{"id":2298,"date":"2021-05-06T23:22:49","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T03:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/kottonlab\/?page_id=2298"},"modified":"2025-06-29T11:59:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T15:59:56","slug":"teaching-materials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/kottonlab\/teaching-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching materials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/kottonlab\/files\/2009\/09\/PastedGraphic-2-450x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1257 alignright\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/kottonlab\/files\/2009\/09\/PastedGraphic-2-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/kottonlab\/files\/2009\/09\/PastedGraphic-2-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/kottonlab\/files\/2009\/09\/PastedGraphic-2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>No one is born knowing how to be a good scientist. The skills needed to succeed as a scientist develop slowly through training, mentoring, and practice, practice, practice!<\/p>\n<p>Below are some tools and guides to help you master the Kotton Lab&#8217;s &#8220;three R&#8217;s&#8221; of communicating our science: Reading, wRiting, and Representing. Download, share with others, and pay it forward! We wish you success and joy in your journey of learning how to be a good scientist<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/kottonlab\/files\/2021\/05\/how-to-lead-journal-club.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to read a paper and present a journal club,pdf (Kotton Lab)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/kottonlab\/files\/2021\/05\/2021-How-to-give-a-good-talk.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to give a good talk.pdf (Kotton Lab)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mymedia.bu.edu\/media\/t\/1_5ib1lr6f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to give a good talk by Darrell Kotton (Video <em>zoom<\/em> seminar recording. 1 Hour)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ctsi\/training-education\/developing-your-research-career\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Developing your research career: recorded seminars from BU&#8217;s career development training program for post-docs and junior faculty: <\/strong><\/a>(<em>great for those who are very busy<\/em>: pick and choose only those video topics you want to hear, such as how to write a grant, interview, or mentor!)<\/li>\n<li>An entire <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isscr.org\/continuing-education-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">online course on &#8220;Stem Cell Medicine&#8221; from bench to clinical trials is available from ISSCR here<\/a>.<\/strong> Its Open Source\/Free and is accredited by Harvard Medical School. Darrell highly recommends it for beginners and experts alike!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More useful links to other helpful guides we recommend:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u><a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/5541274ee4b00505f0712f77\/555250d8e4b0194c69e5fba8\/555250d8e4b0194c69e5fbac\/1396116084857\/writing_a_research_paper.pdf\">B<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/5541274ee4b00505f0712f77\/555250d8e4b0194c69e5fba8\/555250d8e4b0194c69e5fbac\/1396116084857\/writing_a_research_paper.pdf\">rigid Hogan Lab&#8217;s free download on how to write a paper: click here to view link<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stemcell.com\/forms\/journal-club-toolkit.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stem Cell Technologies journal club preparation checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/irp.nih.gov\/blog\/post\/2015\/03\/5-tips-for-journal-club-first-timers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">From NIH\u2019s \u201cTips for journal club first timers.\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-021-00593-z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Webcast video from Nature&#8217;s editors on how to write a paper!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Random Clinical Teaching materials (for medical students and clinical fellows):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/kottonlab\/files\/2021\/10\/abg-analysis.pdf\">The ABCs of ABGs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/kottonlab\/files\/2021\/10\/How_to_Read_a_CPET_summary.pdf\">How_to_Read_a_CPET_summary<\/a> (cardiopulmonary exercise test)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/kottonlab\/files\/2021\/10\/Hypersensitivity-pneumonitis-screening-questionnaire.doc\">Hypersensitivity pneumonitis screening questionnaire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/kottonlab\/files\/2021\/10\/Transbronchial-Needle-Aspiration.pdf\">Transbronchial Needle Aspiration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No one is born knowing how to be a good scientist. 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