Success in Academic Surgery: Basic Science

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kennedy, Gregory (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Gosain, Ankush (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kibbe, Melina (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), LeMaire, Scott A. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2019.
• Series: Success in Academic Surgery,
• Subjects: Surgery.; Medical education.; Medical Education.

This updated volume provides the foundation for starting a basic science research career as an academic surgeon. Taking a practical approach, the book covers the suggested timeline for the initial academic appointment, including how to setup and fund the laboratory and identifying appropriate scient...

Table of Contents:

• 1. How to Set Up, Staff, and Fund Your Laboratory: The First 3 Years
• 2. Choosing a Good Scientific Mentor and Being a Good Mentee
• 3. Effective Time Management Strategies for Conducting Laboratory Research
• 4. Tips on Maintaining an Effective Lab Notebook & Data Integrity
• 5. Statistics for Bench Research
• 6. Ethics in Laboratory Research
• 7. Modern Techniques for DNA, RNA and Protein Assessment
• 8. Considerations for Immunohistochemistry
• 9. Utilizing Flow Cytometry Effectively
• 10. Effective Tissue and Cell Culture
• 11. Gene Editing Techniques
• 12. Stem cells and tissue engineering
• 13. Animal Models in Surgical Research (Genetic & Surgical Models)
• 14. Microbiome: Current status and future applications
• 15. Systems Biology: Generating and Understanding Big Data.