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  1. Advice for Scientists Starting a Lab

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    ... becoming a PI? Tom Ellis has a one word answer: “Email. Nothing prepared me for what a PI without a personal...and goals? We continue our conversation with three PIs who have successfully built their own labs. How did...also recommends to seek out advice from seasoned PIs who can offer support. “It is an exciting and emotional...the copious amounts of email are probably because a PI does 7 or 8 jobs: “a teacher, departmental administrator...sets she needed to acquire as a professor. “Being a PI is more than just experiments and grant writing. ...enjoy the mentoring role.” She points out that new PIs may not recognize that every graduate student or ...emailing us his worldly advice”, the other was “a young PI who was in the lab with us every day and in the pub...

  2. Is this the right place for me? 8 tactics for choosing a lab

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    ... order PI lets lab members fight it out PI intervenes if there are interpersonal conflicts PI has no... colleagues of the PI? Or do lab alumni leave the field or get pushed out by the PI? What is the management... plus PI on most papers Productive external collaborations Reputation for not being open PI helps ...My second rotation was in a big lab with a famous PI who I was only likely to see once a year. There was... all. Finally I rotated in a small lab with a new PI. I realized that as a first born child, I would thrive...interview with a long list of written questions for the PI and lab members.  Make coffee or beer dates to talk...management style? How does the PI deal with conflicts in the lab? Do they motivate with the appropriate ...

  3. IDP and your PI: A Roadmap for Career Planning and Personal Development

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    ...with various issues, the PI is responsible for determining meaningful solutions. PI-trainee communication...isolation. Without clear dialogue between trainee and PI, it’s easy to miss out on beneficial opportunities...to find oneself unsure of the next steps. Harvard PI Angela DePace has put personal development at the...which is filled out separately by the trainee and PI before the meeting. These worksheets, summarized ...planning meetings have tangible benefits for both PI and trainee. DePace and her lab members have noticed...graduate and postdoc training. On the other side, the PI has an opportunity to check in with lab members, ...

  4. Choosing a Good Mentor for Scientists

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    ... how to choose an advisor/principal investigator (PI) that will also serve as a good mentor. To read more...postdoctoral work. However, selecting a lab with a PI who is a good mentor is important in both cases. ...student you need to learn how to be a scientist. Your PI should be the kind of mentor that will teach you ... are thinking about a non-academic path, will the PI support this path and help you pursue any career ...interviewing the lab to find a good “fit” and to ensure the PI will be a good role model and teacher. Do you admire...with members of the lab. It is a warning sign if the PI does not welcome you to visit and spend time with...neighbors or alumni give you information about the PI that concerns you, don’t just brush this away. Many...

  5. Thoughts on the Future of Research 2015 Boston Symposium

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    ...wages also make it so it is more cost-effective for PI’s to pay postdocs as opposed to staff scientists. ... paid on fellowships instead of grants such that PIs no longer save grant money by paying relatively low...solve these problems. The incentives that encourage PIs and universities to hire a glut of trainees at low... from a variety of publications as well as young PIs and all gave advice on how to succeed in publishing...papers should go through many iterations read by your PI, your collaborators, others you know in the field...field, and even people who aren’t in the field. One PI on the panel even suggested projecting your manuscript...out loud. While it is certainly true that not all PIs can take the time to do this, you should always reach...

  6. 9 Tips to Achieve Success in Academia

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    ...students, postdocs, and young Principal Investigators (PIs). We've interviewed Addgene depositors who are at...more aware of careers outside of academia. How do PIs assist their mentees who have goals outside of the... True success evolves from heart and hustle. Each PI emphasizes the importance of passion, hard work, ...Read the Newest Posts in this Blog Series   Our 3 PIs answer more questions, including: Advice for Choosing...

  7. PhD Applications After COVID

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    ...with professors - a/k/a Principle Investigators (PIs) - whose labs does research that aligns with your... interests and goals.  Reaching Out to Potential PIs Even if you’re applying to a school that requires...application to that program. An email to a potential PI should go something like this: Introduce yourself...if the program is the right fit. Reaching out to PIs also means doing plenty of mini-interviews; these...you can quickly reference your questions about the PI’s research or the name of the award you won for your...

  8. Why and how to start studying chromatin (with Addgene's help)

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    ...a good jumping off point. The following lists of PIs, articles, genes, and blog posts are not comprehensive...process! Addgene depositors who study chromatin The PIs linked below are partially curated from the presentations... on the links below and visiting their associated PI pages on the Addgene website. In-exhaustive List...new plasmids containing these genes. As with the PIs above, many of these genes were discussed at the ...

  9. Future of Research Conference - Remarkable Opening Session

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    ...hypercompetition is corroding values, we are shifting away from PI driven basic research, there is resistance to change...School, titled her presentation “How to Train Your PI”.   She focused her talk on the issues involved with... mentoring and applauded the new requirement for PIs to include in their annual NIH progress reports information...

  10. Finding and Joining Your Dream Lab

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    ...wondering “What is this PI looking for in a new researcher?,” “How do I convince the PI to choose me?” We asked... the lab? Some labs have only one author plus the PI on any paper. Or perhaps, the lab has a reputation...

  11. Visualizing Your Plasmid Request Data

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    ...information and has data on the date, material, requesting PI & organization, and country. This information can...of aggregated data only, information on requesting PI(s) & organization(s) is not shown on the dashboard...

  14. Advice for Choosing a Research Project

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    ...and summarize helpful advice from the successful PIs who were previously featured in "9 Tips to Achieve...labs. Read All the Posts in this Blog Series Our 3 PIs answer more questions, including: Advice for Choosing...

  15. The Effect of COVID-19 on Liu Lab Plasmid Requests From Addgene Data

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    ...choose to let yx(t) represent the number of unique PIs or labs placing orders for paper x on date t. We ...cannot use individual plasmid orders, because when a PI or lab places an order, they are likely to order ...percentage of normal activity (the average rate of unique PIs/labs placing orders per day) on dates impacted by...

  16. A Guide to Getting Started in Undergrad Research

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    ...to ask to find out what a “postdoc” is, and that “PI” stood for principal investigator. In basic science... Position Common tasks Principle investigator (PI) Runs the lab Writes a lot of grants Varying degrees...lab maintenance Administrative assistant: assists PI with admin duties Staff scientist: similar role to...that genuinely excites them, and reach out to the PI to get involved. It not only demonstrates initiative...

  20. Treating Muscular Dystrophy with CRISPR Gene Editing

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    ...26721683. 3. Nelson CE, Hakim CH, Ousterout DG, Thakore PI, Moreb EA, Rivera RM, Madhavan S, Pan X, Ran FA, ...PMID: 26721686. 7. Ousterout DG, Kabadi AM, Thakore PI, Perez-Pinera P, Brown MT, Majoros WH, Reddy TE, ...: PMC4351462. 8. Ousterout DG, Kabadi AM, Thakore PI, Majoros WH, Reddy TE, Gersbach CA. Multiplex CRISPR...
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