Training vs. productivity. What’s your currency?
In a big lab, research gets done through the training of grad students and postdocs. The lab simultaneously fulfills its
Calling in The Wolf
Part of being a scientist is being so excited that you bite off more than you can chew. You’re
The Evolution of Pseudojournals
Does your institution accept pseudojournals? Mine does.
Today, I got an invitation to publish in the new journal, “Expert Opinion
Undergraduate first authorship?
When undergraduates are conducting their own research projects in your lab, should first authorship be one of the main goals
Making time by teaching efficiently
Science faculty need to be highly effective teachers.
Researchers need to be highly efficient teachers.
How are teaching effectiveness and
Nobody with whom to share cool discoveries
Research institutions build core strengths in particular research areas. However, teaching schools hire faculty to teach their specialty, so that
The importance of lacking necessary equipment
It’s frustrating to to be hampered by inadequate facilities.
My university is severely underequipped. We have a Bioinstrumentation course
Taking a chance on the pre-med
What criteria do you have for bringing in premeds to do research in your lab?
There are so many reasons
A little pool of cash
It’s a little absurd, but this year our college gave us $300 each in “professional development” funds. There are
Work on the grant or the manuscript?
You need papers to get a grant, but how do you get the data for manuscripts without grant funding?
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