Lab Ideas
Avasthi Lab Career Development Week 2017
Last year, we held a Career Development Week for the lab, in which I encouraged everyone to take a little extra time to focus on their career goals. For this exercise, I provide a list Read more
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Shaking up lab meeting
For a little change of pace, this past week I replaced our regular lab meeting with a writing exercise. Nearly every person in the lab was thinking about or actively working on a manuscript, so Read more
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Preprint Journal Club
Here’s a video of me talking about the preprint journal club I started with graduate students at KUMC for our Analysis of Scientific Papers course. The course materials (syllabus and introductory slide deck) are also available. The Read more
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Elevator Pitch Week
As some of you may have gathered from my last blogpost, I have a fondness for creating formal opportunities for trainees to gain important skills (the type of skills most of us complain we were Read more
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Career Development Week Part II
Last week we tried something new in the lab, Career Development Week. The goal was for everyone to consider and prioritize career development activities. I also wanted to give them ideas for practical things they Read more
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Community for New PIs
Being a new PI can be a bit lonely. You’re no longer in a cohort of postdocs or trainees and you may be one of only a few recent hires within your department or institution. Read more
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Career Development Week!
We’re going to try something new in the Avasthi Lab. July 27-August 3 will be Career Development Week! I’m trying to encourage lab members to participate in activities that will promote their career development and Read more