JHU Reproductive Biology Journal Club and Research Meetings: August 2009

Monday, August 24, 2009

Getting set for fall kick-off

I'm in the process of recruiting/arm-twisting for presentations for September and beyond. If you are willing and able [please!], do contact me --> jpevans@jhsph.edu

Also, please join me in welcoming the lab of Daniela Drummond-Barbosa to our group!

We are planning to continue with every other Tuesday at 12:30 for our meetings, for the time being at least -- although we might to some re-adjusting as the year goes on, to accommodate different schedules, to include some additional labs, etc.

Journal club mission

Major goals are discussing current literature and also learning more about the work going on in each others' labs. To do this:
Presenters are encouraged ('though not required) to pick a paper near and dear to their hearts and their work, as long as the paper is exciting and discussion-worthy enough for a broad audience.
As you are choosing a paper, imagine how you would preface the presentation with something like, "This is one of the coolest papers I've read in our field recently" (or "most controversial" or "weirdest" or some other superlative).

Presenters are encouraged (but not required) to augment their presentation with some of their own work -- especially true for trainees presenting! Examples:
The paper could be something that shed new light how you viewed your data.
The paper could provide something that was inspiration for a new experiment.
The paper could be something that made you have a "Now wait a minute ..." moment with your data.
Based on this, you could present your data at the beginning and/or at the end, whichever works best.

JHU Reproductive Biology Journal Club and Research Meetings

Monday, August 24, 2009

Getting set for fall kick-off

Journal club mission

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