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An Open Letter to Graduating PhDs in a Post-Federal Science World
July 15, 2025
Jul 15 • 
Paul Carini
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Expectations Documents are Essential in Mentor-Mentee Relationships
As wise Master Yoda might say, "Clear expectations, the path to successful mentorship, they are."
Apr 16 • 
Paul Carini
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Beyond Official Advisors: The Power of Shadow Mentors
Build a Cabinet of "Shadow Mentors"
Mar 29 • 
Paul Carini
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Doctoral Program Personal Statements
Mar 9, 2022 • Paul Carini
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How we evaluate applicants for positions in our group
May 3, 2021 • Paul Carini
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Triskelion #1
Jun 28, 2021 • Paul Carini
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Boundaries in a Boundless Academic Culture
Feb 27 • Paul Carini
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The futile recommendation letter cycle
Jul 3, 2024 • Paul Carini
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Shaping experiments
Feb 23, 2024 • Paul Carini
5
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Boundaries in a Boundless Academic Culture
From "More Papers" to "More Life"
Feb 27 • 
Paul Carini
9
Dr. Carini on Matters Microbial Podcast: All In Due Time–How Bacteria Wake from Dormancy
I had the recent pleasure of sitting down with Dr.
Oct 22, 2024 • 
Paul Carini
3
The futile recommendation letter cycle
It is my pleasure to recommend that recommendation letters be abolished.
Jul 3, 2024 • 
Paul Carini
7
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Behind the Cultures
Cultivating Anaerobic Insights with Compact Microplate Readers
Apr 2, 2024 • 
Oona Snoeyenbos-West
Carini Lab in-house authorship guidelines
Our decision matrix for authorship decisions on manuscripts
Mar 15, 2024 • 
Paul Carini
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Triskelion #7 Being 'good enough'
A paper, a quote, and a thought
Mar 4, 2024 • 
Paul Carini
Shaping experiments
From conceptual ideas to concrete data
Feb 23, 2024 • 
Paul Carini
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UnCultured
UnCultured
Loosely held strong convictions about science, academia, and self-improvement.
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