Tweet, no, get out while you can! Well, at least please stop after grad school and don't become a bitter disgruntled and cynical postdoc. That position is filled.

Mr. Silver, I can think of a lot of towns that beat the heck out of Grand Forks, ND. Lawrence, KS (where my folks are). Springfield, MO (where I did my undergrad). Bloomington, IN (where my sister is...for the moment, and the Silvers). Urbana-Champagne, IL--a lot of researchers in my field, well, in just about every field (and Geonz). Omaha, NE--where my main collaborator is, who I have yet to meet. You notice these are all small midwest college towns...there is a reason for that.

madscot13, I'm in breast cancer prevention. For the moment. Two years ago it was herbal alternatives to hormone replacement therapy. I did my graduate work in endocrine disruptors. I dabbled in neuro...hated that. It's all molecular and animal studies, although my soon-to-be-former boss is a clinician I shy away from clinical trials (besides I'm not an MD so would have to collaborate with one to run one.)

Oakleaf, tell me about your frostbite.

Queen, is your UI...indiana? illinois? idaho? iowa?

Latest update is, it looks promising that I'll have a place here, I talked to a prof today who can probably fund me and my rats. Nothing for sure yet. My boss is awfully disappointed that I don't want to go with him and thinks I am making a terrible mistake for my career. Everyone else I've talked to thinks I'd be stupid to go! Well, what would have been best for my career is if he weren't leaving, but he is, and so I have to make a tough choice.

5 years ago I chose to go to Chicago for my postdoc. We were absolutely miserable in Chicago. We had so many problems--no job for my husband. Terrible school in Evanston (the burb we lived in). Way way too far away from all our family and friends. And finally, my job at UIC turned sour when a senior lab member turned on me. We left unhappy and in debt after one year. We've hardly recovered financially and emotionally from that disaster. I am not about to make the same mistake again. I realize financially it is not the same, but there are too many potential similarities.