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Hey, so I am in a predicament. Right now, I've been in a small lab since second semester freshman year (I'm a sophomore right now), with one grad student, one senior undergrad, and two undergrad (including me). So, there's a lot of maintenance to do in lab which makes this lab time intensive (20-30 hours a week). This time commitment has made my life considerably more hectic and a lot more stressed. I am having barely enough time studying, not exercising as much, and sleeping very little. Also, next year, the senior undergrad and grad student are both graduating so more work for us two undergrad. The PI is also very strict; he doesn't allow us to listen to music, converse when doing experiment, and wants us to be in lab (when not in class) all the way to 6 pm every weekday. He is also not paying us. Furthermore, it doesn't seem like he's going to publish a paper anytime soon.
The pro is that I am getting a research project, which is interesting. We are growing these tumor cells with mutant genes that prevent them from repairing DNA damage. We grow these with drug media to create drug resistant tumor cells, and karotyping these to see what's really happening. I started growing these cells already. Is the lab worth this research project? Or is this research project not as great as I imagined it to be? Also, will the lab be ruined if I leave? The two senior members are leaving and I'm leaving too which leaves only one undergrad left. Thanks!
The pro is that I am getting a research project, which is interesting. We are growing these tumor cells with mutant genes that prevent them from repairing DNA damage. We grow these with drug media to create drug resistant tumor cells, and karotyping these to see what's really happening. I started growing these cells already. Is the lab worth this research project? Or is this research project not as great as I imagined it to be? Also, will the lab be ruined if I leave? The two senior members are leaving and I'm leaving too which leaves only one undergrad left. Thanks!
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