A new course aims to help combat the absence of sufficient workforce preparedness for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
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Norman-Burgdolf, H., Vanderford, N. Preparing future professionals by enhancing workforce readiness. Nat Biotechnol 34, 111–113 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3459
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