Akbari Lab – Code of Conduct
Overview
At the Akbari Lab, we cherish the contribution of each community member and strive to provide them with a positive and enriching experience, both personally and professionally. We expect all members to treat others with respect and courtesy, as we believe in fostering an inclusive culture. Please keep in mind that this code of conduct complements the policies set forth by the department and/or university, which apply to your specific level of employment or study and are not replaced by this document. Please note that this is a "living" document created and periodically reviewed and revised collaboratively by lab members.
Inclusivity and diversity
Conducting enjoyable and high-quality research can only happen when everyone feels safe, secure, and supported. At our group, we are committed to ensuring a harassment-free experience for all members, irrespective of their gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, and/or religion. We do not condone harassment of any kind by or towards our members, and we expect everyone to adhere to the following code:
Code of Conduct:
In addition to making group members feel safe and secure, diversity and inclusivity has numerous benefits to us all. Put simply, the greater the mix of people in our group, the greater the mix of skills, experiences, perspectives, and ideas we can collectively draw on. But the benefits of diversity and equality cannot be fully achieved without creating an inclusive environment.
Omar will discuss the Code of Conduct with lab members who violate these rules, no matter how much they contribute to the Akbari Lab, or how specialized or needed their skill set. If inappropriate behavior persists after this initial discussion, formal processes, in line with UCSD’s work practice policies, will commence (Principles of Community: https://ucsd.edu/about/principles.html; Office of the Ombuds: https://ombuds.ucsd.edu/about-us/index.html). To report an issue, please contact Omar Akbari; all communication will be treated as confidential except in situations where University policy requires mandatory reporting. In these cases, information will be shared only with those university officials who have a need to know the information to assist in the response to, investigation of and resolution of a complaint. If you do not feel comfortable contacting Omar directly, please feel free to contact Robyn Raban. If you would prefer to talk through issues with someone outside of the Akbari Lab please talk with a member of the Postgraduate Research Committee (postdoc.ucsd.edu) or Human Resources (hhr.ucsd.edu) more information about the prevention of harassment and discrimination. UCSD strives to promote a respectful and inclusive campus climate by reporting incidents of unlawful harassment, unlawful discrimination, sexual and relationship violence, and stalking, involving members of the UC San Diego community to make a report.
Mental Health
There is increasing evidence that certain attributes of academic research, including PhD-level studies, may challenge your mental health. Specific factors driving this include:
UCSD provides free counseling services for faculty and staff. Information and confidential appointments can be made through the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP).
Publications
Outputs, publication expectations and standards, and open science. Where possible, all research manuscripts with manuscripts also uploaded to a relevant pre-print server (e.g., BioRxiv) prior to journal submission, review, and (hopefully) publication. Please also note that, we are generally committed to eliminating the use of journal-based metrics, such as Journal Impact Factors, in funding, appointment, and promotion considerations; and assessing research on its own merits, rather than on the basis of the journal in which the research is published. Omar is personally committed to these principles, thus you will be encouraged to think broadly about your choice of publication venue. Omar believes that the key guiding principle for choosing a journal is that it is thematically appropriate for the work you wish to publish.
Authorship
Authorship on any manuscript or presentation will be openly discussed in group meetings and should, if possible, include everyone who has made a significant contribution to the work. A “significant contribution” can include but is not limited to, interpretations of primary data and development of ideas presented in the work; it need not include data curation or financial contribution to the work undertaken. The order of authors on a manuscript or presentation should be dictated by the relative contribution made by each author (see here for further information); in the case these contributions are equal, authors should be listed alphabetically by surname. Where conflict arises, Omar will facilitate discussion to help resolve this. An open dialogue is encouraged about this matter, ideally via authorship ‘check-ins’ that will likely occur several times over the lifetime of the study. To help inform editors, reviewers, and readers of our papers, we will include an author contribution statement as part of a paper.
