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# Welcome to Journal Club!
# Journal Club

**Welcome to Journal Club!**

Whether you’re new to the lab or looking for a refresher, this guide will help you navigate **Journal Club (JC)**—our weekly session to explore research papers, exchange ideas, and grow as scientists. Let’s dive in!

## **What Is Journal Club?**
## What Is Journal Club?

Journal Club is a weekly session designed to:
Journal Club is a bi-weekly session designed to:

- **Discuss**: Explore research papers relevant to our lab or scientific interests.
- **Analyze**: Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each study.
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## **When and Where?**
## When and Where?

- **Day**: Wednesdays
- **Day**: Wednesdays, usually the first and third week of the month
- **Time**: 12:00–1:00 PM
- **Location**: PMCRT 11-710
- **Format**: Two presenters (30 minutes each)

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## **How Journal Club Works?**
## How Journal Club Works?

- **Presenters**:
- **Option 1**: Each presenter discusses a different paper.
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## **How to Present at Journal Club?**
## How to Present at Journal Club?

1. **Choose a paper**:
- Select a paper that interests you or aligns with the lab’s focus.
- Ensure its relevance and potential impact on ongoing projects.

2. **Prepare your slides**:
2. **Share the paper**:
- Upload the paper to Slack at least one week before the meeting for participants to review.

3. **Prepare your slides**:
- **Title Slide**: Include the full paper title, complete author list, and what journal the paper was published in. Screenshotting the article webpage is allowed and encouraged!
- **Introduction**: Why did you choose this paper?
- **Methods**: How was the study conducted?
- **Results**: What are the key findings?
- **Key Takeaways**: What are the main insights from the study?
- **Your Perspective**: What worked well? What could be improved?

3. **Share the paper**:
- *(Optional)* Upload the paper to Slack at least two days before the meeting for participants to review.

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## **Audience Role**
## Audience Role

Even if you’re not presenting, your participation is essential!

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## **Resources**
## Resources

- After presenting, upload your slides to the **[JC Slides List](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17j4Pzs24Vkem04yUdMgydnpDWQEGwLaPxVF7j7PFapE/edit?gid=0)** to maintain a shared record for future reference.

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