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LUCIA DELOGU'S WORK PHILOSOPHY

My work philosophy

I believe that great ambitions in Science are always good ingredients for the perfect recipe of an excellent researcher as well as integrity, patience, determination, and high dedication.

I do my best to make my lab a productive and friendly environment, and I expect the same from all lab members. We don’t have rules related to work hours, holidays and so on; indeed, I believe that science success is based on freedom. However, I expect lab members to work very productively, treat everyone with respect, listen to others’ viewpoints and ideas, and ensure our group is a place where everybody feels welcome and appreciated. I see my relationship with students and postdocs as a partnership. Part of my job is to ensure people in the lab get the best opportunities to advance in their careers, particularly in academia.

I appreciate people free of mental barriers, including cultural and gender barriers. I love open-minded researchers that can genuinely desire to contribute to Science and the Society of the world. I love contributing to the scientific community with high-quality works published in high-impact factor journals, and I expect people in the lab to share the same desire.

My responsibilities with lab members:

  • Develop project ideas, including independent projects that can be taken with the postdoctoral fellows
  • Interpret results
  • Proof-read manuscripts
  • Discuss future career goals and plan ways to facilitate these goals
  • Meet at least weekly to discuss progress & pitfalls
  • Ensure funding
  • Ensure an extensive network of collaborations of excellence that can help with their future career goals

My expectations for lab members:

  • Prepare for our regular progress/pitfalls meetings and a follow-up email of progress and goals
  • Write and submit manuscripts under my supervision. On average, I expect from Ph.D. students two first-author papers and two co-author papers. This expectation can change for post-docs depending on the expertise and targeted journals.
  • Proof-read manuscripts from other lab members
  • Contribute to applying for external funding
  • Maintain a set of lab notes, including directories of data, annotated codes & versions, detailed methods
  • Participate in general lab responsibilities (servers, maintaining common areas, taking turns hosting visitors). Participate in talk rehearsals of your colleagues.
  • Present new ideas, suggest new potential collaborations, and be updated on the literature of the lab and the topics of interest of our group.

In my view, being a scientist is the best job in the world, and I feel fortunate. I hope to share the same feeling with the new generations of scientists.

JOIN US!

If you are interested in working in our Lab, please send an email to Lucia Gemma Delogu (luciagemma.delogu@unipd.it) and let her know what type of work you are interested in. Please check our research page. We are seeking highly motivated candidates with a background in biology, ideal candidate should be able to work in team and to move for short research training in leading laboratories abroad (i.e. in USA, Qatar, Germany or China).