Welcome to Undergrad in the Lab!

Undergraduate research can be incredibly rewarding, but where do you start and how do you succeed? Navigating this unfamiliar territory is not easy. Here you will find advice on how to find a research position, and how to get the most out of your experience.

Research is to see what everybody else has seen, and to think what nobody else has thought.

— Albert Szent-Györgi (1893-1986) U. S. biochemist.
03
Feb

The F-Word: Your Reaction to Failure Matters More Than You Might Think

Submitted by undergrad-admin

— from the Lab Manager's bench

It will happen to you. It will also be okay.

There is only one guarantee in research: sometimes things fail. It doesn’t matter what your major is, how much experience you have, or whether your research is basic, applied, clinical, or translational.

F-word
recommendation letter
failure
undergraduate research
resilience
STEM
Experiential Learning
05
Jan

When Searching for Undergrad Research Positions, Only Consider Those You Are Interested In

Submitted by undergrad-admin

— from the PI's desk

Each semester, I post an advertisement for the open undergrad research positions in my lab. The ad includes a description of the project, methods my lab uses, and overall objectives of my lab's research focus.

position search
research interests

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