In this lab, WE BELIEVE

LAB CODE OF CONDUCT

The core values of our lab are curiosity, engagement, and collaboration. As a team we share excitement for science and we support and respect each other.

Be respectful. Respect should be shown in all daily communication and interactions with people inside and outside the lab. Discrimination, harassment, bullying, gossiping or inappropriate sexual behavior of any sort is not tolerated. Exclusionary comments or jokes, threats or violent language are not acceptable. Others should not be addressed in an upset, intimidating, or demeaning manner. Respect should also be shown in daily lab routine: Communal spaces have to be kept clean to allow everyone access. Waste has to be properly disposed and when full, removed from the lab. Aim to avoid producing waste as much as safely possible. Equipment has to be treated carefully to maintain its operation. Be also respectful of other people’s time and show up to meetings on time.​

Be supportive. Collaboration within the lab and with other members of the scientific community is essential for high quality science, timely progress, and enriches everyone’s experiences. Share your results and protocols with other lab members, exchange advice, be open to suggestions and encourage everyone to participate. If you identify a problem with a reagent or instrument, tell others and communicate it on our slack group. It is expected that you help others in the lab, sharing experiences and troubleshooting resources – this is being a good lab team member and lab citizen. Within the lab, no one is competing with anyone else: everyone is credited for their contributions and each person’s success is the lab’s success and vice versa.

​Be safe. Make sure to take all appropriate biosafety safety training courses (provided by EHS: WHIMIS, BSC, biohazard materials, waste management) and follow all safety rules and regulations. Renew your trainings when expired. Properly dispose of hazardous waste. When working with biohazardous materials, disinfect work space after finishing. If you are unsure about the hazards associated with a particular reagent, you have to ask.

Work Professionalism. All science must be performed to the highest possible standards. Data quality and integrity are essential. Be respectful to the costly lab work you are conducting and prepare your experiments well, include controls. Keep a clear and comprehensive lab notebook, safe digital files with reference to the lab book for others to understand. For publications, all biological replicates, quantifications all primary, digitally, and manual files need to be provided in order to be published. Back up all your data on both, an external hard drive (no USB key, low quality) and the lab cloud. Label your plasmid vials properly (see sign on freezer and google drive). Keep your freezer and fridge boxes, paraffin blocks, slides etc. well organized so that they can be of use even after you have left the lab.