How to choose the right research topic for you?

Nov 20
3 min

Navigating Research Life

How to choose the right research topic for you?

Five tips to help you navigate the start of your research journey.

A Figure is Worth a Thousand Words: A Scientist's Guide to Alt Text

Oct 18
4 min

Research Best Practices

A Figure is Worth a Thousand Words: A Scientist's Guide to Alt Text

How can we make scientific articles more accessible? Including alt text with figures can help make the world of science more inclusive.

Sep 19
4 min

Lab Skills

Five tips for trying new protocols

Overwhelmed by trying new things in lab? These 5 tips will help you tackle your next experiment while remaining calm, cool, and collected.

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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.

Renata de Mello

Nov 20
3 min

NAVIGATING RESEARCH LIFE

How to choose the right research topic for you?

Five tips to help you navigate the start of your research journey.

Jessica Poo

Oct 18
4 min

RESEARCH BEST PRACTICES

A Figure is Worth a Thousand Words: A Scientist's Guide to Alt Text

How can we make scientific articles more accessible? Including alt text with figures can help make the world of science more inclusive.

Ashley Waldron, PhD

Sep 19
4 min

LAB SKILLS

Five tips for trying new protocols

Overwhelmed by trying new things in lab? These 5 tips will help you tackle your next experiment while remaining calm, cool, and collected.

Using Informational Interviews to Land a Science Job

Riley St Clair, PhD

Aug 24
3 min

NAVIGATING RESEARCH LIFE

Using Informational Interviews to Land a Science Job

Whether you're looking for your first lab opportunity or starting your post-college career, the informational interview is a powerful tool.

Jessica Liu

Jul 10
4 min

EVALUATING DATA

How to read a research article

Reading scientific literature is an essential skill for any developing researcher—but if you’re not used to reading this type of...

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

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...

Skills for the Scientist in Training:
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