New laboratory start-up in the 21st century.
Launching a new neuroscience laboratory requires knowledge of purchasing, budgeting and personnel management. The usual training of scientific investigators omits these areas, at a time when experimental complexity is growing and Internet-based commerce offers new purchasing options. This review highlights laboratory start-up maxims and their applications to web-based purchasing, cost containment and budgeting.
Carmichael
S Thomas
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Department of Neurology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. scarmichael@mednet.ucla.edu
D000818:Animals; D007753:Laboratories / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009488:Neurosciences; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends*; D000078329:Workforce