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  1. Management for Scientists: Managing vs. Leading

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    ... Doer, Manager, Leader” by Charlotte Beers, divides workers into three cycles: Doers, Managers and Leaders... even late in our careers.  Managers make sure the work gets done Managers do this by removing obstacles...communication. A manager must both hire and fire to make sure the team is the best it can be. Managers must ensure...This is the fifth in a 5 part series on Management for scientists.  We are inundated with articles and...leader-specific. How is leadership different from good management? Aren't all career skills leaderhsip skills when... in our careers we may be in a cycle of doing, managing or leading. All three roles are important to accomplishing...possible. To learn more about being an effective manager, read the other posts in this series. Listen to...

  2. Management for Scientists: What Makes a Good Manager Anyway?

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    ...good manager? If that is all it takes, then how come there are so many bad managers? New managers are ...reference books on managing people: Skills for New Managers by Morey Stettner Successful Manager's Handbook: ... good manager? First, it takes an open mind to be willing to learn and grow in skills. Managing a team...satisfaction Being a good manager is not the same as not being a bad manager (see cartoon above – what...type of bad manager have you had?). You can avoid some of these common pitfalls of management and still ...actions of their managers. You can’t just think it, you have to tell them. A good manager learns that her...Flexibility to manage their personal lives to achieve a healthy work-life balance. It is harder to manage when ...

  3. Management for Scientists: Delegating is Key

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    ...a 5 part series on Management for scientists. Once you are responsible for managing others you will only...Essential Managerial Skill" Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Read the Rest of the Management for Scientists... at delegating tasks and responsibilities. The manager is not expected to DO all the work – she is expected...resist the temptation to “just do it myself” or micromanage –you don’t have time for that and you won’t be...team will be stronger and less dependent on the manager to succeed. More people in leadership roles leads...tasks required to develop the web page. The team manager must then facilitate appropriate communication ...School researcher Connie Cepko to learn about her management style. Recipes for delegation success Remember...

  4. Management for Scientists: Giving Feedback

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    ... good manager does not hold grudges. Never use email to deliver corrective feedback. A manager must ...This is the third in a 5 part series on Management for scientists. Feedback is help and it should result...absolutely required aspect of being a successful manager. Great bosses tell people where they stand clearly...School researcher Connie Cepko to learn about her management style. Formalizing the feedback session Giving... out best? What 3 things worked least well? Manager provides feedback (may be the same as self-assessment...from getting the help you needed? What could I (manager) have done differently? What Can You Learn Going...them about areas they need to improve in. If a manager has concerns about an employee and the employee...

  5. Management for Scientists: Seeking Feedback

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    ... part series on Management for scientists. This second installment in the Management for Scientists series...especially important for a manager – getting feedback from the team. Successful management can almost be boiled...feedback back to the manager. Team members rarely rush to give honest feedback to the manager for a variety ...that the group always conducts exceptionally well-managed meetings. Members face one another, and their... just with the team leader. There is no way a manager can be efficient without delegating and empowering...School researcher Connie Cepko to learn about her management style.   Seeking feedback frequently One of the...They may feel they are wasting their time. The manager may appear to be too busy to be receptive.   Whatever...

  6. Transferable Skills Guide: Managing a Team

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    ...position of manager. I barely had any experience being managed! The good news is that management skills can...skills guide: managing a team. You’ve just been promoted, congratulations! You’re now a manager with your ...much about management skills during your scientific training. I never thought about management skills before...clear up a misconception about being a manager: yes, being a manager means being someone’s boss. But it does... first became a manager. Know your people Each person is unique and should be managed accordingly.  I ...undergrad. The point here is managing is not “one size fits all”. Manage the individuals in your team:...team - which is every manager’s dream. Learn to delegate effectively  As a manager your role is not to ...

