Posts Tagged ‘popular topics’

Keep Your Sanity With a Smile

Sometimes it feels like the Science Gods are looking down at us and laughing… not with us, at us.  It’s time’s like these when it seems like the easiest thing to do is just join ’em. Here are a few articles that will hopefully lessen the pain…

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BenchLife: Managing Your Life in the Lab

Getting Started in Lab

Be a Better Labmate

Stay Focused and Motivated in Lab

Take Charge of Your BenchLife

Mastering Mindless Tasks

  • Training Your Autopilot – even if your mind wanders during a repetitive assay, your body will always know what to do
  • Assay Pipetting – prevent the horrible ‘Oh no! Did I already add substrate to that tube?!’ feeling with this simple system
  • When in Doubt, Throw it Out – how can just a few words save days, weeks and even months of time? Take a few minutes to learn them
  • Send Email Without the Worry – clicking ‘send’ prematurely can be one of the scariest moments in email. Never send an accidental email again with these tips and resources

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Model Organism Primers

Recipes: Chemistry You Can Eat

As scientists, we often have little time (and money) to prepare meals after a long day at the bench.  However, many of us love cooking, which should be little surprise given that research is basically cooking with ingredients you can’t eat.  Here are some of our favorite recipes that require little time, money or expertise to pull off!

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Science Career Development Resources

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Graduate School

 

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Postdoc

  • A Degree of Stress – an interesting trend emerges when a group of seasoned postdocs graph their stress levels through graduate school and their postdocs
  • Why is the Postdoc So Stressful? – you’ve already got your PhD- isn’t it all downhill from here? With the degree come a new set of challenges to be prepared for
  • Non-US Postdoc, Pt 1 – considering leaving the US for a postdoc? Here are some common issues to be prepared for when settling in the new country and lab
  • Non-US Postdoc, Pt 2 – a roadmap for the first six months of your postdoc- what’s expected of you and how to get through it
  • Lessons from a Recovering Postdoc – not every postdoc goes as planned but when things go wrong, there’s still hope. Take it from this postdoc who dealt with the problem and is happier than ever

 

 

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Non-Academic Careers

 

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Professional Issues

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The Future of Scientific Impact

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See the Big Picture

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Manage Your Image: Put Your Best Foot Forward

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