🧪 Science is also about how we work together. A new paper shows how young PIs turned everyday lab needs into an open, shared handbook for positive lab culture.
elifesciences.org/articles/108... Proud to see Letizia Mariotti and @erikadona.bsky.social among the authors.
#SAFELabs #LabCulture #eLife

Open, honest conversations in the lab are key for creativity—and mental health. Psychological safety means people feel comfortable sharing ideas without fear of ridicule. It’s the foundation of trust in research teams 💡 #LabCulture #TalkingPapersThoughtLoop

Open communication thrives when team members feel safe taking risks and sharing new ideas. A strong psychological safety net—like a "circle of safety"—is linked to greater creativity, trust, and mental well-being in research labs 🧠 #LabCulture #TalkingPapersThoughtLoop

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From bench to big boss: mitigating the widening gap between PI and lab Laboratory dynamics can change as the age and experience of the principal investigator increase. But there are ways to combat this.

Stepping into a PI role, this Nature piece is a timely reminder of the shift in power dynamics that comes with it.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

It is a prompt to be more mindful of how one's responses might shape openness and debate in the lab.

#AcademicLife #NewPI #OpenScience #LabCulture

Academic Kindness in Action — Kohler Proteostasis Lab Support, presence, celebration. Even when it's busy. Especially when it's busy.

#TeamSupport #LabCulture #BachelorThesis #MentorshipMatters #KindnessInScience #ResearchCommunity #CelebratingSuccess #SupportEachOther #ProudSupervisor

www.vkohler-lab.com/news/academi...

"Putting Our People First" was the focus of the Day 2 keynote at #FutureLabsLive. We must allow space for failure and celebrate the great work scientists do. Train leaders and strengthen collaboration, says Susanne Wiid from Novo Nordisk

#AI #ChangeLeadership #LabCulture @novo-nordisk.bsky.social

Resources — Kohler Proteostasis Lab

Excited to share our new initiative: Community Resources! 🌐
Created by our lab & #KohlerMitoLab

www.vkohler-lab.com/resources

Feel free to use, adapt, & share. Feedback welcome! 🚀

#ResearchCulture #STEMEducation #AcademicLife #LabCulture #CollaborationInScience #KohlerProteostasisLab

Júlia bekommt ihr Geburtstagsgeschenk.

Unsere Teammitglieder Vanessa, Daniela, Júlia und Leonie.

🔬 Forschung ist Teamarbeit.
Egal ob Zellkultur, Datenanalyse oder Publikation – ohne Zusammenarbeit läuft im Labor (und weit darüber hinaus) gar nichts.

Und genau deshalb feiern wir im Sevenich Lab nicht nur wissenschaftliche Erfolge – sondern auch die Menschen dahinter. ❤️
#LabCulture

🍽️🔥 Great vibes at today’s lunch at IBMP! Everyone came together to share a delicious moment around some classic tarte flambée. Science and flammekueche - the perfect combo! 🧪🥓🧅 #Tarteflambée #flammekueche #LabCulture

#lifesciences #scientificconsulting #drugdiscovery #cellima | Stefan Prechtl 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙨 𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨. 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲. In many labs I’ve seen, the friction isn’t technical – it’s interpersonal: Technicians stay in their lane. Lab leads translate upwards, if at all. Managers operate on filtered fragments. The result? 🧪 Projects stall for reasons no one can quite name. 📉 Promising data disappears into drafts that never leave the team. ⏱ And months go by without real progress – just activity. You’d think communication is a given in science. But often, it’s the first thing to break – and the last thing people want to talk about. What fascinates me most in my work: Labs don’t need more tools. They need 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 between roles – subtle, built on trust, and completely invisible when it works. #LifeSciences #ScientificConsulting #DrugDiscovery #CELLIMA CELLIMA Scientific Service GmbH

Scientific progress depends on alignment – not just instruments. We help teams uncover where communication quietly breaks down – and why that matters more than any assay.

#LabCulture #LifeSciences #ScientificConsulting #CELLIMA

Science runs on coffee, collaboration, and… Berliner! ☕🍩 Big thanks to Erik, for treating the team today. A great moment to recharge, share ideas, and enjoy the view from our lab!

#LabCulture #ScienceCommunity #coffeebreak

#Cookie mitosis! Every year I make cookies for the #lab using my kid’s #Halloween haul. Too much damn candy. #lablife #lovevirology #biology #labculture #baking #bakingtherapy

Following in Charlie's footsteps on the snack front because the science = hard 😭. As a #ricelab postdoc @ #rockefeller 10+ years ago there were always snacks to fuel #virology. Now I try to do small things like this for my people to brighten their day. #lablife #traderjoes #charlierice #labculture

Ten simple rules for creating a sense of belonging in your research group

📜 Ten simple rules for creating a sense of belonging in your research group

🧑‍🔬 Nidia Ruedas-Gracia, Courtney Peña, et al.

📔 PLOS Computational Biology

🔗 dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

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