Scientific Methods
WORKSHOP
A free one-day workshop for graduate students, post-docs, and early-stage investigators
presented by:
Tung-Tien Sun, PhD
Professor of Cell Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Urology,
Rudolf L. Baer Professor of Dermatology
Tuesday, June 3, 2014, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sommer Hall
615 N. Wolfe St • Baltimore MD 21205
Participants will leave this course knowing the skills
they must master in order to survive and excel in
research including:
• How to get any laboratory technique to work
reproducibly and predictably
• How to read a paper actively, rather than passively
• How to write a scientific paper
• How to be an effective speaker
SCHEDULE
8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:20 Opening Remarks
9:20-10:50 Experimental Design
10:50-11:05 Coffee Break
11:05-12:10 Literature Analysis
12:10-1:10 Lunch (Provided)
1:10-2:30 Scientific Writing
2:30-2:45 Coffee Break
2:45-4:10 Oral Presentation
4:10-4:20 Closing Remarks
•Lunch and coffee breaks in Feinstone Hall
Event is FREE but registration is required.
Register at: www.jhsph.edu/scientific-methods-workshop
SPONSORED BY:
The Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,
Molecular Microbiology and Immunology and
Environmental Health Sciences
Dr. Sun’s research interests
are in cell and molecular
biology of stratified
epithelial differentiation.
Dr. Sun’s papers have
been cited over 12,500
times since 2009 (H-index
86). He has published in
many prestigious journals
including Science, Nature,
Cell, JBC, PNAS, and
JCB. Many of his papers
on keratin and epithelial
stem cells are considered
“citation classics.”
http://sun-lab.med.nyu.edu