Papers must be shown to and receive formal approval from all co-authors prior to submission; this is consistent with guidance provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), who state that all authors must approve submission of work bearing their names. Please give co-authors at least two weeks to comment on paper drafts; at busy times of the year, they may need longer. We also strongly suggest that the paper receives reviews from at least two colleagues prior to submission to your supervisors; this will help improve the final product, as well as providing a training opportunity. Also note that many Akbari Lab members are using confidential, human health data and company-provided datasets; for the latter, our confidentiality agreements clearly state we must obtain permission from these companies to publish their data, and that they must have at least 28 days to provide approval. Explicit permission must be sought for every paper; i.e., images approved for use in one paper may not be approved for a different paper. If you require any guidance regarding paper submission, please speak to Omar. Upon acceptance (or rejection) of your paper, you must inform all coauthors of the outcome as soon as possible and ensure all co-authors get a chance to look at and comment on page proofs (N.B. many errors can be introduced into manuscripts by the journal at this stage). Note that after paper acceptance, final text and graphics files must be sent, in raw format (e.g., .docx, .ai.) to all co-authors for their records/use within 14 days, with an accepted version (the so-called ‘Author Accepted Manuscript’ or ‘AAM’) uploaded to college’s Symplectic system and an appropriate online archive (e.g., BioRxiv).
Data Storage
All computers should be backed up, daily, to at least two locations external to your main computer (e.g., a USB hard drive or network drive). Upon completion of a project and where data confidentiality allows, all data should be placed on an appropriate repository with a DOI; in the case of publication, these data should be published alongside the manuscript on a repository such as figshare. A curated version of all datasets used during a project should be made available on the Akbari lab storage volume, in addition to being provided to Omar on a hard drive or file share system; the quality of the curation should be verified with Omar. All group members must also adhere to UCSDs Research data access, use and management policies.
Research Data Management Policy
The group operates numerous compute resources (e.g., shared drives). These shared resources should be respected and not abused, and if you need more computation resources then please discuss your individual requirements with Omar.
Conference Logistics
You will be supported (financially and otherwise) to attend and participate in conferences related to your PhD or postdoctoral research. You can either pay conference and travel fees and be reimbursed, or direct me towards any bookings you need. In either case, you are expected to register for the conference as a student (if relevant or cheapest category) and in advance to obtain discounted registration fees. When possible, you will fly economy class and book the cheapest accommodation possible. You must book no later than 1 month in advance of the conference, and preferably earlier to obtain the lowest cost travel costs and accommodations. In general, each lab member will be supported to attend 1 conference per year, with costs decided upon ahead of time on a case by case basis. You are strongly encouraged to apply for travel awards to cover conference expenses.
Some conferences that we regularly attend are below (this is by no means exhaustive, and other more specifically, ad-hoc meetings will likely arise):
Conference expectations and requirements
Conference abstracts must be shown to all co-authors at least one week before the abstract deadline. Upon acceptance (or rejection) of your abstract, you must inform all coauthors of the outcome as soon as possible. You must also send a final draft of your presentation or poster to all co-authors at least one week before the date of presentation. Ideally, a near-final draft should be completed two-weeks before the date of presentation, so that it can be presented at a Akbari Lab bi-weekly seminar; in this way, you will be able to receive feedback from your colleagues. Presentation and publishing ethics, both of which are at least partly captured by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), state that all authors must approve submission and presentation of work bearing their names. The same applies to papers (see above). Note that after material has been presented at a conference, this must be sent, in raw format (e.g., ppt,. .ai) to all co-authors and data providers for their records/use within 14 days; if appropriate, this material can be uploaded to an appropriate online archive (e.g., FigShare, BioRxiv) where it will be assigned a DOI, and will be useable and citable by the scientific community.
Working hours
We recognize that many of you have personal responsibilities and obligations in addition to your work/PhD/postdoctoral studies. We appreciate that, at times, it can be difficult to balance those demands, and that a classic ‘9-to-5’ day may not be optimal. Because of this, the exact hours you choose to work are up to you. Being on campus between 1000 and 1600 most days may, however, help facilitate collaborative working and, we hope, lead to a more fulfilling research experience. Where possible, meetings and events will not be arranged outside these hours to allow participation by all Akbari Lab members. Be flexible with your time, be respectful of other people’s decisions on how they spend their time, and remember it is NOT how hard you are seen to be working, it is the quality of your work and the quality of your accomplishments and outcomes.
Meetings - Group meetings
Group meetings are typically held on Thursdays at 9:30 am; all group members are expected to attend if they are not otherwise engaged in other research-related activities (e.g., at conference, attending training or a lecture, etc). The Akbari Lab meeting is an excellent forum for updating colleagues on project progress, developing research skills, and widening our collective understanding. Meetings provide a forum for the presentation of results, such as ‘dry-runs’ of conference talks, and more informal discussions around research topics arising. As part of your professional training, you will be expected to lead a group discussion on a topic of your choice at least once per term.
