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J Chem Inf Model. 2018 Jun 25;58(6):1161-1163. doi: 10.1021/acs.jcim.8b00262. Epub 2018 May 18.

The Transition from Academia: Overcoming the Barrier to a Career in the Drug Discovery Industry.

Journal of chemical information and modeling

Kira A Armacost

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  1. Modeling & Informatics, MRL , Merck & Co., Inc. , West Point , Pennsylvania 19486 , United States.

PMID: 29727178 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.8b00262

Abstract

This perspective describes the transition from academic training (specifically graduate school and a postdoctoral fellowship) to a career in the pharmaceutical industry as a computational chemist. My personal journey from childhood to senior scientist is described, along with suggestions and insights into a career in the pharmaceutical industry.

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