  7. Transferable Skills Guide: Time Management

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    ...experiments, and projects more manageable. If you have any other time management suggestions, please be sure...the lab. Obviously I didn’t have the best time management skills, but I’ve learned a lot since my days ... therefore forced to learn a variety of ways to manage my time. As a busy researcher, you’ve probably ...probably already started coming up with time management techniques of your own, but if you ever find yourself...about my own processes, I’ve broken down time management into three conceptual chunks: prioritization,...prioritization, planning, and procrastination. Time management through prioritiziation Every time you begin a task,...with friends by splitting my cells first. Time management through planning I probably wouldn’t have fallen...

  8. Developing Lab Management Software for Biology

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    ... Laboratory management software is not a requisite for a functioning lab, but it is for a scaleable lab... and paper will fail you. The benefits of lab management software aren’t just limited to large volume ...everything is grown successfully, we must track and manage all of these steps. Unfortunately, biology is messy... steps are most likely to fail. Our laboratory manager would definitely be interested to see which part...

  9. A Quick Guide to a Career in Software Product Management

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    ...someone says they’re a software product manager is “project manager,” you’re not alone. A few years ago when...software product management, I confess that I had no idea what software product management was either. Coming...and begin my product management (PM) career. Had I known about product management earlier on in my career...software product management. Early in your career: Try to get software product management internships, preferably...product management.  A day in the life  Now that you know a bit about what a software product manager does...Rachel Rubinstein, a field-based software product manager at Oxford Nanopore Technologies. If the first thing...do. Fortunately, the head of software product management at my company was open to meeting with me and...

  10. From Lab Bench to Leadership: Transitioning into Management as a PhD

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    ...resources on the Addgene blog Management for Scientists: Managing vs. Leading Management for Scientists: What ...lab or pivot to a managerial role. For those contemplating the leap into management, the journey can be... on myself) Assuming management is a natural progressionMany believe management is the next logical step...automatically translate to being an effective manager. Mismanaging (no pun intended) expectations —yours and... backbone of effective management. Miscommunication often arises when managers fail to set expectations...into a managerial role, it's essential to build a solid foundation in the basics of management. Invest...Resources  Resources for aspiring managers Books: The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhuo Radical Candor by...

  11. Tips for Working in Industry & Success in Management: Interview with Crystal Shih

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    ...conversation with your manager early on. Chapter 4: Crystal's approach to management and the importance of...different people have different management needs. How Crystal developed her management skills - training, learning...  Additional Resources from Addgene Find more management resources in our Mentoring for Scientists Series...

  13. Components of CRISPR/Cas9

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    ... NGG SpCas9 D1135E variant 3' NGG (reduced NAG binding) SpCas9 VRER variant 3' NGCG SpCas9...NNNNGATT  Streptococcus thermophilus (ST) 3' NNAGAAW  Treponema denticola (TD) 3' NAAAAC  The...

  15. Transferable Skills Guide: Teamwork

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    ... are on a team, any kind of team, and you have nagging doubts that someone else on that team is putting...Transferable Skills Guide Management for Scientists: Managing v Leading Gain Management Skills Volunteering ...nickname myself). I have my own little Product Management Team, but I’m also an emeritus member of the ...the Development Team, and I contribute to the Management Team that steers the organization. As an Addgene...conscripted. There’s also no end-game here, unless we manage to make Addgene the most environmentally friendly...

  16. Fluorescent Protein Guide: Biosensors

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    ...Curr Biol. 2018 Feb 5;28(3):444-451.e6. Takeharu Nagai Magnesium MagFRET-1 Mg2+ sensor, based on Cerulean...polypeptide. Sci Rep. 2021 Aug 13;11(1):16519. Takeharu Nagai Temperature Fluorescent temperature indicator B-...Nano Lett. 2022 Jul 27;22(14):5698-5707. Takeharu Nagai Tension TS module, Vinculin tension sensors Measuring...

  17. Video Library

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    ...McDade Joel McDade, Addgene's Business Development Manager, discusses his transition from the Scientist Team...

  19. CRISPR Guide

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    ...SpCas9 3' NGG SpCas9 D1135E variant 3' NGG (reduced NAG binding) SpCas9 VRER variant 3' NGCG SpCas9 EQR variant...3' NNNNGATT Streptococcus thermophilus (ST) 3' NNAGAAW Treponema denticola (TD) 3' NAAAAC Additional Cas9s...

