Author: Omari J. Bandele, PhD
Omari J. Bandele, PhD
FDA Career Opportunities for Science Professionals
FDA Career Opportunities for Science Professionals Approximately a quarter of every dollar spent in the U.S. is used to purchase products that are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As a result, the Agency is faced with the constant challenge of evaluating the safety and effec...
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Omari J. Bandele, PhD
Similarities in the Work Environment
A rewarding research career within the government requires some of the same basic attributes as in academia and industry. For example, at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), an essential skill for researchers is the ability to develop and manage research studies that will aid the Agency in ful...
Omari J. Bandele, PhD
My First Months in Government Research
My First Months on the Job As a newly minted Ph.D., my transition from an academic setting at Vanderbilt to a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) was filled with an anticipation of pursuing a different research interest in a new environment. Though there was a lea...
Omari J. Bandele, PhD
Choosing My Career Path from a Menu of Options
My career path has been neither direct nor meticulously planned. As a graduate student at Vanderbilt, I would not have imagined myself participating in and leading toxicological studies as an FDA research fellow. Prior to finishing my doctoral thesis research, I was completely open to “alternat...
Omari J. Bandele, PhD
A Scientist’s Toolkit of Priceless Skills
A Scientist’s Toolkit of Priceless Skills Throughout my doctoral and post-doctoral training in biomedical research, I observed science primarily through test tubes, investigating how specific molecular components function within biological systems. In doing so, I acquired the aptitude to solve ...
Omari J. Bandele, PhD
Goodbye to the Ivory Towers
The relief of completing my graduate coursework and becoming an “official” doctoral candidate came with the excitement of finally being able to focus entirely on my thesis project studying the effects of dietary polyphenols on human DNA topoisomerases. Without the distractions of classes and...
