Kathy Barker, Ph.D.
715 37^th Avenue
Seattle, WA   98122
kbarker@systemsbiology.org




Biosketch
Dr. Barker trained as a microbiologist and worked at Rockefeller University before leaving the lab to investigate and document the non-research problems that seemed to be so much of the typical researcher’s life. Her first book, At the Bench: A Laboratory Navigator (CSHL Press, 1998), gives instruction on protocols and techniques that are usually relegated to a difficult-to- retrieve oral tradition, and also explains the culture of the research laboratory to the new scientist. At the Helm: A Laboratory Navigator (CSHL Press, 2001) is a guide for new principal investigators, based on interviews and conversations with P.I.s of varying experience. In addition to various newspaper and magazine publications, Dr. Barker is currently working on a book on communication and negotiation within the researcher’s department and institution.

Presentation Title: “I was trained to do everything but run a lab!”: lessons from labheads.