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Lab management: insights for the new investigator

Nature Immunology volume 7, pages 895–897 (2006)Cite this article

A well functioning lab is a productive lab. Here the guiding principles of good lab management are discussed.

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We thank D. Jelley-Gibbs for critical review of this manuscript.

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  1. Trudeau Institute, Saranac Lake, 12983, New York, USA

    Laura Haynes

  2. Department of Biochemistry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, 94305, California, USA

    Suzanne Pfeffer

  3. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, 30322, Georgia, USA

    Jeremy M Boss

  4. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Section of Immunobiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, 06520, Connecticut, USA

    Paula Kavathas

  5. Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, 02115, Massachusetts, USA

    Vijay Kuchroo

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Haynes, L., Pfeffer, S., Boss, J. et al. Lab management: insights for the new investigator. Nat Immunol 7, 895–897 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ni0906-895

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