Scientific skills become outdated very quickly if they are not used. The mix of people working on Wall street is very different from the typical lab at Harvard Medical School. The hours are very demanding. Typically, I work twelve or more hours each day. I typically teach three labs per week and a total of 40 students per semester.
Labs run for three and a half hours.
I usually spend the first half hour of each lab giving the students the necessary scientific and logistical background to successfully complete and understand the day's experiment. In addition to the time I spend in the lab teaching, I spend many hours at home and on the weekends grading student's lab reports and presentations, and answering student questions via email. Finally, I work with Wellesley's superb lab assistants to prepare materials for the labs. The amount of time spent preparing materials for the lab can vary significantly from week to week and from class to class. As a full faculty member, I have duties to the college beyond my teaching duties.