CAREER COLUMN
15 February 2022

Turning off my phone improved my science

How stepping back from 24/7 connectivity helped to restore Adam Weiss’s focus in the lab.

Adam Weiss⁰

Adam Weiss
1. Adam Weiss is a fourth-year chemistry PhD student at the University of Chicago, Illinois.
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In early 2021, I hit a rut in my studies. As a doctoral candidate at the University of Chicago in Illinois, I work at the interface of polymer chemistry and immunology, using synthetic strategies to design safer, more effective materials for vaccine and gene delivery. Although I had been productive early in my graduate career, my long hours and hard work were no longer translating into success in the laboratory, and I felt hopeless about achieving my goals. Something had to change.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-00453-4

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