Arunika Das

Six best practices learned from mentoring undergraduates

April 7, 2017
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  Most scientists will mentor undergraduates at one time in their career. If these students are well trained, they can…

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Extending the olive branch: collaborating in science

January 27, 2017
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Collaboration involves two or more researchers within an institution, or across different institutions, working in either the same or different…

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How to choose a good mentor

April 15, 2016
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A critical decision for a young scientist is choosing a mentor. Often when new students begin graduate school, they have…

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Reproducibility in Science

January 29, 2016
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The scientific method relies heavily on the reproducibility of experimental data. In fact, reproducibility implies that using the same reagents…

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Imminent Impact: How important is this index?

January 22, 2016
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In the field of publishing in science, impact factor continues to play a major role in determining the quality of…

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Closing Doors on Grad School

April 3, 2015
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Graduate school is an experience that has no handbook or manual. Most graduate students’ sojourn through this unique period in…

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Interview with Ruth Steward—Principal Investigator at the Waksman Institute of Microbiology

February 13, 2015
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Ruth Steward is a Principal Investigator at the Waksman Institute of Microbiology and a member of the Molecular Biology and…

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Women in Science: Fight or Flight?

January 23, 2015
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