Research Design and Communication Workshop Series
CSB Research Design and Communication Workshop Series
The CSB Research Design and Communication Workshop Series provides training in effectively planning and executing research projects as well as communicating scientific ideas. The series is designed for students, staff, and postdocs within the CSB.
All workshops are hybrid (in-person & Zoom) and held on Fridays 11am-12pm.
Zoom Meeting ID: 953 1070 4652
Sept. 23: An Introduction to Research in Synthetic Biology
Instructors: Julius Lucks and Ashty Karim
Identifying grand challenges in synthetic biology, research forecasting, effective ways of reading literature, and coming up with research ideas
Oct. 14: The Project Phase of Research I: Design, Build
Instructors: Niall Mangan and Ludmilla Aristilde
Implementing hypothesis-driven experimental design
Nov. 11: The Project Phase of Research II: Test, Learn
Instructors: Josh Leonard and Danielle Tullman-Ercek
Understanding data collection, statistical significance, data interpretation, reproducibility, using models, and reformulating hypotheses
Dec. 9: Effective Data Visualization
Instructors: Yogesh Goyal and Ashty Karim
Constructing high-impact figures from collected data
Jan. 13: From Project to Publish: Managing the Research Process
Instructors: Neha Kamat and Michael Jewett
Transitioning from exploratory research to framing a manuscript, curating data for publication, project management, collaboration, and authorship
Feb. 10: Sharing Knowledge: Presentations & Networking
Instructors: Gabe Rocklin and Jaehyuk Choi
Developing presentations for scientific audiences, elevator pitches for short interactions, and best practices for networking at conferences
Mar. 10: The Societal Implications of Research
Instructors: Julius Lucks and Sera Young
Analyzing stakeholders in our research, biosecurity risks, intellectual property, entrepreneurship, and synthetic biology policy
Apr. 14: The Future of Synthetic Biology Research
A panel discussion on the current state and future of synthetic biology