Graduate school is not for everyone How to make sure that is what your want? Have some research experience first
Graduate school is not for everyone • How to make sure that is what your want? • Have some research experience first
Learn to address good scientific questions This is a major objective of your training in graduate school
Learn to address good scientific questions This is a major objective of your training in graduate school
Learn to address good scientific questions Easy to say, hard to do. Many researchers are not good at it 'small science often demands more on this This is THE most important thing I learned from my thesis advisor
- Easy to say, hard to do. - Many researchers are not good at it. “small science” often demands more on this. - This is THE most important thing I learned from my thesis advisor. Learn to address good scientific questions
Big question 1: leading the field C B D A time A: ground breaker C: working in a hot field B: leading the trend D: catching the tail What is your work?
Big question 1: leading the field # of papers/year time A B C D A: ground breaker B: leading the trend C: working in a hot field D: catching the tail What is your work?
Level of the fields A major field e.g. Developmental genetics A specific area e.g. Wnt signaling in development A very focused field e.g. function of wnt receptors
Level of the fields A major field e.g. Developmental genetics A specific area e.g. Wnt signaling in development A very focused field e.g. function of wnt receptors