As a the principal investigator (PI) of the Frohlich Lab, I receive numerous applications from undergraduate students who apply to work in our lab. Unfortunately, there are never as many slots as students interested and we have to make a selection. Today, the number of applicants far outnumbers the slots we have, likely because many labs have decided not to accept undergraduates because of COVID. The applications that land in my inbox differ quite a bit from email to email. I am suspecting that many students have never been taught how to approach a lab. This is of course an issue since it creates privilege and may contribute to biases against students who did not have access to mentoring earlier in their academic journey. Let me share with you the 6 things everyone should know in the hope that many students get to see this and can learn from it. Ideally, this post will be one small but hopefully important step towards leveling the playing field. And, of course, being aware of this issues will help us PIs take this into account when we assess applications. I feel very strongly about this responsibility. Here we go:
Take care, Flavio
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Riehen
9/6/2020 02:50:54 am
Würkli guät?
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Flavio
9/12/2020 04:38:04 pm
Danke!!!! LYSF
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