Resources for Students

Research Lab Information:

Click here to view the descriptions of labs offered.

Informational session slide deck

Scientific Literature Review

• PubMed 
• MedLinePlus
• Embase
• PsychINFO
• Google Scholar 

If you cannot gain access to any particular research article, please email us the title of your paper and we will send you a PDF.

Excel 

• Youtube: Beginner’s Guide to Excel 
• How to Learn Excel Online: Free and Paid Resources List
• Statistical Analysis Cheat Sheet 

Coding 

• R (Statistical Computing and Graphics)
  • LinkedIn Learning: R for Data Scientists (30 Day Free Trial)
  • Coursera R
  • Swirl Interactive Course – install in RStudio

• Python
  • A Step-by-Step Guide to Learn Python
  • Codecademy
  • Learn Python in 43 minutes

MatLab (Plotting Functions and Data)

• Udemy MATLAB (Paid)
• Matlab Academy (Free)
• Coursera MATLAB

Mathematica

• Wolfram Mathematica Resources
• NYIT Mathematica Resource Packet

Genetics 

• ClinVar

Tableau (Data Visualization)

• Free Training Videos
• Analytics Vidhya 

Microscopy and Image Analysis 

• MyScope (Microscope simulator)
• Fiji:Fiji Is Just ImageJ (Free image analysis software)
• CellProfiler (Free image analysis software)
• MicroscopyU (Theory and History of Microscopy)
• Microscopy Resource Center (More Theory of Microscopy)

Online Courses and Videos 

• Khanacademy: Health and Medicine
• Khanacademy: Organic Chemistry
• Khanacademy: Math (Linear Algebra, Multivariable Calculus, Differential Equations)
• Best Educational YouTube Channels
• YouTube channels for learning, discovery and education
• MIT OpenCourseware
• edX: Free Online Courses
• Yale Open Courses

College Application 

• College Application Checklist
• Common App
• Naviance 
• Khan Academy Application Process 
• Applying to Temple University 
• SAT Practice 
  • Khan Academy SAT Practice 
  • SAT Practice Tests
  • Kaplan SAT Practice Questions 

Resume and Email Writing 

• Resume Writing 
  • LinkedIn: How to write a resume that gets a recruiter’s attention
  • 12 Resume Writing Tips
  • NYTimes: How to Write A Resume
  • Six second test
• Email Writing 
  • UConn: Email Etiquette
  • How to write an email to a professor: templates
  • NYTimes: The Right Way to Close Out an Email

Search Engines:

Pub Med: most commonly used search engine – many of the articles that you find on other sites that require a subscription can be found through Temple’s online library service. Keep a list of journal titles that you are unable to access from other sites and find them for free by searching it on Temple’s Library.