Individual meetings
These will occur on an ad-hoc basis as personal situations require. If you want to meet with Omar just drop him an email/slack note and request a time. These will give you an opportunity to discuss your progress and any administrative issues that you need addressed. You are encouraged to send a short agenda ahead of time and to come fully prepared for individual meetings; in this way, discussions can be focused such that all concerns are addressed. Individual meetings should be supported by twice-monthly updates to your principal supervisors. These can be short (e.g., 5-10 PowerPoint), but should ideally contain an overview of: (i) what your plans were for the last two weeks; (ii) work undertaken; (iii) issues arising; and (iv) a forward plan for the next two weeks. Such reports are an important way to self-monitor your progress, as well as keeping your supervisor(s) informed of both positive and negative developments. They are particularly important for those who have supervisors based in other institutions.
Communication
Where possible, avoid sending work-related email outside of 0800 and 1800. Most email servers provide functionality for saving an email as a draft, such that it can be sent within the hours stated above. Please give consideration to the timing of the email with respect to what the recipient needs to do; for example, try not to send an email at 1759 for something that is required for a 1000 meeting the next day. No lab members are required nor should feel obliged to reply to email outside of their typical work hours. However, prompt replies to emails, within these times, is helpful. If you experience any challenges related to flexible working within the Akbari Lab, please do not hesitate to contact Omar. All communication will be treated as confidential except in situations where University policy requires mandatory reporting.
Social media
In your work-related life, you may wish to engage with social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram). Please be considerate of others when using these platforms, and respectful of how others may wish to use them. For instance Omar uses Twitter in a personal and professional nature, and his account has a wide audience (including the Head of Department, prospective students, funders, and other academics); you must therefore bear in mind the very public nature of interactions on social media, and that many people (who may not be on a specific platform) will read and hear of online correspondence. We are not compelled to engage with any social media, use any such media for work-related purposes, and we will never pressure each other to ‘friend’ or ‘follow’ each other.
Journals
You should be familiar with recently published material relevant to your PhD project. Below are some academic journals that may be of interest:
Vacation
You are expected to take c. 3 weeks of vacation per year, beyond public holidays and the college closure at Christmas. I strongly encourage you to take this time so you can relax, visit family and friends, and generally unwind from the rigours of work or PhD study. Please inform Omar and Robyn of holidays or notable absences in advance. Permission for holiday is very rarely required, but please respect key deadlines within the calendar year and the fact we work in a research group. It is important to take holiday, respect weekends (or time in lieu) and establish a sustainable work-life balance. It is also important to respect the time and efforts of others, and the contribution of funders, and to note that effective working will improve the quality of your research. Where there are key time pressures, it is important to prioritize work. If you struggle with establishing a sustainable work life balance, please discuss this with Omar and Robyn at an early stage.
Thanks, and please enjoy your time in the Akbari Lab!
😃
This Code of Conduct (CoC) borrows heavily and is modified from many open source CoCs: (i) BahlaiLab CoC (Christine Bahlai); (ii) WhitakerLab (Kirstie Whitaker); (iii) Hill Lab (Jon Hill); (iv) Krevorlab (Sam Krevor); (v) MicroMicEng (Ben Britton); (vi) Basins Research Group – Christopher Jackson, (vii) GilbertLab (Jack Gilbert)
Overview
At the Akbari Lab, we cherish the contribution of each community member and strive to provide them with a positive and enriching experience, both personally and professionally. We expect all members to treat others with respect and courtesy, as we believe in fostering an inclusive culture. Please keep in mind that this code of conduct complements the policies set forth by the department and/or university, which apply to your specific level of employment or study and are not replaced by this document. Please note that this is a "living" document created and periodically reviewed and revised collaboratively by lab members.
Inclusivity and diversity
Conducting enjoyable and high-quality research can only happen when everyone feels safe, secure, and supported. At our group, we are committed to ensuring a harassment-free experience for all members, irrespective of their gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, and/or religion. We do not condone harassment of any kind by or towards our members, and we expect everyone to adhere to the following code:
Code of Conduct:
- All communication, whether online or in-person, should be appropriate for a professional audience and be respectful of people from diverse cultural backgrounds. Sexual language and imagery are never appropriate.
