Thread by @hapyresearchers

1/5) Writing my Ph.D. thesis was relatively easy because I always prepared notes/figures/tables on

-protocols I used
-results I obtained
-papers I read

And, in the end, I recycled my notes/figures/tables in the thesis #AcademicChatter

2/5) For example, one of the techniques I used was direct DNA sequencing so for that I processed blood samples, extracted human DNA, performed PCRs, and subjected purified PCR products to sequencing.

3/5) Along with my lab notes, I prepared word documents for each step, noted which salts, buffers, and reagents I used, their quantities, company names, steps for reagent preparation, protocol steps, what I did to troubleshoot, etc.

4/5) documented and labeled gel electrophoresis pictures with sample details (same day when I did them), prepared excel sheets with sequencing results, stored sequencing pdfs and prepared figures for the polymorphism of my interest, etc.

5/5) while reading the papers made summary notes on the methods they used, the results they presented and bullet points on the discussion section.

I hope this helps!

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