Starting Up Your Lab

Establishing a new laboratory requires attention to many different details. The links below will provide information about starting your lab. Click here for information about applying for grants.

General information:

• Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty - An essential guide to starting a lab and a research career published by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Burroughs Welcome Fund.

Hiring staff:

• Human Resources (College of Medicine)
• Human Resources (Hershey Medical Center)

Working with graduate students:

• Office of Graduate Student Affairs
• The Graduate School, Penn State University

Working with postdocs:

• Office of Postdoctoral Affairs

Animals:

• To order animals contact the Department of Comparative Medicine

Laboratory safety:

• Safety (Internal Only)

Equipment and Support Services for Research:

• Core Research Facilities
• Biostatistical consultation (Dept. of Public Health Sciences)
• Database management (Dept. of Public Health Sciences)