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Using Word to Write your Thesis: Making a Table of Contents, Inserting Captions, and Cross-referencing
In the last post on thesis writing tips for Word, I showed you how to make an outline for your thesis in Microsoft Word. You should now have a document…
Read MoreUsing Word to Write your Thesis: Creating an Outline
…at least one student’s write up less stressful, I’ve created several posts that will show you how to use Microsoft Word‘s advanced functions to write your thesis. Today’s topic starts…
Read MoreTop 5 Tips for Maintaining Your Sanity During Thesis Writing
…it. It’s the thought of attempting to write up 4+ years of work into a single cohesive thesis! The thesis writing process can vary greatly between students; some people love…
Read More5 Tips to a Faster Thesis Using Labguru
…thesis writing can be more manageable. Here are some organizational tips for planning and writing a quicker PhD thesis by incorporating Labguru’s online management system. 1. Make sure you are…
Read MoreUsing Word to Write your Thesis: Creating a Master Document
…some time-saving tips for using Word for thesis writing. Originally published October 29, 2014. Reviewed and updated on December 2, 2020 **Note: All screenshots taken from Word for Windows, 2019….
Read MoreUsing Word to Write Your Thesis: Miscellaneous Bits and Bobs
…was! Wrapping Up Our Tips for Writing Your Thesis in Word Hopefully, this series will prove useful to those of you squaring up to the challenge of writing a thesis…
Read MoreHow to Write Your Thesis Right
…picked up during my thesis write-up that might help to make the process that little bit easier. Back up This is probably the advice most often given to PhD students,…
Read MoreHow (not) to write a terrible scientific thesis
So it’s time to write up your thesis. By now, you probably consider yourself an expert on your topic or you hate the sight of it (or both!). Either way,…
Read MoreThe Easier Way to Write a PhD Thesis
…research, and write a competent PhD thesis. Your supervisor is only there to guide and mentor you, no matter what you, or s/he, might think. 2. Keep Good and Accurate…
Read MoreHow to Reduce Panic Over Thesis Writing
…to help you overcome such anxiety during the writing stage of your PhD program. Set a Thesis Defense Date At your next thesis committee meeting, tell your committee members that…
Read MoreA CRISPR Approach to Immuno-Oncology
…to overcome these limitations. Ex-Vivo Editing of T Cells as a Therapeutic Strategy The primary challenge to using therapeutic antibodies is the constant deactivation of the immune response by cancer…
Read MoreHow To Get Organized With Reference Managers for Science—Mendeley
…managers (e.g., subfolder organization, PDF annotation, and highlighting), but it also has some unique tools—let’s discuss these in more detail. Cite as You Write Plugins for Microsoft Word If you…
Read MoreHow to Start Using Coding to Automate Image Analysis Part 2: Batch Processing Multiple Images
…work – smarter spreadsheets & databases using VBA, advanced data manipulation using R, Matlab or SPSS, or revamp your blogs & webpages using JavaScript. Finally, just remember this: it’s software,…
Read MoreAn Easy Way to Start Using R in Your Research: Exploratory Data Analysis
…I recommend using ?command to look into details of whatever command you are using. Next time, we’ll learn how to load datasets—from files, from some of the standard ones provided…
Read MoreHow to Get Organized With Reference Managers for Science—EndNote
…a plugin that allows you to use the Cite While You Write feature in Microsoft® Word. This feature allows you to seamlessly insert hyperlinked in-text citations and bibliographies while you…
Read MoreBetter Plasmid Purification: 11 Reasons Your Plasmid Yield is Low
…over some reasons why you might get low yields when you prep plasmids and what you can do about it. 1. Problematic Inserts You prepped two plasmids simultaneously using the…
Read MoreHow Using Oil Immersion Microscopy Can Increase Your Resolution
Using oil immersion microscopy can help increase your resolution in light microscopy. This, in turn, can lead to better images—and who doesn’t want nicer microscopy images? But, do you know…
Read MoreHow to Measure Molecular Weight Using Size-Exclusion Chromatography (SEC)
…in the process? Then stick around as we tell you how to calculate sample molecular weight using size-exclusion chromatography. How Does Size-Exclusion Chromatography Work? Let’s go over the basics of…
Read MoreOverview of Protein Turnover using 35S: how to prevent trashy data and uh-oh moments
…radioactivity using a TCA precipitation is a complete waste of time in my book. You can tell after the wash if incorporation worked using the Geiger counter, and again, this…
Read MoreChick Embryo: A Model System for Studying Angiogenesis
…best. Gently remove the shell using sterile forceps. Once you open it, you’ll have access to the CAM (vasculature). Choose the region of the blood vessels, and using a sterile…
