Most of us do research because we enjoy finding answers, solving problems and even helping people. But there is also a deep seated human tendency to leave a mark. Contribute to a bigger picture, graffiti on your neighbor’s wall, advance a field. This is probably why we write research papers. (Apart from begging for funding […]

Starting with the premise that I have never organised such a big event in the past, getting actively involved in the organisation of the MaxQuant summer school (MQSS) has been a great opportunity to learn skills that are usually not directly related to pure research in science. The whole process of organising the summer school […]

It has been a while since our official PROTrEIN launch. We’ve had monthly ESR meetings during this time, where the majority of us have been able to discuss more details about our projects and present them to the group. Several ESRs are working on developing new tools and data analysis pipelines to improve cross linking […]