People

Lab Mission and Member Expectations

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Our lab mission is to produce exciting scientific discoveries in an interactive, supportive intellectual community.

My mission as the lab head is to: 1) produce high-quality research; and 2) provide excellent training and intellectual development for early career researchers in scientific research, computation and evolutionary genetics.

I expect lab members will:
1) Respect one another! Treat other people's time, space, energy and stuff as though they were yours.

2) Participate in lab meetings, seminars, discussions and social events. We build and create our community and we can only do that by showing up. Don't worry if you feel like you don't have anything to say. It takes a while to get comfortable and process scientific communication.

3) Help each other. Similarly, don't be afraid to ask for help. We can often clear up problems and misunderstandings quickly by addressing them directly.

4) Establish goals and keep written records of daily activities. Progress in science and graduate school is often incremental. Written records help you keep track of your progress towards small and large goals.

5) Practice empathy. Some days everything is going great, other times you feel stuck. Being kind to each other helps a lot during the stuck times. 

6) Take responsibility. Graduate school and postdoctoral research are periods of intense personal and professional development. Where you end up and how you get there is up to you.

7) Communicate. Open and consistent communication is key to maintaining a smoothly running, happy lab environment.