Read MoreWhy You Should Dedicate Time to Write Detailed Protocols
…process and write out your own? I’ll give you three reasons why. 1. You Will Make Changes to This Protocol Even if you are doing the exact same experiment, you…
Read MoreHow to Format Your Manuscript
…If you wouldn’t ask Google to find a word, try to leave that word out of your title. Excess words: Report on the Destruction of Renal Calculi by Use of…
Read MoreExcelling With Excel: Analytical Method Validation Using LOD and LOQ
…importance in method validation, and finally a quick method to calculate these values using Excel. What Are LOD and LOQ? LOD and LOQ mean exactly what these terms suggest. They…
Read More11 qPCR Papers Every Researcher Should Know
…of extracting mRNA vs. total RNA or even using crude lysates. Measuring the quality of RNA using methods such as the Agilent bioanalyzer and selecting your RT priming strategy and…
Read MoreCrafting Multi-panel Images Into Figures
…using the move tool. Once here you can resize the panel to better fit your space using the transform tool (Crt + T) – Remember to keep the aspect ratio…
Read MoreXeno Nucleic Acids: Essential Tools in Synthetic Biology and Your Research
…good therapy! You can, however, conduct SELEX using XNAs, and the ligands incorporating these will be much more stable. In one study, an aptamer using XNAs containing hexitol instead of…
Read MoreMake Better Figures Faster Using Illustrator
…guide to using Illustrator for scientific figures the following sites might be useful: http://www.mmc.med.ed.ac.uk/useful-info/illustrator/ http://www.virology.wisc.edu/acp/tutorials/SciIllustration.pdf Let us know if you have any other quick tips for using Illustrator, or if…
Read MoreMultiplex CRISPR Gene Editing: What You Need to Know
…using a dual-paired gRNA approach (i.e., two pairs of gRNAs that flank the targeted genomic region). [3, 4] However, you might experience diminishing returns when using more than four gRNAs,…
Read MoreA Beginner’s Guide to How Blunt-End Cloning Works
…(2) The vector is dephosphorylated using phosphatase or by amplifying using primers lacking 5’ phosphate groups; (3) The vector is cut with another blunt end cutter such as SmaI generating…
Read MoreImaging and Analyzing Your Wound Healing Assay
…are good enough to track gap closure over time. In some specialized cases, fluorescent labelled dyes for tracking two different cell populations or using a transgenic labelled cell line to…
Read More10 Uses for a PhD Thesis
…the message is represented by three numbers that identify a word in your thesis: the page number, line number and the word number. For example, the message 6.6.9, 142.5.7 would…
Read MoreFive Easy Ways to Reduce Word Count
…to result in shorter sentences. Here’s an example: DNA from the seedlings was amplified using PCR. Let’s try: We amplified seedling DNA using PCR. We just saved a couple words…
Read MoreHow to Write a Killer Research Interest Statement
…Think about how you would tell a story or write your thesis. You need an introduction, a main paragraph, future research ideas, and a conclusion. Introduction This summarizes the contents…
Read MoreStep-by-Step Planning Before You Write
…plan before we write: to write clearly and coherently. Without planning your scientific paper or grant, then your text won’t follow a logical progression to your conclusion – and you’ll…
Read MoreYour guide to Complete and Fast 3D Image Analysis in Microscopy
…is to take the raw data and for every pixel in the images, we compute the mean value and we write it back into the computer. And then we grab…
Read MoreHow RNA-FISH Can Complement qPCR, and Vice Versa
…DNA (cDNA) using a reverse transcriptase. This is followed by qPCR using fluorescent probes to measure and quantify the amplification of the target sequence. The Benefits of Using RNA-FISH and…
Read MoreAn Easy Way to Start Using R in Your Research: Making Pretty Plots With ggplot
…would use identical code and I figured it was easier to keep using the data we had been using. Of course, all these plots can be ‘prettified’ just like I…
Read MoreSpinning Around: Tips and Tricks for Using Centrifugal Filters
…initially and then, using a pipette, gently mix the sample 2-3 times to avoid blocking the membrane to avoid losing your hard work and money at this stage. When mixing,…
Read MoreLevel Up Your Drug Screening With CRISPR
…(Cas9) is a well-established system that manipulates individual genes in a targeted manner using guide RNAs (gRNAs). Scaling CRISPR methods through the creation of gRNA libraries enables large genome-wide screens…
Read MoreQuantifying & Assessing RNA: TE or not TE?
…Tris-EDTA (TE) buffer to dissolve (or elute, if you are using column purification) RNA. When I was trained in assessing RNA using UV spectrophotometry, graduate students just shrugged at me…
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