> In sciences, the real problem is things like the biology PhD whose training ends up being "working in this lab on this piece of equipment with this species fo

> In sciences, the real problem is things like the biology PhD whose training ends up being "working in this lab on this piece of equipment with this species for these tasks", or so I have heard from the other articles on this topic. I'm not sure how much this is a widespread problem, to be honest. In preparing for my qualifying exam next month, and going to other peoples qualifying exam practice talks, there is a huge focus on making sure that people are asking relevant, interesting questions, and thinking through the analysis and interpretation of (as yet) hypothetical data. Those are skills that are broadly applicable, not just in biology specifically or science as a whole. People from my own lab have gone on, not just to academic jobs, but also science publishing and various startups (more and less biology related).