Lab Values
We are committed to open, robust and reproducible science, where we go after the most important questions in a highly collaborative manner. We are also committed to maintaining an inclusive environment, where everyone feels welcome regardless of background.
Science
We are committed to open, robust, bold, and collaborative science. Open science means we post BioRxiv preprints of our primary research papers. We make key data and code widely available upon publication by posting our raw data on data repositories and our code on GitHub. We make our methods easily accessible by sharing reagents for our experimental methods and by writing easy-to-use guides for our key computational methods.
We value robust science, where we carefully validate our reagents and methods. This also means not getting too attached to our favorite hypotheses, following the data wherever it may lead, and using multiple independent ways of testing our hypotheses wherever possible. Scientific integrity is required of all lab members as is careful documentation of data, experiments and protocols.
We take a bold approach. Many of the most important unanswered questions in biology remain unanswered due to the lack of necessary methods. We invest the resources to develop new experimental and computational methods, for both ourselves and the field at-large, to answer these questions.
We value collaboration in the broadest sense. Our science often involves a combination of novel computational methods, developments of biophysical theory, cutting-edge single-molecule and super-resolution microscopy, genome-editing, molecular biology, biochemistry and genomics. We come from a range of scientific backgrounds, which makes scientific collaboration essential on many projects. More generally, we believe in helping each other grow and develop as scientists and in tackling the big scientific questions together as a team.
We value robust science, where we carefully validate our reagents and methods. This also means not getting too attached to our favorite hypotheses, following the data wherever it may lead, and using multiple independent ways of testing our hypotheses wherever possible. Scientific integrity is required of all lab members as is careful documentation of data, experiments and protocols.
We take a bold approach. Many of the most important unanswered questions in biology remain unanswered due to the lack of necessary methods. We invest the resources to develop new experimental and computational methods, for both ourselves and the field at-large, to answer these questions.
We value collaboration in the broadest sense. Our science often involves a combination of novel computational methods, developments of biophysical theory, cutting-edge single-molecule and super-resolution microscopy, genome-editing, molecular biology, biochemistry and genomics. We come from a range of scientific backgrounds, which makes scientific collaboration essential on many projects. More generally, we believe in helping each other grow and develop as scientists and in tackling the big scientific questions together as a team.
Community
We are committed to maintaining an inclusive environment, where everyone is welcome regardless of ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, gender, nationality, religion, and background. We believe that diversity and multiple points-of-view lead to greater success both individually and as a team. We expect all lab members to share this commitment and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. We value democratic decision-making and make most major decisions in the lab together as a team. We expect all lab members to be good lab citizens, contributing to a pleasant and smooth-running lab and to everyone’s growth. We believe in the power of community. Science is often hard, and we celebrate each other’s successes and support each other through setbacks. We seek to promote an environment where everyone feels comfortable, valued, and empowered to point out ways that the lab could improve. We value science outreach and engagement with the public, and we strive to clearly convey our work beyond academia. We are committed to making science more inclusive and to increasing participation in science, especially for groups that are currently underrepresented in STEM.