A sampler of different approaches to working with undergraduate researchers from scientific question to publication.

There are many different ways that undergraduate students can contribute to research projects. Using examples from opposite ends of the spectrum: a student might work intensively with a PI over several years on a project, resulting in a complete project that is a publishable unit; other times, a variety of different undergraduates work on related projects that combine to yield one cohesive unit. In this talk, I will present different approaches that I’ve used to involve undergraduates in research in my lab. I will also talk about how things have changed as I have moved from beginning to mid-career investigator.