The BUMP Publications
Read about research from UROP students working in the Biology Department!
Have you:
- Been an author on a journal publication?
- Written an abstract for the Undergraduate Symposium?
- Written an abstract or paper for 7.18?
- Had your name included on an abstract for a scientific meeting?
We want to include it here. Email us!
Q and A
1. As a Biology Department UROP, will I get my name on a publication?
- Different labs have different policies, and you should ask about these when you join a lab.
- Being an author indicates that one has made a substantial contribution to a paper. For example, if your data makes one or more figures in a paper, you will likely be an author on the paper.
- For smaller research contributions, you will be acknowledged at the end of the paper, but not included as an author.
- But remember, a successful UROP is not marked by whether a publication bears your name. A good letter of recommendation is worth much more than your name on a publication.
2. What other opportunities for publication exist?
- Abstracts for various meetings count as publications. These could include:
The Biology Dept. Undergraduate Symposium
A national or international symposium
An MIT departmental retreat
In all cases, written permission from your faculty research advisor and graduate student/postdoc mentor is necessary to add your abstract to this site. 