In an area that can be isolating and focused on oneself and individual work, Linde has been fortunate to have several mentors and colleagues who were collaborative role models: they helped her form a vision for her path. Her current employer, the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, has a non-competitive, collaborative culture, and Linde chose it largely for that reason. From day one there, her input and feedback have been sought with mentoring emphasized.

Linde has observed over time that both science and the arts draw the same type of personality: creative and persistent.

Next steps on her legacy journey are hiring the right- and collaborative – researchers and inspiring them to work with her while developing their careers. As an Assistant Professor Linde sees her involvement in recruiting and training in her Assistant Professor role for graduate and post-doctoral students as elemental.

Takeaways

Don’t complain. Do required things you don’t initially think would be useful to your career.

You meet phenomenal people when you are open. And it’s tremendously gratifying.

Science takes persistence. At age 33, she has already been working at it for 15 years.

Quotes

“Go into opportunities with an open mind and open heart.”

“You never know who you are impacting.”

“It’s fun to give back. Have an open door.”

“A rising tide raises all ships”

Bio

A Millennial still in her 30s, Linde Miles. Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor and leads an independent lab at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, having attained a B.S. in Biochemistry in 2009 at Pennsylvania State University followed by a Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences from Johns Hopkins school of Medicine in 2016. Her post-doctoral fellowship was served at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Added to these academic achievements have been several prestigious awards. 

Linde has served in the leadership of the NYC Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association from 2015-2021, the last 3 of those years as President. 

During her free time, she enjoys running and being outdoors in her current home city since August 2022, Cincinnati.

How to reach Linde

Linde.miles@cchmc

Twitter: @lindemilesphd

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/linde-a-miles-4263ab89