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Copyright © James B. Pease 2022. All Rights Reserved. Reuse or redistribution of this text without the permission of the author is prohibited. Below is a dialog between a fictitious student and professor that encapsulates many of the questions I get regarding getting started in research. Keep in mind that some of this is my personal opinions and observations, and that my undergraduate and graduate training is in Biology. There may be other conventions and perspectives in your particular field of interest that are different and so you should talk to mentors in your department. “All great deeds and all great thoughts have a ridiculous beginning. Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurant's revolving door.” — Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus, 1942 RIVER: Hi Dr. Lake, thanks for meeting with me. I had a quick question. I’m really interested in getting involved in research as an undergraduate. I’m not really sure where to get started and the whole thing feels a bit i

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