Communication -- Nonverbal -- Verbal -- Organization -- Interfacing with Sibling Departments -- Biotech Subcultures -- The Circular Continuum: Papers to Grants to Patents -- Manuscripts -- Reviewing -- Designing a Manuscript -- Contents of a Manuscript -- Designing and Writing a Grant -- Who Is Your Target Audience? -- Budget -- Curriculum Vitae -- Outline and Specific Aims -- Background and Significance -- Preliminary Data -- Experimental Design -- Commercialization -- Human and Animal Subjects -- Consultants or Collaborators -- Designing and Writing a Patent -- Record of Invention and Priority Date -- Patentability -- Patent Alternatives -- Exclusivity -- Filing -- Licensing -- Implications for Academic and Industry Relations -- The Federal Biologics/Drug/Device Approval Process -- Good Laboratory Practices and Current Good Manufacturing Practices -- Definitions of GLP and cGMP -- Documentation Procedures -- Validation Protocols -- Inventories -- Notebooks -- Federal Regulations -- Inspection Process -- Experimental Protocols -- Proactive Design and Troubleshooting: Lessons from Engineers -- Experimental Reports -- Just the Facts, Please! -- Organization and Content -- Experimental Methods -- Details of Accepted Practice -- Standard Operating Procedures -- How to Choose a Postdoctoral Position -- Define Your Goals -- Identify Your Selection and Decision Criteria -- Negotiating the Deal -- How to Choose a Biotechnology Company -- Defining Personal Goals -- Selection Criteria -- Cultural Level -- Interpersonal Level.

"This book is an invaluable guide for novice and experienced scientists wanting to start a career in the biotech field and for the academicians who train them."--Jacket.