Graduate Student Resources

Whether you are getting ready to defend your thesis or just joined a lab, here are some helpful resources for your graduate and postdoctoral career development! 

Writing tips

• The 10 simple rules for structuring your papers
• Transition your workflow of writing a paper to plain text
• Writing your abstract, according to Nature
• Whether writing your 1st or 10th paper, these tips are helpful to all writers
• Tips from MIT on writing everything from CVs to discussion sections

Data analytics

 click here to download R, or here to download R Studio 

• A guide for using R in Data Science - add statistics to your research
  
• How to visualize data in R plain text
• Keeping your codes in order using Git and GitHub

See these other software programs for integrating your writing process: 

MiKTeX - open source plain text editor with a variety of add-ons

Pandoc - universal document converter (eg: PDF to Word Doc) 

Git - open source version control system, easily manage drafts and edits

What can I do with my Ph.D.?

• GSBS Career Development Portal
• The Professor Is In - advice for moving your Ph.D. to a job
• Starting your academic career
• What to do with your Ph.D.
• Independent Development Plan developed by our own Cynthia Fuhrmann
• Valuable life advice from a former biologist 

Career Opportunities

• Getting ready to defend? Take a look at these helpful links for postdoc and industry opportunities:
  • Programs and resources for prospective and current STEM postdoctoral researchers
  • Nature Careers Portal
  • Cell Press Careers Portal
  • Higher Ed Careers Portal
    

• Tips on effective interviewing skills  
• Resources for effective lab management:
  • Making Moves: Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs & New Faculty (Free book from HHMI/BWF)
  • Nature article on effective lab management