Almost Anniversary — 2 months ago
It has been about a year since my last publication. I need another quick! As usual my boss is dragging his feet. Need something else to work on that leads to a publication…quick!
Publish a scientific paper
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... — 8 months ago
Sadly my summer paper is not going out this summer. Crap. But a secondary project is gaining speed.
Methods — 9 months ago
I am going to bang out a draft of the methods section tomorrow or Friday for the paper nearest to completion. Unfortunately the number 2 and 3 projects are not getting traction, so my goal of 3 in review or out by January of next year may not happen. But one should be in the pipe by early Fall and another will be half-written and collecting some additional data then, too.
Oh, and there is this review I need to write.
Meeting tomorrow — 10 months ago
Big meeting tomorrow about the next paper. I am not fully sanguine but still plodding.
Still moving but slowly... — 10 months ago
Ok, so I seem to have two projects sitting in various states of incompleteness. The first is on hold due to some mathematical problems. If we can get the software running soon, we may be able to get a handle on it.
The second is a project that I don’t understand at all. As soon as I can tag my advisor to a meeting, I will get it back underway.
For the rest of the week, IRBs. Human subjects review is tedious.
Back to Work — 10 months ago
After a gap of months in order to advance to candidacy for my PhD and a week and a half of traveling, I will be getting back to this on Tuesday or Wednesday. Still aiming for a submission by the end of the summer. ::fingers crossed::
One on hold, one in the drawer, one in my head. — 11 months ago
Well, the one I was writing is now on indefinite hold, but there is another sitting in the desk drawer. Need one more subject’s data early this summer then it is off to the journal. There is also a review paper I need to start!
Worth it or not? — 1 year ago
It’s hard to say whether I found my very first paper worth all the trouble. I’m inclined to say yes, because I learned a lot writing it, improved my scientific writing skills (which I will be needing during my PhD) and a am pretty proud that my data yielded a nice publication. On the other hand I feel disappointed because funds on this research project were cut, so the article now stands alone, on the brink of new discoveries, with no follow up… how sad!
For those interested: http://ajprenal.physiology.org/cgi/content/full/292/1/F38
