Developing as Scientists
- The “Murder Mystery” Journal Club by by Jeff Farrell (inspired by Andi Pauli and Victoria Deneke)
- “How to analyze a paper” by Katherine Rogers
- “Resources” by Elisa Granato
- “What is group meeting for?” by David Fay
- iBiology Courses: Free, self-paced, online courses to help you “navigate your scientific journey”
- “Advice for a Young Investigator” Book by Ramón y Cajal (Caveat: Written in 1897)
- “Stages of Scientific Development” by David S. Fay
- “How to read a primary research paper” by Becky Burdine
- “How To Choose a Good Scientific Problem” by Uri Alon
Lab Guidelines & Onboarding
- “How do I do a protocol? A guide for beginning researchers.” by Mustafi R. Amin and Erin J. Cram
- Katherine Rogers Lab:
- Rogers Lab Guidelines (Developmental Biology, NICHD)
- Rogers Lab Notebook Guidelines
- Sanders Lab Expectations, Vanderbilt University
- “Ten simple rules for developing a mentor – mentee expectations document”
- Becky Burdine Lab:
- Lab for Scalable Mental Health Manual from OSF (no changes made)
Random Ruminations
- “When I Retire (an aspirational poem)” by David Fay
- “The Best Scientists” by Andrew Frank
- “The importance of stupidity in scientific research” by Martin A. Schwartz
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