Teaching materials

No one is born knowing how to be a good scientist. The skills needed to succeed as a scientist develop slowly through training, mentoring, and practice, practice, practice!

Below are some tools and guides to help you master the Kotton Lab’s “three R’s” of communicating our science: Reading, wRiting, and Representing. Download, share with others, and pay it forward! We wish you success and joy in your journey of learning how to be a good scientist

• How to read a paper and present a journal club,pdf (Kotton Lab)
• How to give a good talk.pdf (Kotton Lab)
• How to give a good talk by Darrell Kotton (Video zoom seminar recording. 1 Hour)
• Developing your research career: recorded seminars from BU’s career development training program for post-docs and junior faculty: (great for those who are very busy: pick and choose only those video topics you want to hear, such as how to write a grant, interview, or mentor!)

More useful links to other helpful guides we recommend:

• Brigid Hogan Lab’s free download on how to write a paper: click here to view link
• Stem Cell Technologies journal club preparation checklist
• From NIH’s “Tips for journal club first timers.”
• Webcast video from Nature’s editors on how to write a paper!

Random Clinical Teaching materials (for medical students and clinical fellows):

• The ABCs of ABGs
• How_to_Read_a_CPET_summary (cardiopulmonary exercise test)
• Hypersensitivity pneumonitis screening questionnaire
• Transbronchial Needle Aspiration