  20. AAV Packaged on Request

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    ...handling materials, using them in the lab, and even managing legal permissions and distribution. Troubleshooting...

  21. Plant Plasmids and Resources

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    ... plants (including tobacco and potato) - Scott Lenaghan. Joint Modular Cloning (JMC) Toolkit includes ...

  23. The Pleiades Promoter Project

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    ...Amirabbasi M, Arenillas DJ, Babyak N, Black SF, Bonaguro RJ, Brauer E, Candido TR, Castellarin M, Chen ...

  25. Luciferase Plasmid Collection

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    ...CMV Mammalian expression of Nano-lantern Takeharu Nagai 87121 pcDNA-RLuc8 Renilla CMV Mammalian expression...

  26. Plasmids for Stem Cell Research

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    ...stem cells. Nature. 2009 Apr 9;458(7239):766-70. Nagy Lentivirus Mouse Polycistronic, doxycycline-inducible...

  28. Tips for Writing a Good Cover Letter

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    ...professor or hiring manager. Otherwise, use a gender-neutral greeting like “Dear Hiring Manager.” Highlight your...Your Professional Network Become A Good Manager with Our Management for Scientists Series Get Tips on Finding...skills. Your resume lists ddPCR, so the hiring manager knows that you have ddPCR experience. In your cover...answer an experimental question. Now, the hiring manager knows that you can design experiments with ddPCR...Imagine you’re applying to a job with a lot of file management that asks for strong organizational skills. You...the way you did, and state that it would help you manage a large number of files as part of the job. Structure...team as a postdoctoral researcher. Dear Hiring Manager, I am writing to apply for [title of the position...

  29. Transferable Skills Guide: Identifying Your Transferable Skills

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    ...of your organization Public Speaking Time management Managing a team Conflict resolution Organization Leadership...Support and Operations Manager at Addgene and is interested in nonprofit management and international development...   What is a transferable skill? Time management. I needed it when balancing a handful of demanding courses...current role as Customer Support and Operations Manager at Addgene. In this role, I balance my daily tasks... said about teamwork, communication, writing, management, and creativity; I have developed these skills...they ask about your creativity, your potential manager wants to hear a specific time that you thought ...you used to produce such great work. Say your manager approaches you with glowing feedback from a client...

  30. A Career in Grants: How To Become a Grant Professional

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    ...identify grant opportunities, secure grant awards, and manage grant projects and funds. You will often hear the...mistake, researching, winning, and effectively managing grants involves much more than writing. In fact... the capacity of an organization to receive and manage funds.  Grant professionals identify grant opportunities...the processes needed to successfully implement, manage and close-out a grant. Grant professionals also...changing guidelines and regulations impacting grant management, we track grant opportunity deadlines, and we...required some involvement in the grants process and managing programs that were grant funded. I worked for ... those with expertise in grant writing, grant management, grant administration, and grant evaluation are...

  31. Gaining Leadership Skills Volunteering at a Professional Organization

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    ...the topic:  http://blog.addgene.org/management-for-scientists-managing-vs-leading. The National Postdoctoral...PhDs) should develop. Among them “Leadership and Management skills”. The NPA states that Postdoctoral scholars...techniques needed to facilitate effective teamwork, manage day to day operations within their workplace, and... offer occasional workshops on leadership and management skills but a longer term and more substantial...intense training to develop our leadership and management skills. The NPA brought outside experts and many...Read Joanne Kamen's Management for Scientists Series  ... management...

  32. Sharing Your Lab Protocols: Using Apps to Save Time & Track Your Experiments

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    ...your lab management and you want the works: organizing reagent storage and inventory, managing orders, ...Check Out How Addgene Thinks About Developing Lab Management Software    Organizing and sharing your updated...create their own lab or group websites. OWW is managed by BioBricks Foundation and is built on scientists...projects, electronic lab notebooks and protocol management. Though this is a subscription-based software....quartzy.com/ Quartzy is a free web-based lab management tool that allows labs to create accounts in which...-stop solution to your lab's organization and management needs. With Quartzy you can share protcols with...scientific breakthrough. More Reading: How to manage scientific data: Electronic lab notebooks compared...

