From: Siyuan.Zhang@UTSouthwestern.eduTo: S.Zhang.Team@groups.utsouthwestern.eduSubject: My Expectations for a Healthy, Productive Working Environment Team, As of this month, our new UTSW lab has reached another milestone. We have made significant progress. Now that all your projects have moved beyond the “brainstorming” stage, our next challenge is: “How can we execute more efficiently and be more productive?” After
I have always been fascinated by the artistry of mother nature – from the vastness of blue whales in the ocean to the microscopic intricacies of single cells, the stories of evolution, adaptation, and the sheer drive to survive are everywhere. From time to time, we come across something so unexpectedly beautiful in our observations
For our biologist, you would think computer science is far from our “biological” way of thinking about biology. Actually, I have recently discovered amazing similarities pertaining to how to practice the scientific process even in seemingly different fields. Check this out 😀
Studying metastasis is one of the primary focuses of our lab. When a new student step into this field, most likely she/her will start the literature search from the past decade, or even worse, just focusing on what has published in the past five year. Yet, there are more than 100 years of collective wisdom
An instant messaging app called “Slack” has become more and more popular among research labs. I was wondering what is the benefit of using it? While waiting for my grant proposal to be assembled and submitted, I read a little on the differences between Email and Slack. These are two useful, while very different, communication tools. There
Aristotle is generally considered as the “first scientist” because of his inductive method which is started from collecting empirical evidence; then drawing generalized conclusions. Sounds familiar? As an influential pioneer of the method of scientific discovery, Aristotle’s way of thinking profoundly shaped how to do research and how we report our scientific observations/discoveries. Open any issue
