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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:
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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: training manual (TRAINEE)
Good laboratory practice: training manual (TRAINER)
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
*APS does not endorse or assume responsibility for the information
posted on these web sites.
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