How to Choose the Right Lab
Choosing a Thesis Lab
Skipp Brass, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Choosing a thesis lab and a mentor is probably not the toughest problem that you will ever face, but it is an important one, and you will want to get it right the first time. For many of you in combined-degree programs, this will be your first chance to develop a long-term relationship with a faculty member of your choice. The ideal thesis mentor should be successful as a scientist, experienced as a mentor, and willing to commit the time and resources needed for you to become successful yourself. Your relationship with your thesis adviser will be most intense from the time you enter the lab to the time you depart with your thesis completed, but it probably will last even longer, as you call upon them later for career advice and letters of recommendation for future positions.
A Postdoc’s Guide to Choosing the Right Lab
Allison McClure, Francis Crick Institute in London
Choosing a Lab and Applying Successfully
Maya Schuldiner, the Weizmann Institute of Science
The lab is a place in which you spend much of your life in. The work you do in your lab and the perspective you get on how to do science may influence the rest of your career. Choosing a lab is an important decision, so take it seriously and make it carefully.
More Science Readings
The “Ten Commandments” to staying sane during a PhD
Maya Schuldiner, the Weizmann Institute of Science
In many aspects of life our expectations do not match reality… For example, if you thought that having children is pure and constant joy, you will be shocked once the actual ones come along. Similarly, many students start their PhD expecting it to be fun, make them happy, give them a constant feeling of success and achievement etc…
How To Choose a Good Scientific Problem
Uri Alon, Department Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science
Choosing good problems is essential for being a good scientist. But what is a good problem, and how does a scientist choose one? The subject is not usually discussed explicitly within our profession. Scientists are expected to be smart enough to figure it out on their own and through the observation of their teachers. This lack of explicit discussion leaves a vacuum that can lead to approaches such as choosing problems that can give results that merit publication in valued journals, resulting in a job and tenure.
Combining Motherhood and Science/ How to deal with the conflict between the emerging identities of being a scientist and a mother
Michal Sharon, Nirit Dudovich and Maya Schuldiner
Women are excellent scientists. They bring diversity to science, for example in different ways of thinking about problems (REF). Women can also enjoy the wonderful option of giving childbirth but only until their mid 40s and realistically speaking only during their 20s and 30s. Women in the 21st century can enjoy making a variety of life choices. However, for women that do want to combine being scientists and mothers this choice is neither trivial nor easy...
Resilience in Science
Uri Alon, Department Molecular Cell Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science
Podcasts
The Stem Cell Podcast – Synchronized Tissue Regeneration featuring Dr. Shiri Gur-Cohen
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The Science Of Stem Cells
Inflammatory Content- Lymphatics, Stem Cells, and Postdocs with Dr. Shiri Gur-Cohen, Ph.D.
Kellen Cavagnero, Ph.D. Podcast- Mentoring and Establishing a Lab