Page 14 - Labatt BTRC Annual Report 2019-2020

LOCKOUT AT THE BTRC
During the height of the pandemic in April 2019, the entire BTRC experienced an unprecendented “lockout”, where physical access to the research laboratories was greatly restricted. Six months later, we surveyed the Principal Investigators of the BTRC to better understand how the lockout affected their research, their responses are summarized here.
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11% 11%
22%
COVID-19 IMPAC
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Principal Investigator COVID-19 Survey
Principal Investigator COVID-19 Survey
How did you maintain contact with your lab during the lockout?
During the lockout, did communication within your lab increase or decrease? (1=decreased, 5=increased)
video conference
18% Phone calls/ Facetime
Decreased 1
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In the last 6 months, how many papers Did the lockout help or hinder your productivity has your lab submitted for publication? in submitting manuscripts? (1=hindered, 5=helped)
Increased
5 22% 4 22% 3
2
41% Email
41% Zoom meetings/
33%
33% 2 papers 3
33%
33%
How did trainees maintain productivity? Other strategies used to maintain productivity?
32% Increased thesis work 23% Writing papers
18% Online course work 18% Seminars/speakers 5% Reading
5% Study, grant writing
Data analysis, background reading, and assembly of figures - even if there isn’t a paper yet. Zoom meetings in many formats.
We met weekly, and I was sending papers for my trainees to read.
Increased frequency of lab meetings and smaller group meetings, online tutorials.
More frequent lab meetings. Introduced online journal club.
Helped 5
4
0%
33% 4 or more papers 22% 3 papers
11% 1 paper
11%
2 Hindered 1
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