u/EntrepreneurOnly7794

I am an undergrad working on a computational biology project. I have done this project on my own so far and it is in review at a Q1 journal. I am working on revisions right now, and there is still work to be done.

I am looking for collaborators with an institutional affiliation that is not HS. If you are a high schooler and can connect me to someone in college (such as a sibling), grad/med school, faculty, etc., I'll carve out roles for you to both contribute and be on the paper. If you are in college or a rising freshman, that works too.

to be 100% transparent:

• what's in it for me: coauthors on the paper to look more credible for grad school apps
• what's in it for you: a paper + research experience. we can discuss your skills and I can give you a simple but necessary role in data analysis or editing, or more complicated roles if you're down.

DM me if you're interested or if you want more information about the project or my background/credentials. I'll answer further questions with more specifics in DMs.

Looking collaborators of any educational stage to help with and/or review my manuscript. Open to co-authorship for guidance in editing or substantial contributions.

Research topic is computational genomics.

Background: am an undergrad, paper (sole author for now) is in review at a Q1 journal and I am working on revisions now.

Dm for further discussion.

had about 1700 hours in my freshman year + summer lab, with good "optics" - co-author in mid/high tier journal, talk, very competitive institutional research grant. however, I unfortunately had to leave this lab at the end of my freshman summer, and wasn't able to end on good terms (PI refused to write a LOR). I have 2500 hours in my main lab I joined later (and better output); the research topic is tangentially related so I talked about both experiences in my essay. also did a summer REU.

how badly does this reflect on me in apps? my main PI LOR will be very strong, and my summer REU LOR should be pretty good (as good as an LOR from someone who knew you for a summer can be lol).

also, should I expect to be asked about this in interviews? will people straight up ask me why I didn't have a letter?

my school committee packet also has a cap on letters, so would it be a 'valid' excuse to say that I wanted to pick diverse people who know me from different experiences given restrictions?

have kept very meticulous track of all my research hours throughout undergrad, literally logging every day, so I am sure my estimates are accurate. however, I agree they seem a little high, and I was just wondering if people with high research hours relative to years get questioned about it?

do interviewers ask how you had so many hours, do they openly not believe you, or what? or is everyone chill? just wanted to know what to expect and if I should prep answers to questions for this!! thanks!