1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Samir Morsli is a postdoctoral research associate in the Munoz-Espin lab at The University of Cambridge. His research focuses on the early stages of lung cancer initiation and progression, primarily involving zombie-like senescent cells. During his PhD Samir carried out an Internship and worked as part of the Public Engagement team at The Babraham Institute. &amp;nbsp; In this episode Samir shares his experience of how he arranged and completed a mandatory internship during their PhD. &amp;nbsp; He reflects on the valuable skills he gained from the internship and highlights the way in which the experience enabled him to gain a broader perspective on his research journey. &amp;nbsp; Samir highlights the importance of timing for an internship and offers some advice on how to maximise the potential of the experience. &amp;nbsp; You can contact Samir via email here: sjm312@cam.ac.uk Websites: https://www.munoz-espinlab.com/samir-morsli Social media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samir-morsli-6184ba119/ / https://twitter.com/Smorsli &amp;nbsp; For a transcript of this episode go to&amp;nbsp;www.thephdliferaft.com If you would like to receive a useful weekly email from the PhD Life Raft you can sign up here for ‘Notes from the Life Raft’: https://mailchi.mp/f2dce91955c6/notes-from-the-life-raft The PhD Life Raft Podcast https://thephdliferaft.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/28364756/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/28364756