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City – Don’t forget to feel the vibe of the city during your lab visit. Although you will spend most of the time in the lab, you will need to do other things in order to maintain your sanity. It is important to know if you can see yourself living there for 4 or 5 years. If the answer is no, try to find similar labs in a place that will be more pleasant for your lifestyle. Don’t overlook this aspect. Research quality is very important. However, if you will be depressed all the time, you will not be able to do good research.
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Colleagues – These will be the people you will have to work with. Talk to them. Ask them what they think about the lab environment and about the PI personality. Also, how does the lab work? Do they have lab meeting? Is there a lab manager? These will give you hints that will allow you to understand whether the lab functions well or not.
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