- This “how to” was put together by Prof. Mark McDermott and is designed to help anyone present a manuscript at journal club. The paper he deconstructs is: Evidence for a Common Mucosal Immunologic System Migration of B Immunoblasts into Intestinal, Respiratory and Genital Tissues J. Immunol. 122:1892 (1979)
- Got an interesting bit of data? Think you might have a story? Being harangued by your supervisor to start planning a manuscript (even if you don’t feel ready yet)? This contains some tips and tricks for how to plan a manuscript from Dr. Bowdish. What some more opinions? On of the lab’s most prolific writers, Dr. Jessica Breznik, shares her process here.
Tips for writing
Writing, whether it be a scholarship application, a manuscript, or a thesis, isn’t easy. Blank page syndrome is real. The pressure is high and the lab bench (and many other distractions) beckon. Here are some of Ms. Macrophage’s (i.e. Dr. Bowdish’s) top tips.
Here’s an older document on how to tackle your first manuscript. Some good tips in there but some are now out of date (e.g. most journals no longer allow ‘data not shown”.