- Avoid insulting or belittling other group members, and instead, treat everyone with kindness and respect.
- Behave professionally and avoid making sexist, racist, or exclusionary jokes or engaging in harassment of any kind.
- Harassment includes making offensive verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, displaying sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, taking inappropriate photos or videos, disrupting discussions, making unwanted physical contact, and providing unwelcome sexual attention.
- If anyone is asked to stop any harassing behavior, they are expected to comply immediately.
- Contribute to meetings and discussions with a constructive and positive approach.
- Be mindful of interrupting others when discussing in groups and be willing to listen to the ideas of others.
In addition to making group members feel safe and secure, diversity and inclusivity has numerous benefits to us all. Put simply, the greater the mix of people in our group, the greater the mix of skills, experiences, perspectives, and ideas we can collectively draw on. But the benefits of diversity and equality cannot be fully achieved without creating an inclusive environment.
Omar will discuss the Code of Conduct with lab members who violate these rules, no matter how much they contribute to the Akbari Lab, or how specialized or needed their skill set. If inappropriate behavior persists after this initial discussion, formal processes, in line with UCSD’s work practice policies, will commence (Principles of Community: https://ucsd.edu/about/principles.html; Office of the Ombuds: https://ombuds.ucsd.edu/about-us/index.html). To report an issue, please contact Omar Akbari; all communication will be treated as confidential except in situations where University policy requires mandatory reporting. In these cases, information will be shared only with those university officials who have a need to know the information to assist in the response to, investigation of and resolution of a complaint. If you do not feel comfortable contacting Omar directly, please feel free to contact Robyn Raban. If you would prefer to talk through issues with someone outside of the Akbari Lab please talk with a member of the Postgraduate Research Committee (postdoc.ucsd.edu) or Human Resources (hhr.ucsd.edu) more information about the prevention of harassment and discrimination. UCSD strives to promote a respectful and inclusive campus climate by reporting incidents of unlawful harassment, unlawful discrimination, sexual and relationship violence, and stalking, involving members of the UC San Diego community to make a report.
Mental Health
There is increasing evidence that certain attributes of academic research, including PhD-level studies, may challenge your mental health. Specific factors driving this include:
- Low pay and quality-of-life issues, particularly as a function of living in an expensive city as San Diego
- Feelings of isolation in your research; e.g., everyone has their own topic and it can often feel as if you are working on your own
- Uncertainty in your research, although it should be noted that, in research of all kinds, it is not just the outcomes that are uncertain, but the questions themselves!
- Uncertainty in your post-PhD career
- So-called “negative results”; i.e., at some point in your research it is likely that certain questions will be more challenging to answer than anticipated, or that you will feel you have spent days/months/years toiling with little to show
- Burnout; i.e., feeling the need to work endless hours to make up for the above issues, and the subsequent exhaustion
UCSD provides free counseling services for faculty and staff. Information and confidential appointments can be made through the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FSAP).
Publications
Outputs, publication expectations and standards, and open science. Where possible, all research manuscripts with manuscripts also uploaded to a relevant pre-print server (e.g., BioRxiv) prior to journal submission, review, and (hopefully) publication. Please also note that, we are generally committed to eliminating the use of journal-based metrics, such as Journal Impact Factors, in funding, appointment, and promotion considerations; and assessing research on its own merits, rather than on the basis of the journal in which the research is published. Omar is personally committed to these principles, thus you will be encouraged to think broadly about your choice of publication venue. Omar believes that the key guiding principle for choosing a journal is that it is thematically appropriate for the work you wish to publish.
Authorship
Authorship on any manuscript or presentation will be openly discussed in group meetings and should, if possible, include everyone who has made a significant contribution to the work. A “significant contribution” can include but is not limited to, interpretations of primary data and development of ideas presented in the work; it need not include data curation or financial contribution to the work undertaken. The order of authors on a manuscript or presentation should be dictated by the relative contribution made by each author (see here for further information); in the case these contributions are equal, authors should be listed alphabetically by surname. Where conflict arises, Omar will facilitate discussion to help resolve this. An open dialogue is encouraged about this matter, ideally via authorship ‘check-ins’ that will likely occur several times over the lifetime of the study. To help inform editors, reviewers, and readers of our papers, we will include an author contribution statement as part of a paper.
