Incubation Conversations

Incubation Conversations

By Elias and KatieScience
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Incubation Conversations episodes

  • Disappointments in Data and Dating

    On our last episode, we address two topics that for many young scientists and adults induce a lot of headaches: data and dating. Surprisingly, both are hard to manage, difficult to acquire and come with a lot of ups and downs. Tune in today to listen to our guest Hunter Summey describe his life and the balance be developed to lead a successful personal and academic life. I hope you guys enjoy!

    42 min
  • Go with the Flow!

    The flow has returned after a week break thanks to exams and the busy-ness of life. This episode is mostly a chill update on life with a little segment discussing flow cytometry and a quick game of myth vs. truth at the end! Enjoy!

    41 min
  • The Art of PCR and Personal Statements

    Today, we talk about two main topics of interest, the transformative PCR, as well as, the personal statment. Ironically, the two are more similar than one would think. In this episode, we descirbe PCR and its uses with its derivative technique, qPCR and qRT-PCR, emphaisizing proper techniques. Afterwards, we move into personal statments and the best method of writing one succesfully to highlight your med school applicaiton even more. Enjoy!

    39 min
  • The Dark Side of Research

    In this week's episode, we wrap up our second episode in the series of lab environments. Our visitor, Jess, talks about her lab experience as a graduate student that can categorized as a toxic lab relationship. We focus on how that arises, how it affects her life, and how to manage it. This episode should be watched in contrast to the previous one. I hope its educational to all! 

    33 min
  • Protocol for a Good Lab

    In today's Episode, our guest speaker is gonna share her thoughts on how to choose a good lab, highlighting the importance of communication and leading by example as well as her thoughts on positive interactions within a lab group. This episode is the first part of a 2 episode series highlighting the different bench top environments that are present. Enjoy!

    41 min
  • Western Blots and Working out: Where is the balance?

    In this week's episode, we will be discussing the technique, western blot, its major uses, as well as, some troubleshooting steps and recommendations. We will also talk about easy ways to decompress from research, work, school and life and a little catch up on our fun lab activities and stories. We hope you guys enjoy!

    53 min

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The hidden curriculum of scientific research from the perspective of students. By students, for students to provide a fun, informative interaction discussing the topics and stories of bench-top…