It’s time to peel back the curtains of the struggles of a #NewPI trying to find her way. I was invited to interview for an award that was a great match for my research. Here is me cheesing before the interview… Little did I know how quickly would change... [long] 🧵 The first interview question was, “what is your parent’s level of education.” It took me by surprise, so I started explaining that they instilled the importance of education in me at a young age and was met with a “stop, stop, just answer the question.” So, I said, “high school.”

Several people said our labs’ inventory and purchasing worksheet was just me reinventing Quartzy… well… I guess now it’s just a free and homegrown version of Quartzy 😂 happy to share! 💸

https://twitter.com/mcmurraylab/status/1612849714315268097

I’m amazed by all of the interest in the sheet… I am having a trouble keeping up with the requests on here, so please send me an email if you want a copy of the spreadsheet!

And here is the thread outlining how we use the spreadsheet #TheLabEdit

https://twitter.com/cterminiphd/status/1541419649559953409

#NewPIHack: I receive frequent emails from spectacular scientists wanting to learn more about UW grad programs, asking for help with their applications, or asking about doing a postdoc in my lab. To streamline my responses and save me time, I generated email templates... 🧵 Re: direct admissions. I am often asked if folks can join my lab for their Ph.D. studies, but we do not do direct admits at UW. You'll have to apply like everyone else, but here is the information 😃

Week 7: the method behind the madness. My #TheLabEdit tools are inspired by past system failures that created chaos/stress and wasted time/money. I don’t think there is one way to keep track of ordering/inventory, but this is what works for us. (1/n) Ordering starts on a shared Excel spreadsheet hosted on Google Sheets before going into the Fred Hutch system. Items are added onto the spreadsheet, inputting the date, your name, item category, informal item description, formal item name, vendors, catalog number and a link (2/n)