Papers must be shown to and receive formal approval from all co-authors prior to submission; this is consistent with guidance provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), who state that all authors must approve submission of work bearing their names. Please give co-authors at least two weeks to comment on paper drafts; at busy times of the year, they may need longer. We also strongly suggest that the paper receives reviews from at least two colleagues prior to submission to your supervisors; this will help improve the final product, as well as providing a training opportunity. Also note that many Akbari Lab members are using confidential, human health data and company-provided datasets; for the latter, our confidentiality agreements clearly state we must obtain permission from these companies to publish their data, and that they must have at least 28 days to provide approval. Explicit permission must be sought for every paper; i.e., images approved for use in one paper may not be approved for a different paper. If you require any guidance regarding paper submission, please speak to Omar. Upon acceptance (or rejection) of your paper, you must inform all coauthors of the outcome as soon as possible and ensure all co-authors get a chance to look at and comment on page proofs (N.B. many errors can be introduced into manuscripts by the journal at this stage). Note that after paper acceptance, final text and graphics files must be sent, in raw format (e.g., .docx, .ai.) to all co-authors for their records/use within 14 days, with an accepted version (the so-called ‘Author Accepted Manuscript’ or ‘AAM’) uploaded to college’s Symplectic system and an appropriate online archive (e.g., BioRxiv).
Data Storage
All computers should be backed up, daily, to at least two locations external to your main computer (e.g., a USB hard drive or network drive). Upon completion of a project and where data confidentiality allows, all data should be placed on an appropriate repository with a DOI; in the case of publication, these data should be published alongside the manuscript on a repository such as figshare. A curated version of all datasets used during a project should be made available on the Akbari lab storage volume, in addition to being provided to Omar on a hard drive or file share system; the quality of the curation should be verified with Omar. All group members must also adhere to UCSDs Research data access, use and management policies.
Research Data Management Policy
The group operates numerous compute resources (e.g., shared drives). These shared resources should be respected and not abused, and if you need more computation resources then please discuss your individual requirements with Omar.
Conference Logistics
You will be supported (financially and otherwise) to attend and participate in conferences related to your PhD or postdoctoral research. You can either pay conference and travel fees and be reimbursed, or direct me towards any bookings you need. In either case, you are expected to register for the conference as a student (if relevant or cheapest category) and in advance to obtain discounted registration fees. When possible, you will fly economy class and book the cheapest accommodation possible. You must book no later than 1 month in advance of the conference, and preferably earlier to obtain the lowest cost travel costs and accommodations. In general, each lab member will be supported to attend 1 conference per year, with costs decided upon ahead of time on a case by case basis. You are strongly encouraged to apply for travel awards to cover conference expenses.
Some conferences that we regularly attend are below (this is by no means exhaustive, and other more specifically, ad-hoc meetings will likely arise):
- SOVE
- Fly Conference
- Keystone Symposia
- Gordon Conferences
- Etc.
Conference expectations and requirements
Conference abstracts must be shown to all co-authors at least one week before the abstract deadline. Upon acceptance (or rejection) of your abstract, you must inform all coauthors of the outcome as soon as possible. You must also send a final draft of your presentation or poster to all co-authors at least one week before the date of presentation. Ideally, a near-final draft should be completed two-weeks before the date of presentation, so that it can be presented at a Akbari Lab bi-weekly seminar; in this way, you will be able to receive feedback from your colleagues. Presentation and publishing ethics, both of which are at least partly captured by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), state that all authors must approve submission and presentation of work bearing their names. The same applies to papers (see above). Note that after material has been presented at a conference, this must be sent, in raw format (e.g., ppt,. .ai) to all co-authors and data providers for their records/use within 14 days; if appropriate, this material can be uploaded to an appropriate online archive (e.g., FigShare, BioRxiv) where it will be assigned a DOI, and will be useable and citable by the scientific community.
Working hours
We recognize that many of you have personal responsibilities and obligations in addition to your work/PhD/postdoctoral studies. We appreciate that, at times, it can be difficult to balance those demands, and that a classic ‘9-to-5’ day may not be optimal. Because of this, the exact hours you choose to work are up to you. Being on campus between 1000 and 1600 most days may, however, help facilitate collaborative working and, we hope, lead to a more fulfilling research experience. Where possible, meetings and events will not be arranged outside these hours to allow participation by all Akbari Lab members. Be flexible with your time, be respectful of other people’s decisions on how they spend their time, and remember it is NOT how hard you are seen to be working, it is the quality of your work and the quality of your accomplishments and outcomes.
