Scheduledregularmeetingsw/my PIReached outto another PIto learnabout theirresearchHave aschedule/timemanagementsystem formyselfHave a system(e.g., Zotero) toorganize myscientificarticlesThankedmy mentorfor trainingme :-)Talked w/mymentorabout theirexpectationsfor mePresentedmy workWrote somecomputercode thatworked!Learned anewtechnique!Stayedlate tofinish anexperimentTalked w/mymentor aboutthe hours I’msupposed tobe in labAttended aresearch talkoutside of mylab (seminar,thesis defense)Asked mymentor forfeedback onhow I’mdoingAte lunchwithlabmatesExplainedmy researchproject to anon-scientistHave anote takingsystem formyselfTalked w/mymentorabout how tokeep my labnotebookAskedquestionsin labTalked w/mymentorabout what Ineed fromthemHad ascientificconversationw/anotherlabmateTalked w/mymentorabout the labvacationpolicyRead aresearcharticlerelated to myprojectMet upwith mymentoringpodSuccessfullytroubleshootedsomething!Scheduledregularmeetingsw/my PIReached outto another PIto learnabout theirresearchHave aschedule/timemanagementsystem formyselfHave a system(e.g., Zotero) toorganize myscientificarticlesThankedmy mentorfor trainingme :-)Talked w/mymentorabout theirexpectationsfor mePresentedmy workWrote somecomputercode thatworked!Learned anewtechnique!Stayedlate tofinish anexperimentTalked w/mymentor aboutthe hours I’msupposed tobe in labAttended aresearch talkoutside of mylab (seminar,thesis defense)Asked mymentor forfeedback onhow I’mdoingAte lunchwithlabmatesExplainedmy researchproject to anon-scientistHave anote takingsystem formyselfTalked w/mymentorabout how tokeep my labnotebookAskedquestionsin labTalked w/mymentorabout what Ineed fromthemHad ascientificconversationw/anotherlabmateTalked w/mymentorabout the labvacationpolicyRead aresearcharticlerelated to myprojectMet upwith mymentoringpodSuccessfullytroubleshootedsomething!

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