full story of the Biology Sales Specialist role—responsibilities, salaries, and why it’s a career biologists should notice. Stay tuned!
October 29, 2025 at 10:11 AM
🔬➡️💼 Ever wondered what happens when you swap your lab coat for a business suit? Next week I’m sharing the full story of the Biology Sales Specialist role—responsibilities, salaries, and why it’s a career biologists should notice. Stay tuned!
I used to stay in my comfort zone. Then I took a leap into a Field Application Specialist (FAS) role I wasn’t sure I could handle—and it changed everything.
Sometimes the scariest step is the best one.
When’s the last time risk paid off for you?
Sometimes the scariest step is the best one.
When’s the last time risk paid off for you?
October 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I used to stay in my comfort zone. Then I took a leap into a Field Application Specialist (FAS) role I wasn’t sure I could handle—and it changed everything.
Sometimes the scariest step is the best one.
When’s the last time risk paid off for you?
Sometimes the scariest step is the best one.
When’s the last time risk paid off for you?
PhD life:
🔁 PCR
🔁 Feed cells
🔁 Forget to read papers
I was producing data faster than I was understanding it. 😅
Anyone cracked the code for balancing experiments with actual thinking?
🔁 PCR
🔁 Feed cells
🔁 Forget to read papers
I was producing data faster than I was understanding it. 😅
Anyone cracked the code for balancing experiments with actual thinking?
October 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
PhD life:
🔁 PCR
🔁 Feed cells
🔁 Forget to read papers
I was producing data faster than I was understanding it. 😅
Anyone cracked the code for balancing experiments with actual thinking?
🔁 PCR
🔁 Feed cells
🔁 Forget to read papers
I was producing data faster than I was understanding it. 😅
Anyone cracked the code for balancing experiments with actual thinking?
My PhD journey as told by a rollercoaster: Excitement! Focus! Crying in the supply closet! Confusion! More crying! Breakthrough! Industry job! Better coffee! It's not linear, and that's okay. 🎢🧪 #PhDRollercoaster #ScienceLife
Full article here: https://curiositybloom.com/phd-in-biology-careers/
Full article here: https://curiositybloom.com/phd-in-biology-careers/
October 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
My PhD journey as told by a rollercoaster: Excitement! Focus! Crying in the supply closet! Confusion! More crying! Breakthrough! Industry job! Better coffee! It's not linear, and that's okay. 🎢🧪 #PhDRollercoaster #ScienceLife
Full article here: https://curiositybloom.com/phd-in-biology-careers/
Full article here: https://curiositybloom.com/phd-in-biology-careers/
Discovered a job called “MSL” and thought it was a disease...
Turns out, it’s a very cool role, and people love it.
What biology-related job did you stumble upon and think: “Wait… that’s a thing?”
Turns out, it’s a very cool role, and people love it.
What biology-related job did you stumble upon and think: “Wait… that’s a thing?”
October 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Discovered a job called “MSL” and thought it was a disease...
Turns out, it’s a very cool role, and people love it.
What biology-related job did you stumble upon and think: “Wait… that’s a thing?”
Turns out, it’s a very cool role, and people love it.
What biology-related job did you stumble upon and think: “Wait… that’s a thing?”
My FAS life =
🔹 Turning complex manuals into “Ohhh, I get it!” moments
🔹 Troubleshooting in labs (sometimes across the continent)
If that’s your jam, the Field Application Specialist (FAS) path might be worth a look.
curiositybloom.com/field-applic...
🔹 Turning complex manuals into “Ohhh, I get it!” moments
🔹 Troubleshooting in labs (sometimes across the continent)
If that’s your jam, the Field Application Specialist (FAS) path might be worth a look.
curiositybloom.com/field-applic...
October 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
My FAS life =
🔹 Turning complex manuals into “Ohhh, I get it!” moments
🔹 Troubleshooting in labs (sometimes across the continent)
If that’s your jam, the Field Application Specialist (FAS) path might be worth a look.
curiositybloom.com/field-applic...
🔹 Turning complex manuals into “Ohhh, I get it!” moments
🔹 Troubleshooting in labs (sometimes across the continent)
If that’s your jam, the Field Application Specialist (FAS) path might be worth a look.
curiositybloom.com/field-applic...
What do Science Product Managers actually do?
• Decode markets
• Herd scientists & marketers
• Launch cool stuff & train folks
Basically: lab brains meet business brains. Dive deeper 👉 curiositybloom.com/science-prod...
• Decode markets
• Herd scientists & marketers
• Launch cool stuff & train folks
Basically: lab brains meet business brains. Dive deeper 👉 curiositybloom.com/science-prod...
October 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
What do Science Product Managers actually do?
• Decode markets
• Herd scientists & marketers
• Launch cool stuff & train folks
Basically: lab brains meet business brains. Dive deeper 👉 curiositybloom.com/science-prod...
• Decode markets
• Herd scientists & marketers
• Launch cool stuff & train folks
Basically: lab brains meet business brains. Dive deeper 👉 curiositybloom.com/science-prod...
Yes, some science jobs actually pay you to travel.
As a Field Application Specialist (FAS), I’ve worked in labs from chilly Scandinavia to sunny Spain. Tight schedules, long days—but unforgettable experiences.