Meetings - Group meetings
Group meetings are typically held on Thursdays at 9:30 am; all group members are expected to attend if they are not otherwise engaged in other research-related activities (e.g., at conference, attending training or a lecture, etc). The Akbari Lab meeting is an excellent forum for updating colleagues on project progress, developing research skills, and widening our collective understanding. Meetings provide a forum for the presentation of results, such as ‘dry-runs’ of conference talks, and more informal discussions around research topics arising. As part of your professional training, you will be expected to lead a group discussion on a topic of your choice at least once per term.
Individual meetings
These will occur on an ad-hoc basis as personal situations require. If you want to meet with Omar just drop him an email/slack note and request a time. These will give you an opportunity to discuss your progress and any administrative issues that you need addressed. You are encouraged to send a short agenda ahead of time and to come fully prepared for individual meetings; in this way, discussions can be focused such that all concerns are addressed. Individual meetings should be supported by twice-monthly updates to your principal supervisors. These can be short (e.g., 5-10 PowerPoint), but should ideally contain an overview of: (i) what your plans were for the last two weeks; (ii) work undertaken; (iii) issues arising; and (iv) a forward plan for the next two weeks. Such reports are an important way to self-monitor your progress, as well as keeping your supervisor(s) informed of both positive and negative developments. They are particularly important for those who have supervisors based in other institutions.
Communication
Where possible, avoid sending work-related email outside of 0800 and 1800. Most email servers provide functionality for saving an email as a draft, such that it can be sent within the hours stated above. Please give consideration to the timing of the email with respect to what the recipient needs to do; for example, try not to send an email at 1759 for something that is required for a 1000 meeting the next day. No lab members are required nor should feel obliged to reply to email outside of their typical work hours. However, prompt replies to emails, within these times, is helpful. If you experience any challenges related to flexible working within the Akbari Lab, please do not hesitate to contact Omar. All communication will be treated as confidential except in situations where University policy requires mandatory reporting.
Social media
In your work-related life, you may wish to engage with social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram). Please be considerate of others when using these platforms, and respectful of how others may wish to use them. For instance Omar uses Twitter in a personal and professional nature, and his account has a wide audience (including the Head of Department, prospective students, funders, and other academics); you must therefore bear in mind the very public nature of interactions on social media, and that many people (who may not be on a specific platform) will read and hear of online correspondence. We are not compelled to engage with any social media, use any such media for work-related purposes, and we will never pressure each other to ‘friend’ or ‘follow’ each other.
Journals
You should be familiar with recently published material relevant to your PhD project. Below are some academic journals that may be of interest:
- Nature journals, including Nature Biotechnology, Nature Communications, etc
- Science journals, including Science Advances
- Cell journals
- PNAS
- PLOS
- etc.
Vacation
You are expected to take c. 3 weeks of vacation per year, beyond public holidays and the college closure at Christmas. I strongly encourage you to take this time so you can relax, visit family and friends, and generally unwind from the rigours of work or PhD study. Please inform Omar and Robyn of holidays or notable absences in advance. Permission for holiday is very rarely required, but please respect key deadlines within the calendar year and the fact we work in a research group. It is important to take holiday, respect weekends (or time in lieu) and establish a sustainable work-life balance. It is also important to respect the time and efforts of others, and the contribution of funders, and to note that effective working will improve the quality of your research. Where there are key time pressures, it is important to prioritize work. If you struggle with establishing a sustainable work life balance, please discuss this with Omar and Robyn at an early stage.
Thanks, and please enjoy your time in the Akbari Lab!
😃
This Code of Conduct (CoC) borrows heavily and is modified from many open source CoCs: (i) BahlaiLab CoC (Christine Bahlai); (ii) WhitakerLab (Kirstie Whitaker); (iii) Hill Lab (Jon Hill); (iv) Krevorlab (Sam Krevor); (v) MicroMicEng (Ben Britton); (vi) Basins Research Group – Christopher Jackson, (vii) GilbertLab (Jack Gilbert)
