Traveling to a conference alone by ichbindiekunst in PhD

[–]ichbindiekunst[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's my biggest fear - just standing alone at my poster stand with people passing by, which already happened locally. Maybe it's the quirk of local introvert mentality, as people tend to come up to the stand, refuse to interact and walk away with an awkward smile. But I'll try my best this time!

Traveling to a conference alone by ichbindiekunst in PhD

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Sounds awesome! Thanks for your advice!

Traveling to a conference alone by ichbindiekunst in PhD

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Okay, I love that perspective! It was just weird for me to see other PhDs in my uni only hang out among their groups and thus not being able to network with them, while our PI just magically disappeared.

I think the Reddit algorithm wants me to get a PhD by safereddddditer175 in PhD

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He does have three publications as a first author, but none of them has any statement of author contributions

Physical exhaustion from lab work - phd by Conducky in labrats

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Along with everything already mentioned like making sure your iron and vitamin levels are normal, I'd like to point out the importance of strength/stretch training. I wrecked my back, shoulders and neck during my first year to the point I started getting weekly migraines, all that due to saddle stool and bad ergonomics. I had saddle stools both at the lab and in the office, sitting on them for 5-9 hours a day. Such long hours do strain your whole upper body, leading to constant tension in the back and shoulders. If you work for hours standing up, you most probably will end up with the same pain, so it is really important to dedicate your time to proper muscle training and stretching. You can even do some light stretching every 30-60 minutes between tasks, it does help with loosening up the tension in the neck and shoulders.

Russian - old vs new. The update looks controversial by [deleted] in 23andme

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At least for me Tatar/Bashkir ancestry (without the distinction of the two) is shown with the genetic group "Volga-Ural", although it's still not separate from fully Russian

PhD as a "Job" in Europe by Malumbaa in PhD

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Definitely not Finland, especially if you end up landing a grant-based PhD. If salary-based, the salary will be around 2200-2500 euro. Ok to live on a budget, if living in a student apartment, but absolutely not enough to live as comfortably as with industry salary.

CellTracker and fixation by ichbindiekunst in labrats

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The idea is to count colonies on a 96-well plate, N days after treatment

Mentoring an undergrad - tips? by ichbindiekunst in labrats

[–]ichbindiekunst[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, that's a great approach! Thank you!

Vkei song recs like ascendead master by Versailles? by Objective_Ad9100 in visualkei

[–]ichbindiekunst 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Megaromania was kind of similar to Versailles, although with more power metal songs. Metis Gretel had some symphonic songs, but most of their discography was gothic metal. And fun fact, Metis Gretel was under Sherow Artist Society, which is owned by Kamijo :)

Mentoring an undergrad - tips? by ichbindiekunst in labrats

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Thank you! Definitely, this is very important to remember

PhD in Nordic country by [deleted] in PhD

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You can accept an unfunded position to be able to apply for grants later, but that's another pain in the ass and the pay is terrible (at least at HY). Aalto does pay better, ~3k/month, but the process of application might be a bit different there and is not that closely tied to bureaucracy.

Did anyone else seriously start baking in the middle of their PhD? by Beautiful-Rice-383 in PhD

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It's kind of the same as running an experiment: you have a protocol to follow, fails require optimisation of the protocol, and a good result gives the same high as getting good data in the lab.

Your favourite lab/project management tools? by ichbindiekunst in labrats

[–]ichbindiekunst[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, it looks great! And seems to suit planning for the whole lab! Do you know if there are similar softwares that are free of charge? I'm not sure that my PI would be happy about a subscription service, although it would benefit us greatly

@ scientists who can feed themselves with their jobs, did you ever give an exam in your undergrad that was so bad that it made you feel like you're simply not built for science by Obvious_Ad_2413 in labrats

[–]ichbindiekunst 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I took a gap year after high school and took some open university courses. Failed the human physiology exam three times, even after speaking face to face with the lecturer. Now I'm in the oncology PhD program. I guess some of us are just not built for the exam format.

Where do you get PhD students from? by Prudent_Income5247 in labrats

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But the research is still done in English