  33. Oh, The Places You Can Go: Careers in Science Communication - Curriculum Development

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    ...she was promoted to Product Development Manager and now manages the entire curriculum development team ...as a Subject Matter Expert/ Product Development Manager at eScience Labs. To learn how Caitlin got into...give the student the best possible experience.” Managing curriculum development About a year after Caitlin...involves thinking about kit cost and safety.  Being a manager also requires Caitlin to look at the big picture...science rap mastermind Tom McFadden Get tips about management for scientists here Resources on Addgene.org... product management...

  34. Early Career Researcher Toolbox: Free Tools for Science Writing

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    ...to write.  Pomodoro technique timer  One time management technique that you can use as part of your writing...Mendeley works much like other popular citation managers, but Mendeley is free to use. You can take notes...  Zotero  Zotero is also another free citation manager that lets you organize and cite papers. With the...highlights the differences between these two citation managers. If you want more tips on finding and organizing...episode 2 "Essential Grad School Resources: Citation Managers, Programming, & Productivity": This podcast talks...talks about Mendeley, Zotero, and other citation managers and productivity tools for grad school Hello PhD...PhD Podcast episode 15 "Simple tricks for time management: the pomodoro technique": This podcast talks ...

  35. Replacing Paper: Tips for Choosing an Electronic lab Notebook

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    ...holistic means to manage their work, combining data, team, inventory and project management functionalities..., Product Marketing Manager at sciNote. Tea Pavlek is a Product Marketing Manager at SciNote, interested...by guest blogger, Tea Pavlek, Product Marketing Manager at sciNote. Today, every lab has its own habits...solution that makes it much easier for lab members to manage and organize their work at every step of the research...reproducibility 5 great apps for lab life Developing Lab Management Software for Biology Resources on the Addgene...

  36. How to Lead a Great Meeting

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    ...Here's a template for team meetings. One-on-Ones: Managers should set up regular check-ins with their employees...suffice to keep both parties on the same page. Managers will get a sense of the employee’s workload, updates...employee should ask for input on projects and let the manager know if any additional resources are needed. ...of your group meetings. Make sure to keep them manageable. At Addgene, teams can add as many points as ...Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Get Management Advice from Addgene Executive Director Joanne...Resources on the Addgene Website Meet the Addgene Management Team Join the Addgene Community ...

  37. 7 Simple Strategies to Resolve Conflicts with Difficult Supervisors

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    ...types, who never have time to mentor you, and Micromanagers, who question every detail of your project and... expectations Every supervisor has their own management style. A hands-on supervisor might expect weekly... in person.   Regardless of your supervisor’s management style, bring challenges to his or her attention...know-it all experts, wet-blanket negativists, and micromanagers), while other supervisors might be nice people... is a negative person or just an inexperienced manager, you can resolve most conflicts if you communicate...Additional Resources on the Addgene Blog Read our "Management for Scientists" series More science career articles...

  38. Academic vs. Industry Postdocs

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    .... Your manager: Unlike academia, promotions in industry are based on people’s ability to manage others...setting and no manager will ever be perfect, but the chances of getting a good manager do tend to be higher...a lot of pressure. However, it means that your manager (and you) will be motivated to get your project...scientists who get postdocs and do not support or manage them well are simply no longer allowed to have ...

  39. Transferable Skills Guide: Conflict Resolution

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    ...Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Model, Management Weekly, https://managementweekly.org/thomas-kilmann-conflict-resolution-model...certainly resolvable, but will likely require a manager to explicitly assign the responsibility in question... put more conscious effort into your conflict management skills. It’s also completely OK to recognize ...Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Model, courtesy of https://managementweekly.org/thomas-kilmann-conflict-resolution-model...     Additional Resources on the Addgene blog Management for ScientistsTransferable Skills Guide: LeadershipTransferable...