Would you take science on the road?
As a Field Application Specialist (FAS), I’ve worked in labs from chilly Scandinavia to sunny Spain. Tight schedules, long days—but unforgettable experiences.
Would you take science on the road?
October 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Yes, some science jobs actually pay you to travel.
As a Field Application Specialist (FAS), I’ve worked in labs from chilly Scandinavia to sunny Spain. Tight schedules, long days—but unforgettable experiences.
Would you take science on the road?
As a Field Application Specialist (FAS), I’ve worked in labs from chilly Scandinavia to sunny Spain. Tight schedules, long days—but unforgettable experiences.
Would you take science on the road?
Biology degree ✅
Clear career map ❌
Me: “So… do I become a scientist, a science communicator, or a mushroom farmer?” 🍄
Anyone else feel like career advice in biology is missing?
Clear career map ❌
Me: “So… do I become a scientist, a science communicator, or a mushroom farmer?” 🍄
Anyone else feel like career advice in biology is missing?
October 20, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Biology degree ✅
Clear career map ❌
Me: “So… do I become a scientist, a science communicator, or a mushroom farmer?” 🍄
Anyone else feel like career advice in biology is missing?
Clear career map ❌
Me: “So… do I become a scientist, a science communicator, or a mushroom farmer?” 🍄
Anyone else feel like career advice in biology is missing?
Academia career ladder:
PhD → Postdoc → Asst Prof → Assoc Prof → Prof
= 20+ years to finally afford fancy ramen 🍜
#PhDLife #AcademicHumor
Article here 👉 https://curiositybloom.com/phd-in-biology-careers/
PhD → Postdoc → Asst Prof → Assoc Prof → Prof
= 20+ years to finally afford fancy ramen 🍜
#PhDLife #AcademicHumor
Article here 👉 https://curiositybloom.com/phd-in-biology-careers/
October 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Academia career ladder:
PhD → Postdoc → Asst Prof → Assoc Prof → Prof
= 20+ years to finally afford fancy ramen 🍜
#PhDLife #AcademicHumor
Article here 👉 https://curiositybloom.com/phd-in-biology-careers/
PhD → Postdoc → Asst Prof → Assoc Prof → Prof
= 20+ years to finally afford fancy ramen 🍜
#PhDLife #AcademicHumor
Article here 👉 https://curiositybloom.com/phd-in-biology-careers/
🎓PhD career paths aren’t linear—they’re a full-spectrum thermometer 🌡️
From academic dreams to industry, entrepreneurship, and beyond.
Your skills translate—even outside the lab.
🧬 Curious? → curiositybloom.com/phd-in-biolo...
From academic dreams to industry, entrepreneurship, and beyond.
Your skills translate—even outside the lab.
🧬 Curious? → curiositybloom.com/phd-in-biolo...
October 17, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🎓PhD career paths aren’t linear—they’re a full-spectrum thermometer 🌡️
From academic dreams to industry, entrepreneurship, and beyond.
Your skills translate—even outside the lab.
🧬 Curious? → curiositybloom.com/phd-in-biolo...
From academic dreams to industry, entrepreneurship, and beyond.
Your skills translate—even outside the lab.
🧬 Curious? → curiositybloom.com/phd-in-biolo...
Two skills I use daily as a Field Application Specialist (FAS):
🔹 Adaptability — labs and problems are never the same
🔹 Clear communication — solutions don’t help if no one gets them
Which is harder to master?
https://curiositybloom.com/field-application-specialist-biology-guide/
🔹 Adaptability — labs and problems are never the same
🔹 Clear communication — solutions don’t help if no one gets them
Which is harder to master?
https://curiositybloom.com/field-application-specialist-biology-guide/
October 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Two skills I use daily as a Field Application Specialist (FAS):
🔹 Adaptability — labs and problems are never the same
🔹 Clear communication — solutions don’t help if no one gets them
Which is harder to master?
https://curiositybloom.com/field-application-specialist-biology-guide/
🔹 Adaptability — labs and problems are never the same
🔹 Clear communication — solutions don’t help if no one gets them
Which is harder to master?
https://curiositybloom.com/field-application-specialist-biology-guide/
Do you need a PhD to boss around product roadmaps? 🎓 Short answer: maybe, maybe not. Science Product Managers come from all paths—find yours 👉 curiositybloom.com/science-prod...
October 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Do you need a PhD to boss around product roadmaps? 🎓 Short answer: maybe, maybe not. Science Product Managers come from all paths—find yours 👉 curiositybloom.com/science-prod...
Thought you had to be a natural extrovert for a Field Application Specialist (FAS) role? I did too—almost skipped it.
Turns out communication is a learned skill, not a genetic mutation.
What skill surprised you most to learn on the job?
Turns out communication is a learned skill, not a genetic mutation.
What skill surprised you most to learn on the job?
October 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Thought you had to be a natural extrovert for a Field Application Specialist (FAS) role? I did too—almost skipped it.
Turns out communication is a learned skill, not a genetic mutation.
What skill surprised you most to learn on the job?
Turns out communication is a learned skill, not a genetic mutation.
What skill surprised you most to learn on the job?