OutOfLuckVille
We were on the receiving end of the peer review process today and, from a scientific point of view, it was truly satisfying.
Essentially, a band of fellow geeks with true expertise in what we do came to town to grill us about a pending group grant that my lab is playing a small part in.
The project is exciting and our goal is to go from the bedside to the lab bench and back again in an effort to better the standard of care in a specific disease type that is currently under served.
Given the multidisciplinary nature of the project most of the geeks in the group are clinician-scientists.
These particular folks are really sharp and we are really happy to be helping out with the functional lab bench testing of genes, including one we know well, that they they think are worth considering.
But here's the thing...
Clinician's like to start working really early.
And while I can make a 6:45 am start time once in a while (as was the case this morning), I would rather poke myself with pointed sticks than do that every single day of the working week.
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Don't get me wrong...We bench jockeys are happy to work long and/or weird hours, especially when time on shared equipment gets tight or the mania of chasing a good idea takes hold.... It's just that, on balance, we prefer to work late rather than starting ridiculously early...
Serious work on this particular group grant began about six months ago...Despite the fact that the day of in-person grilling went well and the early reviews were solid, we'll be in limbo about whether the work will be funded for a few weeks longer given that there are a number of really strong groups that are still in the running on this call.
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1 comment:
6:45 a.m. OMG, really and they expect some one to be functional at that time?
Yes I do remember a time I had to do that but after 24 yrs of not having to do that, its really nice.
Thank you for doing this work. Genes are starting to "reveal" themselves and its helping a lot of people!
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