From mmreturn@magnetdev.com Thu Feb 11 07:15:11 2010 Return-Path: Received: from mail103.mmsend40.com (mail103.mmsend40.com [209.18.93.103]) by smtp.XXXXXXX.XXX (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o1BFF4f4002896 for ; Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:15:10 -0800 Message-Id: <201002111515.o1BFF4f4002896@smtp.XXXXXXX.XXX> Received: from MAGNETMAIL1 (172.17.103.1) by mail103.mmsend40.com id hegffm0ir20i for ; Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:14:55 -0500 (envelope-from ) Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:14:54 -0500 From: Director@principalinvestigators.org To: Subject: Valentine Perils in Research X-TokenInfo-NoToken: X-Bps1: 4904405026 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_NextPart_000_928107_2010211_101454302" X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=1.12.8161:2.4.5,1.2.40,4.0.166 definitions=2010-02-11_08:2010-02-06,2010-02-11,2010-02-11 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=55 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx engine=5.0.0-0908210000 definitions=main-1002110102 --_NextPart_000_928107_2010211_101454302 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Valentine Perils in Research: Principal Investigator Advisor newsletter spo= tlights pitfalls of Scientist-Assistant Love Matches Naples, FL -February 11, 2010. Principal Investigators in hot pursuit of a = research breakthrough often find themselves working late into the night and= on weekends. Helping them in these extended sessions in the almost-deserte= d research building is their graduate or postdoctoral student. With obvious= respect for each other's intellect, and no other staff to disturb their co= nversation, the scene can be set for Cupid's arrow to strike.=20 =20 Even if each party is single, and the developing sparks are mutually agreea= ble, the "lovers on the brink" should remind themselves of certain possible= complications if they establish a romantic relationship. Principal Investi= gator Advisor addresses important measures researchers can adhere to in ord= er to not damage their career or lab environment in the March issue article= "Lab Romance Requires Careful Attention to Workplace Dynamics, Myriad Rule= s and Regulations". Some topics addressed are how to handling the following: =B7Favoritism: The favored graduate student gets privileges and preferentia= l treatment not available to other students =B7Vindictiveness: If in a few months the relationship goes sour, the party= feeling victimized may seek revenge in one way or another. The professor c= ould downgrade the student's theses; the student could file a sexual harass= ment charge. =B7Policy Violations: Many universities and learned societies have regulati= ons or ethical codes which forbid, or at least discount, romantic relations= between PIs and their students. Other practical topics in the March issue include: mistakes PIs make that i= rritates reviewers, what PIs should say when firing an assistant, spotting = and dealing with burnout, dangers posed by careless emails or Facebook post= s about your research which could jeopardize its patentability later, dange= r signs of potential workplace violence, how to choose a co-investigator, p= lus more. Principal Investigator Advisor is the official monthly subscription newslet= ter by Principal Investigators Association(PIA). PIA is a not-for-profit gr= oup founded in 2009 to educate, train, and assist leading researchers in al= l fields of science with their NON-SCIENCE managerial and funding responsib= ilities. PIA also publishes the free weekly e-newsletter P.I.e-Alert (distr= ibuted to over 240,000 each issue) and a series of audioconferences. All pr= incipal investigators, worldwide, and others similarly interested, are also= invited to join the Association itself.=20 Principal Investigators Association=20 3565 10th Street North, Suite B Naples, FL 34103 p: 800-303-0129 f: 239-676-0146 www.principalinvestigators.org/advisor=0A=0D*******************************= ******************************* =0A3565 10th Street N, Naples, FL 34103 = =0A**************************************************************=0AUse thi= s link to unsubscribe: XXXXXXXwww.magnetmail.net/Actions/unsubscribe.cfm?message_id=3D928107&user_= id=3DPRININVEST&recipient_id=3DXXXXXXXXX&email=3DXXX@XXXXXXXX.XXXXXXX.XXX&gro= up_id=3DXXXXXX --_NextPart_000_928107_2010211_101454302 Content-Type: text/html; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =0A =0A =0A =0A
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Valentine Perils in Research: Principal Investigat= or Advisor newsletter spotlights pitfalls of Scientist-Assistant Love Match= es

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Naples, FL –February 11, 2010. Principal Investigator= s in hot pursuit of a research breakthrough often find themselves working l= ate into the night and on weekends. Helping them in these extended sessions= in the almost-deserted research building is their graduate or postdoctoral= student. With obvious respect for each other’s intellect, and no oth= er staff to disturb their conversation, the scene can be set for Cupid&rsqu= o;s arrow to strike.

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Even if each party is single, and the developing sparks are mutually agreea= ble, the “lovers on the brink” should remind themselves of cert= ain possible complications if they establish a romantic relationship. Principal Investigator Advisor addresse= s important measures researchers can adhere to in order to not damage their= career or lab environment in the March issue article “Lab Romance Requires Careful Attention to Workplace = Dynamics, Myriad Rules and Regulations”. Some topics addressed ar= e how to handling the following:

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  • Favoritism: =0AThe favored graduate student g= ets privileges and preferential treatment not available to other students
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  • Vindictiveness: If = in a few months the relationship goes sour, the party feeling victimized ma= y seek revenge in one way or another. The professor could downgrade the stu= dent’s theses; the student could file a sexual harassment charge.
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  • Policy Violations: Man= y universities and learned societies have regulations or ethical codes whic= h forbid, or at least discount, romantic relations between PIs and their st= udents.
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Other practical topics in the March issue include: mistakes= PIs make that irritates reviewers, what PIs should say when firing an assi= stant, spotting and dealing with burnout, dangers posed by careless emails = or Facebook posts about your research which could jeopardize its patentabil= ity later, danger signs of potential workplace violence, how to choose a co= -investigator, plus more.

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