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Lab Professionalism 101: Being a Good Lab Member

Lab Professionalism 101: Being a Good Lab Member. August 29, 2019. Topics. Professionalism “The conduct, aims or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or professional person” How to be a good lab member Keeping a lab notebook (Lab Archives). Professionalism as a Scholar.

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Lab Professionalism 101: Being a Good Lab Member

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  1. Lab Professionalism 101:Being a Good Lab Member August 29, 2019

  2. Topics • Professionalism “The conduct, aims or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or professional person” • How to be a good lab member • Keeping a lab notebook (Lab Archives)

  3. Professionalism as a Scholar • Hold your work and yourself to the highest of standards • Be ethical and transparent • Push through adversity in your research

  4. Professionalism as a Citizen of JCLS • Consider how your actions impact others • Support your peers and encourage their success • Contribute to fostering a respectful and inclusive environment research and learning

  5. Professionalism as a Lab Member • Value input from others, treat people with respect, collaborate where possible • Be dependable and reliable—hold yourself accountable • Thoughtfully consider the opinions of others • Give credit where credit is due.

  6. How do you be a good lab member?

  7. Setting expectations with your PI • Meet initially with the PI to find out expectations • Touch base regularly to ensure expectations are being met • Don’t be afraid to speak up if you feel an expectation is unreasonable • Open and Clear communication

  8. Following Normal Lab procedures • Ask how things get done in the lab!!! • Is there a chores list? • Are reagents shared, or will you need to make/order your own? (How is ordering done?) • Who do you go to with problems? • Is it your PI or another senior lab member?

  9. If you make a mess, clean it up If you can’t clean it up, contact Sue Gotta and her people If you borrow something, give it back Pipettes, markers, post-its, reagents etc

  10. If you use the last of a reagent, make some more • Don’t pour excess solution back into stock bottles, especially shared

  11. If you make a mistake, speak up ASAP • Especially if you broke a shared piece of equipment or spilled something dangerous • This includes interpersonal mistakes- Don’t be afraid to apologize DON’T TOUCH NON-LAB STUFF WITH GLOVES Be conscientious of your lab mates • Don’t distract them while they’re doing monotonous things • Be considerate of noise, especially in shared office space

  12. Treat others how you want to be treated, and just don’t be an a**hole

  13. Breakout Session How do you handle making a major mistake in the lab? How have you dealt with annoying lab members?

  14. Keeping a Lab Notebook

  15. Lab Archives https://www.jefferson.edu/university/research/resources/notebook.html

  16. Lab archives • Difficult to delete things • Can share data between lab members • Much easier to read • Ultimately talk to your PI and your lab mates about best practices for keeping a lab notebook

  17. Questions?

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