Getting involved in a lab - what an undergraduate needs to know

May 19
3 min

Navigating Research Life

Getting involved in a lab - what an undergraduate needs to know

Here are some key tips for finding and applying for research opportunities as an undergraduate!

Apr 15
4 min

Evaluating Data

Go Figure

Figures are critical components of how scientists share their research findings. And they pop up in all sorts of places - scientific...

Mar 15
5 min

Lab Skills

Micro-course in Micropipettes

Learn more about micropipettes often used in a wet lab. Read how to improve your pipetting confidence, including helpful tips and tricks!

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Are you looking to get into research? Want more confidence in the science lab? Feeling stressed learning lab life?

We've been there! Here we share experiences in bite-sized and easy to digest resources to help you navigate the lab and your life in science.

Check out our different resources on Evaluating Data; Research Best Practices; Lab Skills; and Navigating Research Careers.

Helaina Stergas

May 19
3 min

NAVIGATING RESEARCH LIFE

Getting involved in a lab - what an undergraduate needs to know

Here are some key tips for finding and applying for research opportunities as an undergraduate!

Ashley Waldron, PhD

Apr 15
4 min

EVALUATING DATA

Go Figure

Figures are critical components of how scientists share their research findings. And they pop up in all sorts of places - scientific...

Caroline Dumas

Mar 15
5 min

LAB SKILLS

Micro-course in Micropipettes

Learn more about micropipettes often used in a wet lab. Read how to improve your pipetting confidence, including helpful tips and tricks!

Riley St Clair, PhD

Feb 15
4 min

RESEARCH BEST PRACTICES

5 Tips to Keeping a Lab Notebook

Let’s face it - it’s difficult to remember what we did last Tuesday, let alone the details of a week-long experiment from last summer.

Sarah Emerson, PhD

Jan 15
2 min

NAVIGATING RESEARCH LIFE

Any Questions?

In the pursuit of knowledge, scientists must inevitably ask a plethora of questions, but sometimes asking questions can be tough....

Credible Science: Tips to Finding Good References

Helaina Stergas

Dec 15, 2022
4 min

RESEARCH BEST PRACTICES

Credible Science: Tips to Finding Good References

The internet is HUGE with lots of information on any given topic. How do you make sure you are finding the correct, credible facts for...

Lab Math - What is it? And Why Does it Matter?

Caroline Dumas

Nov 15, 2022
4 min

LAB SKILLS

Lab Math - What is it? And Why Does it Matter?

What is “lab math”? Lab math is basic math/algebra that is used in making solutions and adjusting concentrations for experiments in a wet...

Evaluating Visual Representations of Data

Riley St Clair, PhD

Oct 15, 2022
5 min

EVALUATING DATA

Evaluating Visual Representations of Data

Imagine hearing this: “Climate change is a hoax! How can climate change be happening when this graph shows that the temperature of Earth...

Ashley Waldron, PhD

Sep 15, 2022
3 min

RESEARCH BEST PRACTICES

Peanut Butter and Reproducibility

Perhaps you’ve heard the quote from Isaac Newton “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.” This sentiment...

Lab Bites

Aug 15, 2022
2 min

Introducing LabBites

Hello! Welcome to LabBites! As you can probably tell from the sparsity of articles available on our page, we are just getting started. We...

Skills for the Scientist in Training:
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