Introduction to the Institute
Time: Wednesday, 2 June, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Place: Bioinformatics Computer Core Lab (Rm 104), Life Sciences Bldg
Organizer: Jeff Elhai
Audience: Primarily 1st year students
Problem Set
Questionnaire
Goals of session
- Give you overview of the goals of the institute
- Give you overview of the summer's events
- Give you a minimal competence in a wet lab (if you need a minimal competence in a wet lab)
- Give you experience in reading a research article
- Give you experience in critiquing a research proposal in preparation for writing one
Materials (click on links to reach notes)
Keynote address
The Importance of Stupidity in Scientific Research
Schwartz MA.
J Cell Sci (2008) 121:1771
For those going into wet labs
Notes of possible interest
A few dilution problems to test yourself
Problem set for Introduction to Scientific Literature
SESSION: Wednesday, 8 June
Each of two groups of three participants will consider six research proposals.
Please read all six proposals, to the point that you can contribute to a discussion
of what works and doesn't work in each. Here is some
advice
as to what to consider as you look over a proposal.
Pay special attention to two of the proposals (those
in parentheses after your name). You will introduce these to your
group.
Groups for reviewing research proposals
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