Attended aresearch talkoutside of mylab (seminar,thesis defense)Stayedlate tofinish anexperimentHave aschedule/timemanagementsystem formyselfSuccessfullytroubleshootedsomething!Talked w/mymentorabout theirexpectationsfor meTalked w/mymentorabout what Ineed fromthemMet upwith mymentoringpodRead aresearcharticlerelated to myprojectPresentedmy workAsked mymentor forfeedback onhow I’mdoingAte lunchwithlabmatesReached outto another PIto learnabout theirresearchHave a system(e.g., Zotero) toorganize myscientificarticlesScheduledregularmeetingsw/my PIHad ascientificconversationw/anotherlabmateTalked w/mymentorabout the labvacationpolicyAskedquestionsin labTalked w/mymentor aboutthe hours I’msupposed tobe in labTalked w/mymentorabout how tokeep my labnotebookExplainedmy researchproject to anon-scientistHave anote takingsystem formyselfWrote somecomputercode thatworked!Thankedmy mentorfor trainingme :-)Learned anewtechnique!Attended aresearch talkoutside of mylab (seminar,thesis defense)Stayedlate tofinish anexperimentHave aschedule/timemanagementsystem formyselfSuccessfullytroubleshootedsomething!Talked w/mymentorabout theirexpectationsfor meTalked w/mymentorabout what Ineed fromthemMet upwith mymentoringpodRead aresearcharticlerelated to myprojectPresentedmy workAsked mymentor forfeedback onhow I’mdoingAte lunchwithlabmatesReached outto another PIto learnabout theirresearchHave a system(e.g., Zotero) toorganize myscientificarticlesScheduledregularmeetingsw/my PIHad ascientificconversationw/anotherlabmateTalked w/mymentorabout the labvacationpolicyAskedquestionsin labTalked w/mymentor aboutthe hours I’msupposed tobe in labTalked w/mymentorabout how tokeep my labnotebookExplainedmy researchproject to anon-scientistHave anote takingsystem formyselfWrote somecomputercode thatworked!Thankedmy mentorfor trainingme :-)Learned anewtechnique!

PiNBAC Bingo: Getting Started in Lab - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Attended a research talk outside of my lab (seminar, thesis defense)
  2. Stayed late to finish an experiment
  3. Have a schedule/time management system for myself
  4. Successfully troubleshooted something!
  5. Talked w/my mentor about their expectations for me
  6. Talked w/my mentor about what I need from them
  7. Met up with my mentoring pod
  8. Read a research article related to my project
  9. Presented my work
  10. Asked my mentor for feedback on how I’m doing
  11. Ate lunch with labmates
  12. Reached out to another PI to learn about their research
  13. Have a system (e.g., Zotero) to organize my scientific articles
  14. Scheduled regular meetings w/my PI
  15. Had a scientific conversation w/another labmate
  16. Talked w/my mentor about the lab vacation policy
  17. Asked questions in lab
  18. Talked w/my mentor about the hours I’m supposed to be in lab
  19. Talked w/my mentor about how to keep my lab notebook
  20. Explained my research project to a non-scientist
  21. Have a note taking system for myself
  22. Wrote some computer code that worked!
  23. Thanked my mentor for training me :-)
  24. Learned a new technique!