Dear Dora,
I can see my rotation project expanding to a thesis project that would actually overlap with two labs in the department. Should I consider joining two labs jointly, or just setting up an official collaboration?
- Darren, grad student
What do the holidays mean to graduate students? Time to take a well-deserved break from the lab. Time to step back from the bench and take a hard look at their project. Oh, and time to have the same, depressing conversation with family and friends who don’t really understand the process of grad school but feign interest once a year.
‘Tis the season of holiday parties and get-togethers. Therefore, ’tis also the season of figuring out what to bring or serve that is unique, inexpensive and easy but will make a great impression. Luckily – unless you’re allergic – you’ve just found your dish.
Dear Dora,
I am currently a postdoctoral fellow working on ssr markers in mulberry. The work is a bit monotonous, which is causing me to lose interest in the field. I love basic research and would like to transition to a more interesting project or field, do you have any advice for how to move forward?
- Mahadeva, postdoc
How long does it really take to properly train a PhD student? Two years seems short and 25 years seems on the long side, so the right answer must lie somewhere in between.
Regardless of what your favorite model organism, pet-molecule, or area of study is, there are unspoken and universal ways to get the most out of a conference. Although I have always thought of myself as an intelligent person, it took me no less than five conferences to finally figure out a strategy or two that could help me get what I want.
My perception of what the road to graduate school was supposed to be like was molded by three things: 1) my father’s experience earning his PhD, 2) the incessant cheerleading of high school teachers and counselors to pursue continued education, and 3) the professors who framed my liberal arts university experience.
I am always in search of good ideas to steal from. The other day, trolling for recipes, I came across this post and immediately fell in love (and seriously started considering whether or not I need to change the title of this blog, considering how often pie comes up!) At any rate, the idea is simple – you make single-serve pies in mason jars, bake them off (or not, in the case of fruit pies) seal them up, freeze them and then heat them up as needed!
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Nobody will ever accuse research of being easy. However, interspersed among the challenges we face in lab are a number of events worth celebrating- events that keep us going. When buried under a seemingly endless list of experiments, it can be difficult to take time to appreciate the accomplishments along the way. So in this week of giving thanks, we want to know which of these lab-related milestones you’re most thankful for.
You have decided that you what to be an entrepreneur. Wait…what is an entrepreneur? Webster’s defines an entrepreneur as one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise. Sound familiar? As graduate students and post-docs we develop a hypothesis, organize experiments, and then manage those experiments, all the while assuming risk for the outcome (please let this work!) So, you are already on your way to becoming an entrepreneur. Not enough? I didn’t think so- here are some suggestions for helping you learn more about entrepreneurship and how to start.
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