Good Laboratory Practices: Lab Orientations, Meetings, and Value of Communication

Abstract

Good laboratory practices (GLP) are a set of rules to ensure the quality of laboratory outcomes. It includes different parts among which orientations, communication, and meetings are of prime importance, because these can prepare a beginner to understand the workplace, and thus implement it throughout their academic journey. Executing a quality system in a basic research laboratory is a combative issue; however, considering its importance, it should be applied in all the laboratories in the world. This is a good way to promote the reproducibility and consistency of the data and hence help in training and educating new people to understand, communicate, and do the work in an ethical manner. The laboratories that implement GLP can easily establish the labs by making different plans to keep the students and labs organized. This is high time to implement the concept of GLP, including lab orientations, meetings, and effective communication methods, which can pave the best way to appreciate the scientific problems. Good communication and periodic meetings are a hallmark of the research endeavor. Information not only needs to flow in groups and the laboratories but must also be transferred in an easy-to-understand manner. This chapter summarizes the importance and different ways to instill orientation, communication habits, and meeting periodicity for a better output in research.