CHEUNG LAB

Lab Principles

last updated 7/2020

1. Commitment to finding cures for breast cancer and improving the lives of cancer patients.
2. Create and maintain a safe lab space where we strive to normalize open discussions around identity (eg: race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender, etc) and contribute to the betterment of the wider Hutch community.
3. Value and encourage playfulness in science, valuing discovery and scientific freedom.
4. Value and participate in active mentorship within and outside of the lab.
   • Give students ownership of project.
   • Mentor in a way where students understand the science they are contributing to.
5. Value kindness.
6. Respect others’ boundaries and comforts/discomforts.
7. Have respectful conversations to resolve conflict.
8. Leave room to make mistakes (and learn from them) and value forgiveness
9. Support each other’s growth and success.
10. Challenge each other to encourage each other to achieve their best, not to put each other down.
11. Value open and honest communication.
12. Feedback should be constructive (for science and otherwise).
13. Collaboratively answer questions and perform cool experiments!