  40. 6 Steps to Submitting a Resume That Gets Seen

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    ...description is usually a wish list and the hiring manager knows that no applicant is likely to meet all the...positions (for example, bench research vs. project managment) your resume should also be customized to highlight...resume must be in the official “system” for hiring managers to take next steps and follow up especially in...to get your resume into the hands of the hiring manager on paper or as an email send directly from a mutual...even relatives to network your way to a hiring manager. Learn to confidently describe your strengths in...

  41. An Addgene Summer Internship

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    ...osa-miR528. My manager, Katherine N., reviewed the list and followed up with her manager. They looked at...passed, I reached out to Amy with exciting news. I managed to secure a virtual summer program, teaching me... our results back from the electrophoresis, my manager and I were unsure if there were any successful ...were all in the wrong place. Except for one. My manager speculated that the one clone we found with the...

  42. How to Prepare for an Industry Interview

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    ...small groups, usually starting with the hiring manager. These interviews lasted for 30 minute to an hour...of who will be interviewing you, ask the hiring manager or recruiter for this information. I found it useful...presentation to your audience Start by asking the hiring manager or recruiter what presentation format they require...emails shortly after the interview to the hiring manager and others, if you have their emails. You can use...interviews are likely new to most people - even hiring managers and your interviewers. You’re probably all in ...

  43. Negotiating Work and Life: How to Find the Joy

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    ...obtain support and ideas from those who seem to be managing. Being reminded of the seemingly simple actions...appropriate first step. Check out Joanne's Reddit AMA Managing time and energy between work and the rest of life...tips, we need to look to for support and ideas to manage our stress. If you are saying to yourself, “I’m... most days go home at the same time. Use time management tools and tactics to plan your work and make ...home no matter how busy I am. Believe it or not, teenagers just go to bed and you’ll never know it so don...

  44. Celebrating Accomplishments in the Lab

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    ...investigates how these three PIs reward their team and manage work-life balance. How do you celebrate your lab...the summer for the annual lab retreat. How do you manage work-life balance? Tom Ellis reveals “I don't. ...will get back to you on that, Tom! Connie Cepko manages work-life balance by focusing at work when at work...speak with us throughout this series about how they manage their labs, achieve success, and have fun with ...

  45. An Addgene Co-op: The Intersection of Fun, Friendship, and Work

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    ...Special thanks to my manager, Sr. Marketing Generalist, Steven; the Sr. Marketing Manager, Lynn, and everyone...; I had no idea where to start. Thankfully, my managers set aside time for me to complete an online social...experience.  Of course, I wasn’t presenting to upper management and building out social media spreadsheets every...

  46. Walking beside Academia and giving it a high five: My transition from graduate work to a position at Addgene

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    ..., of course, plasmids. My primary duties are to manage this very blog (you’ll have to let me know how ...surprise to many of my high school friends. In my teenage years I was super shy - there was even a time when...teaching, presenting, analytical thinking, time management, information distillation, etc) are transferable...Posts Visit the Addgene Careers Page Learn about Management for Scienitsts from Addgene Executive Director...

  47. Extracurricular Activities for a Strong Science Career Path

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    ...highlight “transferable” skills such as leadership, management, and communication. A great approach to fully...Consulting internships Communication Teamwork Management Leadership Networking University technology... Business competitions   Leadership Management Marketing Communication Business models...models Conference or club organizer Management Leadership Communication Networking ...

  49. Q&A with Karen Katz and Carl Paratore, the Newest Members of the Addgene Board of Directors

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    ...need in terms of helping the scientific community manage those plasmids so scientists aren’t bogged down...department of 20 individuals that help the plan manage risk. My job and my team’s job is to routinely ... have adequate process and controls in place to manage those scenarios. What is the best piece of career...improving the effectiveness of the Plan's risk management, control, and governance processes. Prior to ...

  50. Transferable Skills Guide: Cross-team Communication

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    ...Bryan, our customer support manager? When Gizela, the aforementioned lab manager, said the word “sample,”...software engineers to update our Lab Inventory Management System (LIMS) to accommodate our new viral services... happiness. My unofficial motto in my Product Manager role at Addgene is “Words are important!”  If you...
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