Values
We strongly believe that the quality of someone’s research is not defined by their religion, their gender, the color of their skin, their choice of body art, the clothes they wear and that a strong lab needs a heterogeneous population of students that will lead to fruitful thinking group having different ideas and scientific approaches.
״עדיף כישלון מפואר מחלומות במגירה״
We believe in pursuing new ideas, in multidisciplinary science, in working together as a team. We measure our impact by the patient lives we improve, the phenomena we explore, the technologies we develop, and the scientific careers we cultivate.
Self-education and reflection
•A monthly journal club
•Anonymous survey of lab climate to raise awareness of and counter microaggressions and other practices that are out of line with our lab values (every four months)
•Green lab spirit and actions
•Commitment to at least 2 days a year of volunteering activities.
*Text and ideas inspired by Sangeeta Bhatia Lab at MIT
OUR TRAINING PHILOSHOPHY
Project decisions are made collectively by the trainee and Dr. Zinger.
We embrace a “small focus group reporting structure” in which all trainees are mentors. However, our trainees are divided into small focus groups to encourage brainstorming and data sharing.
Supplemental mentorship is provided by Ms. Caspi and Dr. Gross, who bring together more than +26 years of research and science coaching experience to the team.
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Undergraduates
Undergraduates are hosted to provide an introduction to the scientific process, and an opportunity to engage in a current research question. Mentoring is provided via a 1:1 relationship with either graduate students or Drs. Lifhsitz and Zinger.
UG are expected to commit to a consistent schedule for a defined period of time, participate in basic laboratory tasks, and over time become empowered to function in an increasingly independent manner.
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MSc
The MSC period is focused on developing one’s skills at identifying relevant scientific questions, conducting a critical literature survey and training on a variety of scientific protocols and instruments.
Sharpening oral and written communication skills.
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PhD
The PhD period is focused on developing one’s skills at identifying relevant scientific questions, and designing both hypothesis-driven and iterative engineering approaches to solve therapeutically-relevant problems.
Sharpening oral and written communication skills.