Reflections
Points of Emphasis
Each year the NFL reviews which of its rules are under-enforced and identifies some points of emphasis for the upcoming season. I opened the doors to my own lab space on September 2nd, 2015 (~16.5 Read more
Reflections
Preprint #2 is live!
Here’s another BioRxiv submission selfie of authors Jenna Christensen, David Mueller and myself for our joint preprint with the Kovar Lab! We’d love to hear your feedback!
Pro-tips
NIH RFI on Interim Research Products
The NIH recently put out a request for information (NOT-OD-17-006) on including preprints and interim research products in NIH applications and reports. ASAPbio is collecting responses but you can read my responses directly here as well.
Lab Ideas
Preprint Journal Club
Here’s a video of me talking about the preprint journal club I started with graduate students at KUMC for our Analysis of Scientific Papers course. The course materials (syllabus and introductory slide deck) are also available. The Read more
Reflections
Our first preprint is live!
I’m happy to announce that the first preprint from our lab is live on BioRxiv! Here’s a submission selfie of postdoc Soumita Dutta and myself. We look forward to your feedback! If you’re attending the upcoming ASCB annual Read more
Reflections
Avasthi Lab at #ASCB16
Many of us (Brittany Jack, Soumita Dutta, David Mueller, Shengping Huang and myself) from the lab will be attending the American Society for Cell Biology annual meeting in San Francisco this December. If you’re attending the meeting, please Read more
Lab Ideas
Elevator Pitch Week
As some of you may have gathered from my last blogpost, I have a fondness for creating formal opportunities for trainees to gain important skills (the type of skills most of us complain we were Read more
Lab Ideas
Career Development Week Part II
Last week we tried something new in the lab, Career Development Week. The goal was for everyone to consider and prioritize career development activities. I also wanted to give them ideas for practical things they Read more
Lab Ideas
Community for New PIs
Being a new PI can be a bit lonely. You’re no longer in a cohort of postdocs or trainees and you may be one of only a few recent hires within your department or institution. Read more
Lab Ideas
Career Development Week!
We’re going to try something new in the Avasthi Lab. July 27-August 3 will be Career Development Week! I’m trying to encourage lab members to participate in activities that will promote their career development and Read more