Teaching troubleshooting skills to graduate students.
biochemistry
cell biology
chemical biology
experimental techniques
graduate school
none
point of view
problem solving
training
troubleshooting
Journal
eLife
ISSN: 2050-084X
Titre abrégé: Elife
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101579614
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
17 Sep 2024
17 Sep 2024
Historique:
received:
01
07
2024
accepted:
03
09
2024
medline:
17
9
2024
pubmed:
17
9
2024
entrez:
17
9
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Troubleshooting is an important part of experimental research, but graduate students rarely receive formal training in this skill. In this article, we describe an initiative called Pipettes and Problem Solving that we developed to teach troubleshooting skills to graduate students at the University of Texas at Austin. An experienced researcher presents details of a hypothetical experiment that has produced unexpected results, and students have to propose new experiments that will help identify the source of the problem. We also provide slides and other resources that can be used to facilitate problem solving and teach troubleshooting skills at other institutions.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39287073
doi: 10.7554/eLife.100761
pii: 100761
doi:
pii:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : NIH HHS
ID : R35GM133640
Pays : United States
Organisme : Welch Foundation
ID : F-1929
Organisme : National Science Foundation
ID : 1944334
Organisme : Air Force Office of Scientific Research
ID : FA9550-20-1-0088
Organisme : National Science Foundation
ID : DGE-1610403
Informations de copyright
© 2024, Partipilo et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
GP, YG, AH, YL, IM, TS, BT, RW, MB, BK No competing interests declared