How to expand the method details in your Cell Press paper with step-by-step STAR Protocols by Winston Lee, Nicola de Prisco, Vincenzo A. Gennarino, Shawnna Buttery

“…STAR Protocols can complement a research article and empower authors to share the expertise they contributed to the larger study. In this Backstory, we interview members of the Gennarino lab, who published a Cell paper and four protocols, covering bioinformatics, culturing of patient-derived cell lines, neuroimaging from mouse brain sections and primary neurons, and mouse seizure recordings.For more information on the protocols related to this backstory, please refer to (Gennarino et al., 2018).…”
Get full text

Publishing protocols as a new PI by Effie Bastounis, Shawnna Buttery

“…Effie also shared her thoughts on the usefulness of protocols journals and the importance of protocols to a new PI.For more information on the protocols related to this backstory, please refer to Muenkel et al.1 and Bastounis et al.2…”
Get full text

Why STAR Protocols authors make excellent protocol reviewers by Guillaume Blot, Leila Shokri, Shawnna Buttery

“…They can use their technical expertise and sharpened writing skills to help improve the main aspects of published protocols, namely their clarity and reproducibility. This backstory chronicles the journey of Dr. Guillaume Blot, from a junior researcher and author to a protocol reviewer. …”
Get full text