Episode 15: Dr Yee Lian Chew

Head of the Chew worm lab at Flinders University

Today we have Dr Yee Lian Chew on the show! Yee Lian is here to talk about being an early stage laboratory leader at a university. She is dropping gems this entire episode.

She’s shares why giving back to the scientific community through service is so important to her.  If you’re trying to balance lab life with roles on different committees than this episode is for you.

Here’s what we talk about. 

1. Why valuing science communication and service is so important
2. Why you don’t need to be an extrovert to be a ‘people connector’
3. When to take leadership opportunities should they become available
4. The importance of ‘you can’t be what you can’t see’
5. Asking for advice to help prepare for roles that you are ‘unproven’ in

We also get into how being a lab scientist isn’t always about science.

The Lead Candidate tool kit 

• Flinders University profile here
• Australian Academy of Science interview here
• LinkedIn profile here

Dr Yee Lian Chew

Web: https://chewwormlab.wordpress.com/ Twitter: @wormychew

The Lead Candidate

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