An Awkward Research Question, would like thoughts

[aj42DO]

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Hi everyone,

So here is the situation: I worked in and did a lot heavy research in a biophysics lab the first 10 months of 2016, I then scaled back my participation due to me trying to remedy some poor academics (and health concerns). The PI, and the post-doc and grad student I worked with were ok with me taking some time for that. This past January the trio had a paper published in Nature describing their research on motility.

While the research I did wasn't to compelling or breakthrough, I did work on some basic research that the post-doc and grad student used in their overarching experiment. Im not listed on the paper as an author (Im totally fine with). I was wondering if I could maybe include it on any professional cv or application. I presented a poster on a certain scenario of dual-motility at a statewide conference, could I just mention it was used in a published article as well?

 

[efle]

You...you want your app to list a paper you aren't an author on?

 

[begoood95]

Why were you totally fine with not being listed as a contributor? If I "worked in and did a lot heavy research" in a lab that published in Nature, I'd be pretty pissed. Seems like you lost out a little on this one, and no, you cannot list it on your CV. You can list that you did research in X lab, but there's no use in placing the paper there -- your not listed as an author.

 

[aj42DO]

Thank you, you two,
I was just wondering if I could bring it up, like "my research/results (not as heavily) went on to be used the doctoral students in their research." And I'm fine not as an author because I didn't feel I contribute nearly enough to the final product, maybe just cleaned to instruments and glassware they used 🙂 and I'll make sure it won't appear on any CVs

 

[Goro]

You can't list research hours in that lab, but you didn't publish a paper, so no, you can't mention that. You can mention any posters or seminars.

Hi everyone,

So here is the situation: I worked in and did a lot heavy research in a biophysics lab the first 10 months of 2016, I then scaled back my participation due to me trying to remedy some poor academics (and health concerns). The PI, and the post-doc and grad student I worked with were ok with me taking some time for that. This past January the trio had a paper published in Nature describing their research on motility.

While the research I did wasn't to compelling or breakthrough, I did work on some basic research that the post-doc and grad student used in their overarching experiment. Im not listed on the paper as an author (Im totally fine with). I was wondering if I could maybe include it on any professional cv or application. I presented a poster on a certain scenario of dual-motility at a statewide conference, could I just mention it was used in a published article as well?

 

[Goro]

No.

Thank you, you two,
I was just wondering if I could bring it up, like "my research/results (not as heavily) went on to be used the doctoral students in their research." And I'm fine not as an author because I didn't feel I contribute nearly enough to the final product, maybe just cleaned to instruments and glassware they used 🙂 and I'll make sure it won't appear on any CVs

 

[LePepe]

This is why I harbor a grudge against academia.

Why do people have to be dinguses?

 

[begoood95]

Thank you, you two,
I was just wondering if I could bring it up, like "my research/results (not as heavily) went on to be used the doctoral students in their research." And I'm fine not as an author because I didn't feel I contribute nearly enough to the final product, maybe just cleaned to instruments and glassware they used 🙂 and I'll make sure it won't appear on any CVs

Well it's good you're being honest! If that's all you got to do, then of course I wouldn't include it. And it doesn't seem like something you'd be able to reference, either, as @Goro said.

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