I am always delighted when I find good figures and tables in a proposal I review. Though sometimes, although the authors have clearly taken a lot of time to develop a figure, I am still puzzled what they are showing … Continue reading Don’t miss out on captions
Internal reviews during the development of a proposal are disruptive to the team and expensive. So you really want to make sure this effort increases the team’s chance of winning by more than it costs. If you are to convene … Continue reading Four tips for running effective reviews
I’m late to picking up the catch phrase: “the horrors persist, but so do I” in response to the daily question: “how are you doing?” But this year has pushed me to move beyond the stock option of “just fine” … Continue reading How I persist
“Don’t forget to have fun.” Have you heard this at the end of a kick-off meeting for a big writing project? Somehow this always sounded wrong to me. I blame it on my formative years in Germany and a career … Continue reading Is fun important?
If you remember one rule about getting your research funded, remember not to go it alone. Almost all modern research is done in collaboration, but when it comes to writing grants many aspiring Principal Investigators feel they are on their … Continue reading Don’t Go Alone
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