99% of preprints I read are in journal manuscript submission format:

Figures at the end instead of integrated in the text, legends often seperately at the very end.

Very clunky to read, do your peers who care about your science a favor and make preprints readable - it will be much appreciated!

In the end the real intelligence test is whether you get out of life what you want!

If you love doing something and are willing to put in the work there's always a way!

It will be a tough start, there will be substantial recurring doubts, and you're in it for loads of unanticipated challenges. But the feeling of having set up yourself professionally is out of this world!

Now I'm happy to say that none of my worries beacme reality, and that it has been an incredible ride so far.

The feeling of manifesting a very personal career path born in your own head is absolutely amazing!

Loads of concerns crossed my mind, making the decision very difficult.

Eventually I took the leap, and got lots of encouragement from friends & colleagues for which I will be forever grateful - Lot's of love to everyone who supported me on the way 🙏

That's when the idea to give freelancing a try was born and I decided go all-in with the Science Art. But boy, I was scared:

What if it doesn't work out?
What if people don't like my work?
What if I end up broke & messed up my career?

Back then I've been dabbling In Science Art for a couple of years already, however, it didn't occur to me to turn this into my full-time job.

Instead there was a vague idea to go into Biotech, but none of the job ads got me really excited.

During that second Postdoc year my mental state deteriorated and I was quite a mess at the end.

My job situation became an ever-increasing burden: if you have no plan for where to go you can paddle as hard as you want without progressing.

Ironically, my project went rather well and I got emotionally attached to it.

One year passed and I aimed to wrap up within 6 months, but things didn't go as anticipated - the paper isn't out to this day lol.

So I started a bridge Postdoc and gave myself one year to figure out a plan.

My goal was to just have a good time in the lab before moving on. I didn't aim at all for that high-impact paper which would land me a PI position at a prestigious Institute.

After my PhD I didn't quite know what to do with my life.

I loved Science & the lab, but the classic academic career path didn't feel like a good fit for my future.

Watercolor & Ink 100% handmade

Cheers Kathrin! The crystal structure of I think a yeast Ribosome served as a basis. Styletransfer was done using Magnific and Gustav Klimt paintings, then I went to Photoshop for polishing