✳flâneur — a map of the web's best reading

How to succeed in PhD program lab rotations – Dave O'Connor's Laboratory – UW–Madison

dho.pathology.wisc.edu · 3,120 words · saved by 1 readers

Dave’s opioniated guide on how to start grad school successfully This is the time of year when incoming PhD students are in the midst of their lab rotations. As I describe in my graduate student philosophy, this is akin to speed dating. In a few short weeks, students need to assess a lab and advisors…

Dave’s opinionated guide on how to start grad school successfully In the US, biomedical research PhD students arrive on campus in late August and soon begin a daunting and stressful process of lab rotations. As I describe in my graduate student philosophy, this is akin to speed dating. In a few short weeks, students need to assess a lab and advisors need to assess students. I’m not sure students always receive guidance on how to maximize the likelihood of rotation success; I’m quite sure no one ever gave this sort of guidance to me. Here are some pointers, gleaned from nearly 15 years of inter

Explore this link on the map →

related reading