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That dude’s bio is... brutal. “I was a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biochemistry at Duke University, working on DNA repair mechanisms. There, after spe
by Ecco 7y ago
That dude’s bio is... brutal.
“I was a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biochemistry at Duke University, working on DNA repair mechanisms. There, after spending almost four years, I systematically proved that most of the projects, theories and guidance from the advisor, which I was forced to do and obey, were wrong. To me, a sound Ph.D. degree or research position job title does not tell anything about the person’s capability of solving a problem and whether the person is a true scientist or not. I have already proved that I am better than most of the people there. In 2016, I decided to leave Duke University, with my own glory, without a Ph.D. degree.”
https://leimao.github.io/cv/ https://leimao.github.io/cv/
- flafla2 7y agoGood lord, that takes grit to say the least. I would love to hear some war stories from this time, unfortunately there are no anecdotes or any of his dis-proofs on his blog (at least that I could find).
- sm4rk0 7y agoI lucky-guessed and found the author on HN[1], but there are no @mentions here to ask them for some anecdotes. 1: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=leimao https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=leimao
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- selimthegrim 7y agoWhat he's describing is perfectly plausible. If you don't have a strong enough relationship with your department chair and committee to push back or are dependent on your advisor for funding the eject button is best.
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- friendlybus 7y agoNot sure if laying final judgment down in your cv really helps anyone. I don't know what goal it achieves. Write that letter to the department head in question and set the story straight. He's not reading your CV.
- loa_in_ 7y agoCV is also known as curriculum vitae, which (very) roughly translates to biography (as "events of life"). Following that and not a learned format I'd argue that all events that influenced one's professional career are welcome to be mentioned
- jgodbout 7y agoDefinitely not. You're degrees, publications, and jobs but not personal anecdotes. Except for goals and research or teaching philosophy.