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How to analyze a paper
By Katherine Rogers Reading and, more importantly, analyzing papers is a key part of developing a research project. It can be intimidating, however, especially if you don’t have a lot of experience analyzing papers yet. Of course the only way to get experience reading papers is to, well, jump in and start reading papers! But…
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Keeping a lab notebook
By Katherine Rogers Your lab notebook is your external brain containing the exact details of everything you did in lab. You will consult this many times over several years to guide your research and to write the methods sections in your publications 🙂 It is a valuable resource as well as alegally required document. Keeping…
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Rogers lab Writing club guidelines
By Katherine Rogers https://kwrogers-lab.org/uds-writing-club/blog-post-title-three-dw8n7-mj6ad
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Abstract Writing Guidelines
By Katherine Rogers Abstracts are a crucial advertisement of your work. They attract readers to your article and attendees to your presentation! A good abstract is: Abstract exercises: “Blah draft” to overcome blank page paralysis: If you are having trouble getting started writing, one helpful strategy is to write a “blah draft”: Write down the…
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Seminar Bingo
By Katherine Rogers The goal of seminar bingo is to encourage students to attend seminars, recognize key concepts and methods, and challenge them to ask questions. This is also a good way to help students pick up on themes and trends that will help them navigate the scientific community successfully. When a term is used,…
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Katherine Rogers Lab Guidelines
By Katherine Rogers Science is challenging; don’t make it harder than it needs to be. These guidelines are meant to avoid unnecessary frustration so we can focus on the interesting stuff. Scientific Philosophy Equipment/Reagents/Lab Space/Colleagues Writing and Feedback Presentations Yearly and Mid-Year Reviews