...Previous Article: Changing Labor Laws Bring Increased Postdoc Wages Read about the Advocating for Science... of $47,476 per year, under updates to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This was due to the threshold...postdocs - and in some cases, faculty - have found out about what their institution is doing from Future of Research...Science Symposium and Workshop Learn about a Variety of Science Careers Resources on Addgene.org Find Career...

... other are collaborating on projects. When I was a graduate student, I led a collaborative project between...funding and circumstances permit, think about having collaborators spend time with each other in person....meet up with collaborators. Being able to present data from multiple aspects of a collaboration and immediately...the Addgene blog Read our blog post about external collaborations Browse our science career related blog...communication a non-negotiable part of your collaboration. Luckily, there are techniques and tools that...same page. Ideally, these meetings include all collaborators, from the lab members who are conducting the...interesting results or ask questions to your collaborators. This helps everyone feel included in the project...

...guide: Collaborating with others outside your organization also known as external collaborations. Interestingly... and collaboration management. For example, you may already be part of a scientific collaboration - show...friendly, and helpful. Finally, don’t forget about collaborations and projects you can do with others after...lead! Read our blog post about fostering communication in remote collaborations! Stay in touch: Maintaining...notes that remind me about the current state of a partnership. Every collaboration and partnership is different...favored by research-intensive careers. External collaborations are becoming increasingly important as more...scientific project to the next level. External collaborations and partnerships are also very important in...

...use Twitter professionally to network, learn more about alternative careers for scientists, and share cool....” This paper addresses the following questions about scientists on Twitter: who are they? What do they...

... she spoke with Teytelman about an opportunity to work with a collaborative group, she also joined early...guide on Transferable Skills: External Collaborations Learn about the 2018 Minisymposium on Scientific ...organizations with similar ideas who were also thinking about reproducibility and shared similar desires to take...individuals with similar ideas to actually do something about it. Building a diverse team with different talents...the eLife ambassadors group was already thinking about ways to tackle irreproducibility. Benjamin Schwessinger...grassroots efforts. After thoughtful conversations about reproducibility with Teytelman, Schwessinger joined...previous work at Center for Open Science and Sense about Science. However, she realized that she couldn’t...

...the Addgene Blog How did this change in labor laws come about? In March 2014, the White House issued a...must be above this level, and certain job duty tests must be met. In the Department of Labor’s general... to $47,476 per year, under updates to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This is having a major effect...ensuring that either all affected scientists are paid above this threshold or for tracking the hours that these... a memorandum to the Secretary of Labor to update the FLSA, which had not seen revisions since 2004. In... In July 2015, the Department of Labor issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, soliciting feedback by ...adjusted every 3 years. In May 2016, Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez updated the overtime regulations of...

...else to focus on. Use collaborative cloud apps It is a good idea to use collaborative cloud tools such as...creative collaboration in the workplace. There are many other ways to encourage collaborations remotely...meeting? No problem! You can still creatively collaborate and brainstorm! Image from Joseph Mucira. ...serve as a springboard for future discussion. Collaboration and creativity are pivotal in writing publications...Vicens et al., 2007) geared towards enhancing collaborative writing and this recent article published in...approaches/tools we have to foster creative collaboration remotely in science are endless. Let’s adapt...blog post “Fostering Communication in Remote Collaborations” to get more ideas. Thank you to our guest...

...successes in metabolic engineering have been limited to the overexpression of various metabolites in Escherichia...species or metabolic pathways. A new study takes us one step closer to the vision of metabolic biofactories...cellular behaviors, such as differentiation or metabolism. Our attempts to manipulate these cellular behaviors...be host-independent, beyond the oft published metabolic engineering realm of S. cerevisiae and E. coli...control via scRNA design is readily apparent in metabolic engineering. The authors elegantly demonstrated...demonstrated the potential of this to control a metabolic network in S. cerevisiae by using three RNA programs ...programs, the authors sequentially rerouted the metabolic flux to generate differently pigmented derivatives...

... And what is ligase fidelity anyway? Let’s talk about it. DNA ligases are enzymes that seal breaks in ...to accelerate characterization of nucleic acid metabolic enzymes." Nucleic acids research 44.2 (2015): ...

...our blog post about remote collaborations Read our Transferable Skills Guide article about external collaborations...needed. In the example above, for example, we fostered a formal scientific collaboration between two research...project. We think that these collaborations add enormous value. A discussion about a protocol can save weeks..., the researchers did not have access to a P3 laboratory (BSL-3), a high-security facility needed to perform...approach was useful in humans. Then, one of them heard about our online platform, called Crowdfight, and filed...just the right infrastructure and offered to collaborate with them. The partnership was fruitful and a...This example clearly illustrates the power of collaboration, which despite the competitiveness of cutting-edge...

