Welcome to Tools for Science

By Arjun Raj, members of the lab, and various others

Over the years, my team and I have assembled/created a set of materials for improving science processes. How to write, how to give a talk, various specific things, etc. Here they are for use by all. Please let me know if there’s anything to add to this list.

How to give a talk

• Blog post on how to structure a talk

• “Refusing the call” and presenting a scientific story

• Resonate, by Nancy Duarte

• http://www.howtogiveatalk.com/ - David Stern's website

• Four blog posts: Figures for talks vs. papers, simple tips, images in talks, laser pointers

• Susan McConnell talk

General writing advice

• Word to avoid when writing

How to write a fellowship

• Overview: So you want to apply for a PhD fellowship?

• Annotated example specific aims page

• Example F30 Sponsor Information

Navigating the PhD

• Blog post: Dear me, I am awesome. Sincerely, me… aka How to write a letter of rec for yourself
• How to assemble and use a thesis committee
• Project selection: Lean into your strengths

How to review a paper

• How to review a paper
• How to re-review a paper
• Annotated example review of science paper
• Annotated example review of tech paper

How to do computationally reproducible research

• Blog post on how we organize computational projects in the lab
• Example project organization

Writing a paper

• Sample introduction 1 (science paper) with annotations
• Sample introduction 2 (tech paper) with annotations
• Sample introduciton 3 (theory paper) with annotations
• Words to avoid when writing
• Writing checklist (incomplete)
• Paper submission checklist

Applying for a faculty position

• Thoughts on applying for faculty jobs

Writing a response to reviewers for revising a paper

• General how to (thank to Yogesh Goyal)
• Annotated example (thank you to Yogesh Goyal)
• Another example (thank you Lauren Beck)

Figure making

• Illustrator guide (thank you Connie Jiang)
• Blog post about figure making
• Labeling small multiples
• Incomplete blog post about figure design principles

How do to science

• Staying on top of literature
• Pre-registration in molecular biology
• Night science interview about creativity
• Project selection: Lean into your strengths
• Using AI in academia