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Joachim Goedhart

I am a chemist from training, with a strong interest in biology. Our lab develops genetically encoded fluorescent probes and biosensors for quantitative functional imaging with the overarching goal to unravel (G-protein) signalling networks in time and space in cells and tissues. You can follow me on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/joachimgoedhart.bsky.social

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Prevent p-value parroting

Posted by , on 1 February 2018

Recently, Nature published my correspondence “Dispense with redundant P values”. It highlights my concern that p-values are often calculated because “everybody does it”. This reminded me of the mechanical repetition ...

Converting excellent spreadsheets to tidy data

Posted by , on 6 October 2017

Structuring data according to the ‘tidy data‘ standard simplifies data analysis and data visualisation. But understanding the structure of tidy data does not come naturally (in my experience), since it ...

See for yourCelLf

Posted by , on 18 August 2017

See for yourCelLf “Forget the textbook picture” is what I proclaim when I teach master students in a course on Cell biology and Advanced Microscopy. Although the textbook is a ...

Leaving the bar in five steps

Posted by , on 24 March 2017

Introduction Graphs (or charts or plots) are often used for the display and summary of data. They are essential tools for the communication of results in presentations or manuscripts. One ...

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A follow-up of this post is available: https://thenode.biologists.com/converting-excellent-spreadsheets-part2
by Joachim Goedhart in Converting excellent spreadsheets to tidy data on September 29, 2020