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Guide to Research

Finding your interests

Purpose
- Jun 1, 2026 Welcome Jun 1, 2026
- May 5, 2025 Observe the World, and Write Everything Down May 5, 2025
- Jul 17, 2018 Starting College Jul 17, 2018
Networking
- Sep 14, 2021 Starting Conversations Sep 14, 2021
- Nov 13, 2019 Relationships Nov 13, 2019
Career trajectories
- Jul 14, 2021 Finding a Job Jul 14, 2021
- Feb 23, 2021 What Now? Feb 23, 2021
- Dec 13, 2020 How to Apply to Med School Dec 13, 2020
- Dec 1, 2020 Applying to Grad School Dec 1, 2020
Scientific communication
- Jun 15, 2021 Writing a Conference Abstract Jun 15, 2021
- Dec 11, 2020 Publishing Dec 11, 2020
- Oct 19, 2020 Poster Presentations Oct 19, 2020
- May 24, 2020 Oral Presentations May 24, 2020
- May 24, 2020 Progress Updates May 24, 2020
- Dec 13, 2019 Research Proposals Dec 13, 2019
- Nov 20, 2019 Manuscript Preparation Nov 20, 2019
- Nov 11, 2019 Poster Design Nov 11, 2019
Technical skills
- Jun 15, 2021 Literature search: Get to know what you don’t know Jun 15, 2021
- Nov 27, 2020 Hypothesis Generation Nov 27, 2020
- May 24, 2020 Making Figures May 24, 2020
- May 24, 2020 Statistics May 24, 2020
- May 24, 2020 Reference Managers May 24, 2020
- May 24, 2020 Critical Thinking May 24, 2020
Project management
- Jun 15, 2021 Team Roles Jun 15, 2021
- May 24, 2020 Lab Notebook May 24, 2020
- Dec 13, 2019 Contingency Planning Dec 13, 2019
- Dec 13, 2019 Setting Research Goals Dec 13, 2019
Professional skills
- Jun 15, 2021 Etiquette and Conduct Jun 15, 2021
- Dec 11, 2020 Intellectual Property Dec 11, 2020
- May 24, 2020 Time Management May 24, 2020
- Mar 2, 2020 Communicating with Mentors Mar 2, 2020
- Nov 22, 2019 Being Coachable: Giving and Receiving Feedback Nov 22, 2019
- Nov 13, 2019 Relationships Nov 13, 2019
Safety
- Dec 11, 2020 Ethics Dec 11, 2020
- May 24, 2020 Lab-Specific Safety May 24, 2020
- May 24, 2020 Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) May 24, 2020
- Nov 13, 2019 Responsibility Nov 13, 2019
Funding
- Dec 11, 2020 Writing Grants Dec 11, 2020
- Dec 10, 2020 Finding Funding as an undergrad Dec 10, 2020
Getting experience
- Dec 10, 2020 How to Leave a Lab Dec 10, 2020
- Mar 2, 2020 Communicating with Mentors Mar 2, 2020
- Dec 13, 2019 Finding Your Interests Dec 13, 2019
- Dec 13, 2019 Types of Lab Experiences Dec 13, 2019
- Dec 13, 2019 Finding the Right Lab Culture and Where You Fit in Dec 13, 2019
- Dec 13, 2019 Choosing the Right Research Mentor Dec 13, 2019
- Dec 13, 2019 How to Join a Lab Dec 13, 2019

Cite as: Jonathan D. Ehrman, Jad El Harake, Joshua Greenlee, Orlando Hoilett, Katrina Leaptrot, Jesse Li, Danielle Liu, Sean Bedingfield, Kara Boyer, Alex Jolly, Andrea Locke, Georgia Murray, Katrina Ngo, Kendra Oliver, Carla Pax, Jesse Perlmutter, Bryson Reynolds, Stacy Sherrod, Naomi Theuri, Kyle Whitley, Christina Marasco, 2020. “Guide To Research.” Guide To Research, SyBBURE 2020. https://www.guidetoresearch.com.