LAB PHILOSOPHY
The aim of the lab is to build an environment where:
People treat each other with respect and support one another to achieve common goals
People are treated equally regardless of position, gender, sexual orientation, ethnic background, socioeconomic background, religion or other factors
A network of support is built around people in special situations (e.g. neurodivergent individuals, women taking their maternity leave, parents with childcare duties)
People are not afraid to ask for help
Students and postdocs work as a team, but they are also valued as individuals (the PI makes sure everyone obtains first author publications in peer-reviewed journals to be competitive on the job market)
People's career development is cherished (for opportunities both inside and outside academia)
Decisions are taken as much as possible collectively, for instance through discussions at lab meetings
Students and postdocs are encouraged and supported to develop their independence, for instance by developing their own ideas and lines of research, writing papers and fellowship applications, and supervising students
All lab members cherish their own and other people's mental health
Maintaining a good work-life balance is strongly encouraged and overworking is strongly discouraged
Each project is designed keeping productivity-effort ratio in mind. The productivity-effort ratio should be high. This means that we won't design experiments giving extremely low yield. If a risky experiment is necessary, we will design a safe plan B