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How I run a virtual lab group that’s collaborative, inclusive and productive

Despite having no fixed address, my team has been able to work together to create impactful science.
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  1. Luisa Maria Diele-Viegas

    1. Luisa Maria Diele-Viegas is the director of the Laboratory of (Bio)Diversity in the Anthropocene at the Federal University of Bahia in Salvador, Brazil.

When I finished my PhD in March 2019, I was determined to start my own journey as a mentor and laboratory leader. About a year after I graduated, however, the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, and all my professional activities moved online. I was invited to give talks at online events and run courses remotely for various universities, attracting PhD and master’s students who asked me to mentor them through their graduate programmes.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-01620-5

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References

  1. Mendonça, D. M., de Lacerda, L. D., Agostinho, K. F. F. & Diele-Viegas, L. Biologia https://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-024-01695-5 (2024).

  2. Brasil-Godinho, M., Diele-Viegas, L., Bolochio, B. E., de C. Nogueira, C. & Sawaya, R. J. J. Nat. Conserv. 79, 126610 (2024).

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