Additional Resources for Choosing Labs, Mentors and Projects

[from Biology colleague Scott Dixon] A perspective on what makes for a great lab environment.  The wonderful (late) Stanford Professor Ben Barres writes about how to choose a Ph.D. mentor.  Uri Alon discusses how to pick a good scientific problem.  Indira Raman provides excellent thoughts on how to be a graduate advisee and make the most out of your time as a student.  Peter Walter details the history, and provides examples, of the importance of serendipity in biomedical research.  Doug Green suggests six ways to minimize the stress associated with doing biomedical research.  

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