...Connie Cepko to learn about her mentoring style. Top 7 questions scientists ask me about mentoring In this... answers to the top questions scientists ask me about mentoring. Here they are: What makes a good Mentor... Where can I find a Mentor? What is this I hear about “group” or “peer” mentoring? How do I ask someone...a good science mentor? I started a conversation about many of these topics with the researchers who joined...often one that devotes time and energy to thinking about how to be a great Mentor.    Check Out Angela Depace's...questions in future posts. If you have a question about mentoring that you want us to cover, let us know...

...new conference rooms and learned some fun facts about these genes and the origins of their names!  ...

...), Antibodies: a Laboratory Manual, 2nd Edition. 2104. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Publications, New...production and subsequent purification.  Academic laboratories and companies have already begun creating plasmids...Introduction to Antibodies blog post Learn more about hybridomas Watch our Antibodies 101: What is an ...

...keep spreading the word about materials sharing, but we don’t have to worry about getting support from depositors...of course always being vigilant about resources, I’m not worried about the stewardship of this in the ...Addgene is about half of what is standard in most sectors. The Addgenies support a high collaboration, high...on this. Addgene’s success is about the Addgenies. I never worry about their dedication, excellent intentions...more about Addgene Resources on the Addgene website Find plasmids for your research  Learn about our ...a lot of things we actually don’t have to worry about and that is something to recognize! Distributing...the last couple of years, we don’t have to worry about having enough space! There’s enough space here at...

...interesting content Talk about something you know a lot about and that you care about. Don’t try to present...engaging and memorable. If you read my story above about the presentation faux pas, you are more likely...the room, so it is a good idea to start thinking about public speaking early and often. Two of my jobs ...dynamite presentation?  To that end, let’s chat about giving science talks and how to make them serve ...other people give great talks We are not talking about lab meeting here. Lifeless presentation of experimental...You want to give the audience something to think about, argue with, or learn from. Some of the best talks...topics many times, but I always seek out information about the particular audience and venue before tailoring...

...  Is this department/laboratory collaborative with other departments/laboratories? How long is the average...professors will not only talk about their own interests, but will ask you questions about your research goals and...Every student about to graduate shares the same nightmare: the question “So, what comes next?” For those...this:   However, as simply as it seems laid out above, there are many places where the PhD application...-hand, you can quickly reference your questions about the PI’s research or the name of the award you won...new way to allow you to get important information about the campus even if you can’t visit. By talking with...department, the lab setting, and how students truly feel about the program and faculty. Here are some questions...

... because we are highly collaborative, we love teamwork. Working collaboratively allows our team to best...clarification and again we collaborate with the Product Team who in turn collaborates with stakeholders to ...Scrum framework is based on an iterative and collaborative approach to development. Scrum teams plan and...that it provides transparency to everyone involved about the status of each project. This creates accountability... amongst the team. Whether we are a highly collaborative team because we are using the Scrum framework...These initial stories are usually a result of collaborations between Addgene’s Product Team and the stakeholders...Once we begin work on a story, we continue to collaborate closely with each other and with other teams....

...dig deep Talk to your professors about their research, and learn about what makes them excited to do what...sciences), people conduct research to answer questions about how the world works. As scientists, we probe beyond...curious person. I like to ask questions and think about the best way to answer those questions. I’ve met...enjoy, is worthwhile and can help us make decisions about what we want to do in the future. How do I get started...sense of what kind of research you would be excited about. I know quite a few friends who opted to join labs... a lot out there worth exploring! Being excited about the science allows you to ask more interesting questions...as graduate students (your teaching assistants), about their experiences. Research requires dedication ...

...matters Yes, yes it’s all about the science but really it’s not. It’s about the atmosphere that will allow...and are nervous about discussing data. There’s hesitation before answering questions about lab culture. ... emotions and assumptions. I’m not just talking about simple things like “Which route should I take to... and not very communal. That didn’t suit my collaborative learning style at all. Finally I rotated in ... did). Some of the information you will need is about you. It’s worth taking time to honestly evaluate...lab members can give open, revealing information about the culture and lab head. While it’s good to talk...same department as well. What do they have to say about this lab’s reputation? If you are choosing a training...

...learn about how researchers are using “big data” to look at Lyme Disease in new ways. Or learn about the...ot­her disciplines, are even less likely to read about our work. We therefore must discover new ways to.... Only on occasion do we then have time to read about research from other disciplines, or from other countries...communication through video     Video abstracts about research, especially published research, have grown...researchers have Facebook pages, few share any details about their research itself. Pinterest is also a favorite...created a new platform for sharing video abstracts about research: www.WeShareScience.org. WeShareScience...platform for sharing short, 3 to 5 minute videos about research. Videos can be shared by research scientists...