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Anyone successfully published with work completed during a summer program?
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For what it's worth I think 10 weeks in a summer program is not enough time to publish a project as first author. IMHO publishing is top priority and considering time for training and whatnot, 10 weeks is very very tight. Find a good lab with a generous PI and stick with it.
That said I do know people who have attended these programs and published maybe as 3rd or 4th author out of 6-8 on a paper, not to mention exposure to research in a unique setting is always beneficial.
That said I do know people who have attended these programs and published maybe as 3rd or 4th author out of 6-8 on a paper, not to mention exposure to research in a unique setting is always beneficial.
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Possible? Yeah....but very probably no. I did an NIH/Merck-Merial summer prog with an independent project (+ funding, thank goodness) and got great results.....my PI was sure a first author on perhaps an online journal, low/med impact would hit....but you also need to think about how long it takes to write a good paper. By the time the project was over, school was up and running again. Still got a poster and conference deal out of it, but likely no publication just because I have no time to write the sucker, past the blurbs I'd managed to get down while the it was running.
I agree that the best way to get a publication out is to stick with a lab. See how many papers they churn out and how much they're willing to let you do. Don't settle for being someone's lab monkey. I don't know what your funding options are for undergrad, but if you can get a little money then more labs would look your way also. There are lots of programs out there for undergrad research.
I agree that the best way to get a publication out is to stick with a lab. See how many papers they churn out and how much they're willing to let you do. Don't settle for being someone's lab monkey. I don't know what your funding options are for undergrad, but if you can get a little money then more labs would look your way also. There are lots of programs out there for undergrad research.
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