Labby

Dear Stressed-Out Assistant Prof

March 8, 2024
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Dear Labby, I am in the third year of my first faculty position as an Assistant Professor. I have established…

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Returning to the lab and my career

May 11, 2023
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Dear Labby, In March 2020, I was entering the last year of my postdoc when my child’s daycare center shut…

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When the PI seems MIA

December 19, 2022
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Dear Labby, I am having serious problems with my current laboratory. I attend a research institution and am in my…

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On the Importance of Well-being

November 1, 2022
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Dear Labby, I am a second-year grad student and have recently chosen a lab in which to do my thesis.…

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On the importance of well-being

August 29, 2022
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Dear Labby, I am in my third year of graduate school and, as you know, two years of that were…

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Science advocate: No experience needed

June 14, 2022
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Dear Labby, I was talking with a scientist friend of mine, and she told me about “Hill Day” and how,…

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Assessing a possible international research collaboration

April 25, 2022
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Dear Labby, As a PI with an active cell biology research lab for over 20 years, I’ve been fortunate to…

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Celebrating a Dissertation Defense

March 1, 2022
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Dear Labby, I am a graduate student and the first in my extended family to complete an undergraduate degree. I…

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The Methods Section: Rewrite or Recycle?

December 15, 2021
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Dear Labby, I’m a new assistant professor, and I’m happy to say that I’m getting ready to submit the first…

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Concerns of a Trailing Spouse

October 21, 2021
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Dear Labby, My spouse and I are PhD postdocs, working in different labs and currently on the job market for…

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