20.109(F20):Communication

BE Communication Lab resources

Throughout the semester you will participate in workshops provided by the Instructors from the BE Communication Lab, Dr. Sean Clarke (saclarke@mit.edu) and Dr. Prerna Bhargava (bhargavp@mit.edu). These workshops will help you prepare your major communication assignments. The resources provided at these workshops will be posted below.

To schedule an appointment for help from a BE Communication Fellow:

• BE Communication Lab

For assistance finding research articles, managing citations, etc.

• Howard Silver, the MIT Library's biological engineering expert
• MIT Libraries Biological Engineering Research Guide

Workshop Slides

• [[ |Titles & Abstracts]]
  
• [[ |Figures & Captions]]
  
  • [[ | Figures Tip Sheet]]
    
• [[ | Journal Club & Oral Presentations]]
  
  • [[ | Presentation tip sheet]]
    
• [[ | Research Article structure & writing process]]‎
  
  • Research Articles workshop Zoom video
• [[ |Research Proposals]]
  

Prof. Jen Heemstra's tips on research ideas and brainstorming resources

• Part 1: It’s not magic (go for quantity of ideas)
• Part 2: This could get ugly (defer judgment)
• Part 3: Ask questions (be curious)
• IDEO's brainstorm rules, full list
• Post-its for innovation
• One professor's method of Post-its for research ideas

Examples from NIH

• NIH R03 grants info and examples
• NIAID info and examples