For more posts on grad school and thesis-related topics, see this page

Who’s who in a lab

Reference managing

Adobe Illustrator fundamentals for scientists – helpful shortcuts, tips, etc.

Experiment-ing

Staying up to date in science – setting up alerts & using RSS feeds

Preparing and presenting scientific research talks – some tips and advice

Troubleshooting and optimizing lab experiments

Lab tips

Study tips

Study suggestions for school – with video

Push past the self-doubt & seek out opportunities – it just might pay off!

Manipulating nucleic acid sequences

Protein prep inventory-ing: keeping a detailed inventory of cell pellets and purified proteins

My NCBI – an intro to why you should get an account, My Bibliography, SciENcv, & biosketches

A “Quick Start Guide” for starting off in research with good habits

Tips for scientific writing – write to be understood, not to “sound smart”

Experimental planning spreadsheets


Download the desktop versions of cloud software apps!

Quick tip: use interlibrary loan to access materials you think you can’t access

Tips for giving a research presentation (especially to a more general audience)

Reading science articles – some advice

Why trainee bio-related scientists should learn basic programming (esp. command line, Python, & R)

Keeping lab notebooks

Finding, organizing, reading, & taking notes on scientific papers when starting a new project

Making the most of experimental methods sections

Abstracts: what they are and advice for writing awesome ones

PhDing – and reading while PhDing

Making the most of your education

Grad school interview advice

It always seems impossible until it’s done! General tips for daunting writing projects

Typing chemical formulas

Keeping a detailed plasmid inventory

Advice for younger students

Some advice for college graduates (past, present, & future) & thoughts on communicating knowledge

“Dual enrollment” – you can take community college courses in high school (at least in the US)

Critically evaluating supplements, etc.: systematic reviews, meta-analyses, biases, evidence, etc.

Assay-logging

template spreadsheet: https://bit.ly/assaylog

Be legendary! Scientific figures & legends, a practical guide