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Linking a lab with others fosters crucial camaraderie, collaboration and productivity, writes Rebecca Heald.
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Rebecca Heald
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Rebecca Heald is a professor of cell and developmental biology at the University of California, Berkeley.
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When I started my lab at the University of California, Berkeley, two decades ago, what terrified me most was the thought that I alone was responsible for everything — from formulating successful PhD-thesis projects to picking the right freezer. Fortunately, my stress was mitigated because, within a year, two new assistant professors, Matt Welch and Karsten Weis, were hired and given lab space next to mine. Although we all focused on different areas of cell biology, we shared common interests and values and quickly saw benefits in joining forces. We called our joint groups the Trilab.
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Nature 556, 409 (2018)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-04923-6
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