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Sound Laboratory Practices

Knowledge of sound laboratory practice is extremely important. Overlooking it can lead to problems when it is time to write up your results.

The APS and the Association of Chairs of Departments of Physiology recommend that trainees understand the importance of and work to develop the following laboratory practice skills:

c.	Knowledge of sound laboratory practice and ability to maintain records, logs, and protocols

(from the APS/ACDP List of Professional Skills for Physiologists and Trainees)

Here are also a variety of web sites with guidelines and examples that you might find useful.*

Good Laboratory Practice

Goldwater Environmental Lab Guidelines and Policies

Arizona State University, Tempe

Good Laboratory Practice for Nonclinical Laboratory Studies

Food and Drug Administration

Good laboratory practice: training manual (TRAINEE)

Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization

Laboratory Notebooks

Good Record Keeping: Procedures for Academic Laboratory Settings

Office Of Technology Licensing, University of Florida

How to Keep a Notebook

ChemLab, Dartmouth College

How to Keep a Scientific Notebook

George E. Hrabovsky, President, Madison Area Science and Technology

Instructions for Notebook Keeping

Julie B. Wolf, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Responsible Conduct of Research and Notebookkeeping

Department of Biological Sciences, Lehman College

*APS does not endorse or assume responsibility for the information posted on these web sites.

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