Video Source: Vanderbilt's Office of Biomedical Education and Training

Dr.Nikki Cheng discusses life as the PI of large research grants, including how becoming a PI required her to go from bench scientist to writer, teacher, mentor, and accountant…in addition to still doing bench science.

The Beyond the Lab series includes Vanderbilt PhD and postdoctoral alumni interviews about their career path, daily role activities, and what they learned during their PhD training experience. Provided by the Office of Career Development within Biomedical Research Education and Training (BRET) of the Vanderbilt School of Medicine, the series is supported by a BEST award from the Office of the Director of the National Institutes of Health* (DP7OD018423).

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