Molecular Biology Problem Solver: A Laboratory Guide. Edited by Alan S Gerstein ISBNS:0-471-37972-7( Paper);0-47 (Electronic) Preparing for Success in the Laboratory Phillip P. Franciskovich The Project If You Dont Define the Project, the Project Will Define Which Research Style Best Fits Your Situation Do You have the essential resources Expect the Unexpected What If Things Go Better Than Expected? When Has the Project Been Completed? Was the Project a Success A Friendly Suggestion The Research Are Bad Data a myth? What Constitutes a successful outcome? What Source of Data Would Be Most Compelling Do You have the Expertise to Obtain These Types of Data? What Can You Do to Maximize the Reliability of Your 2223444455555677 Data? Are You on schedul Which Variables Require Controls? The Roles of Reporting The reward 9 Bibliography1 1 Preparing for Success in the Laboratory Phillip P. Franciskovich The Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 If You Don’t Define the Project, the Project Will Define You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Which Research Style Best Fits Your Situation? . . . . . . . . . . 2 Do You Have the Essential Resources? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Expect the Unexpected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 What If Things Go Better Than Expected? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 When Has the Project Been Completed? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Was the Project a Success? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A Friendly Suggestion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Are Bad Data a Myth? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 What Constitutes a Successful Outcome? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 What Source of Data Would Be Most Compelling? . . . . . . 5 Do You Have the Expertise to Obtain These Types of Data? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 What Can You Do to Maximize the Reliability of Your Data? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Are You on Schedule? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Which Variables Require Controls? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... 7 The Roles of Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The Rewards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Molecular Biology Problem Solver: A Laboratory Guide. Edited by Alan S. Gerstein Copyright © 2001 by Wiley-Liss, Inc. ISBNs: 0-471-37972-7 (Paper); 0-471-22390-5 (Electronic)