Foundational Skills in Life Sciences
Students and scholars in life sciences need to use many skills to survive and excel during scientific training, which involves listening, reading, writing, and speaking.
But I have seen many of them struggle in understanding and learning those skills.
I am a professor in the U.S., a tenured faculty member with MD, PhD degrees.
I will assist you through the skills, so that you will learn and improve successfully in your professional life.
Please visit my website for more information (https://synaptologica.com/), and send me emails with questions, comments or ideas (ideas@synaptologica.com).
Podcasting since 2023 • 61 episodes
Foundational Skills in Life Sciences
Latest Episodes
61. How I prepare for teaching how to read papers to professional students
What does it take to prepare a single lecture? In this episode, I will talk about months-long process for crafting a lecture on how to read clinical papers. I am passionate about teaching this foundational ...
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Episode 61
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16:40
60. Postdoc training program (that I organized in my university)
I have set up a training program for the postdoctoral researchers (postdocs) in my home department. Today, I would like to talk about: how and why I have done it, what we do in the program and what (positive!) feedback that I received. &n...
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Episode 60
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21:26
59. Happy 2-year anniversary! (plus, how I am scripting episodes)
This podcast is now two years old. And it is the start of the third year! Thank you for listening and for your support! I would like to give you my behind-the-scenes information, so that you will have some understanding about...
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Episode 59
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16:11
58. Paragraph 1 of Introduction, written by Nobel Laureates: meaning of each sentence therein
Let’s read the first paragraph of the Introduction section in a paper written by the Nobel Laureates. Specifically, we will read each sentence in the paragraph, and think about the meaning and the role of each sentence. One key point is that th...
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Episode 58
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16:51
57. How to read the main points of Introduction paragraphs
The Introduction section of a life-science paper tells the main story, sometimes even multiple related ones. But without helpful subheadings, understanding its core points can be challenging. Then, how do we effectively read Introduction paragr...
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Episode 57
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19:26