Running a Great Lab: 2008-09 Tool Kit
General Resources:
- HHMI. 2006. Making the Right Moves
- Barker, Kathy. 2002. At the Helm: A Laboratory Navigator
- American Society for Cell Biology, Women in Cell Biology. 2004. Career Advice for Life Scientists II
- Graduate School Seminar Series
- New Faculty Services
- Evaluation Form for 2008/09 PI Workshop
Session 1: Elements of a great lab
- Thursday, September 25
- Noon – 1:30 p.m. in Room 6201, Microbial Sciences Building
- Session 1 Agenda (PDF) Session 1 Summary (PDF)
- HHMI, Making the Right Moves – Chapter 2 (PDF), Chapter 3 (PDF)
- "Management for beginners: So you're a principal investigator — now what?" The Scientist, 2008.
- Looking for deals on equipment?
Session 2: How the money works
- Guest Speakers: Gene Masters & Becky Torrisi, College of Engineering
- Thursday, October 16
- Noon – 2:00 p.m. in Room 2530, Microbial Sciences Building
- Session 2 Agenda (PDF)
- HHMI, Making the Right Moves – Chapter 9 (PDF)
- Snapshot Tool
- Other things to know
- Campus funding opportunities:
- Resources for improving grant-writing skills:
Session 3: How to survive and get tenure
- Guest Speakers: Caitilyn Allen, CALS
- Thursday, November 6
- Noon – 1:30 p.m. in Room 6201, Microbial Sciences Building
- Session 3 Agenda (PDF) Session 3 Summary (PDF)
- HHMI, Making the Right Moves – Chapter 2 (PDF), Chapter 5 (PDF), Chapter 6 (PDF)
- How does the tenure process work at UW-Madison? (PDF)
- How not to get tenure: A worst-case scenario (PDF)
- Preparing a successful teaching tenure case (PDF)
- Ten tips for success on the tenure track (PDF)
- "Come all ye scientists, busy and exhausted. O come ye, O come ye, out of the lab" Nature 450, 1156 (20 December 2007)
- The Tenure Process at UW-Madison - Workshops for new faculty:
- Biological Sciences (Jan. 15, 2009, 10am - Noon, 6201 MSB)
- Physical Sciences (Jan. 15, 2009, 1:30 - 3:30pm, 9341 Chemistry)
- Important links: Secretary of the Faculty's Office
Session 4: Creating a successful and productive lab environment
- Guest Speaker: Don Schutt, Office of Human Resource Development
- Thursday, December 4
- Noon – 1:30 p.m. in Room 3210, Mechanical Engineering Building
- Session 4 Agenda (PDF)
- HHMI, Making the Right Moves – Chapter 3 (PDF)
- Handouts for Session 4:
Session 5: Recruiting and hiring the best people
- Guest Speakers: Gary Roberts and Meghan Owens, CALS
- Thursday, January 29
- Noon – 1:30 p.m. in Room 6201, Microbial Sciences Building
- Session 5 Agenda (PDF) Session 5 Summary (PDF)
- HHMI, Making the Right Moves – Chapter 4 (PDF)
- Handouts for Session 5:
Session 6: Mentoring
- Guest Speaker: Jo Handelsman, CALS
- Thursday, February 26
- Noon – 1:30 p.m. in Room 6201, Microbial Sciences Building
- Session 6 Agenda (PDF) Session 6 Summary (PDF)
- HHMI, Making the Right Moves – Chapter 5 (PDF)
- Handouts for Session 6:
Session 7: Project and data management, and ethics
- Thursday, March 26
- Noon – 1:30 p.m. in Room 6201, Microbial Sciences Building
- Session 7 Agenda (PDF)
- HHMI, Making the Right Moves – Chapter 7 (PDF), Chapter 8 (PDF)
- Handouts for Session 7:
- "When Collaborators Compete" (Article, not available online)
- "Bringing Order to Authorship" (Article, not available online)
- "Mentoring and Research Misconduct"
Session 8: Grant writing tips from recently tenured faculty
- Guest Panelists: Amy Charkowski, CALS; Adel Talaat, School of Veterinary Medicine; Paul Wilson, College of Engineering
- Thursday, April 23
- Noon – 1:30 p.m. in Room 6201, Microbial Sciences Building
- Session 8 Summary (PDF)
- HHMI, Making the Right Moves – Chapter 9 (PDF)