My time as a PhD student

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Tendon Healing

Mechanical Loading, Microdamage

and Gene Expression

My time as a

PhD student

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Background

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Background

Norrköping

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Background

Norrköping

Candidate in Medical Biology at HU 2004-2007

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Background

Norrköping

Candidate in Medical Biology at HU 2004-2007 Working at a health center 2007-2008

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Background

Norrköping

Travel around the world 2009

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Background

Norrköping

Master in Protein science at Valla 2009-2011 Travel around the world 2009

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Background

Norrköping

Master thesis in Minnesota, USA 2011

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Background

Norrköping

Master thesis in Minnesota, USA 2011

Research assistant in orthopeadic group 2011 PhD student in orthopeadic group 2012-2018

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Year Publications Courses Conferences Other

2012 1 3

(13 hp)

1 in Malmö Presentation

2013 2

(1 first author)

4 (12,5 hp)

1 in USA Poster

Arranged summer conference for Forum Scientium

2014 Parental leave

2015 1

(first author) Half time

2016 2

(8 hp)

1 in USA

Presentation & poster

2017 4

(1 first author)

1 (3 hp)

2018 Denfense

My time as a PhD student

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Experiments during my PhD

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2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 1

2 3

4 5

6 7 8

10 11

12

9

13

15 14

Experiments during my PhD

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My advice

• Do experiments from the beginning

• Have more than one experiment ongoing

• Save some courses in the end

• Go to conferences and try to get presentations

• Enjoy all the activities that Forum Scientium

has to offer

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Preparing for my defense

2017

• September - Started to write on my book

• December - Send the first version to my supervisor

• December - Apply for disputation

• December - Contacted LIU-tryck 2018

• 2 February - Cover finish

• 9 February - Book finish

• 18 February - Book printing

• 27 February - Book ready

• 1 March - Nailing

• 15 March - Mock defense

• 21 March - Presentation training

• 26 March - Disputation

• 29 March - Party!

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Preparing for my defense

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Preparing for my defense

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• 26 March - Defense

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Preparing for my defense

2017

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Preparing for my defense

Discussion

Summerize my papers

Introduction

Aim and hypothesis

Comments on material and methods Study designs

Summary of the results

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Preparing for my defense

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Preparing for my defense

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Preparing for my defense

2017

• December - Apply for dissertation

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Preparing for my defense

Discussion

Summerize my papers

Introduction

Aim and hypothesis

Comments on material and methods Study designs

Summary of the results

Conclusion Future Read about

research in my

area Comparison

with other

studies

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Preparing for my defense

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Preparing for my defense

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- Cover - Abstract

- Send to supervisor, 2 weeks before deadline

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Preparing for my defense

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Prepare for mock defense

- Read the papers, talk with supervisors about uncertainties

- Go throu all methods

- Read the research area again - Presentation

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Preparing for my defense

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Preparing for my defense

2017

- Presentation

- Go throu the questions from mock defense

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Preparing for my defense

2017

- Try to be calm

- Don´t read anything - Trust yourself

- Take in all positive things you get from people around

- You are the expert in this area

- The opponent is probably more nervous than you

- The mock defense is much worse than the real defense

- Enjoy the day, this is your day!

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Preparing for my defense

2017

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My advice

• Start early

• Start to write the discussion

• Try to do other things in between writing

• Prepare for your mock defense

• Train for your presentation

• Be calm and positive during the defense day

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Thanks!

Malin Hammerman

malin.hammerman@gmail.com