r/labrats is a subreddit with 722k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and they frequently recommend/review hand cream, coding language, and ballpoint pen.
Welcome to r/LabRats! A space for scientists, researchers, and lab workers to share experiment fails, lab wins, and PI woes. Do you need advice, a place to vent, or just some lab-life humor? Want to share your big successes, your awesome protocols, and tricks of the trade? Join your fellow labrats. We also have a discord server! https://discord.gg/385mCqr
Popular Themes in r/labrats
#1
Advice Requests
: "Scientist or Researcher? Ask a U.S. Immigration Attorney About O-1, NIW, EB-1 & Research Immigration"
14 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Looking for German labs working on biomaterial-based neural regeneration"
8 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Advisor uses chatgpt or AI shamelessly."
5 posts
#4
Ideas
: "What lab procedures would be fun for a lab-simulator video game?"
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/labrats
Hand Cream
30 reviews
#1
Aveeno
4.2★ from 5 reviews
#2
Vaseline
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#3
O'Keeffe's
4.5★ from 2 reviews
Coding Language
10 reviews
#1
Python
4.5★ from 8 reviews
#2
R
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Ballpoint Pen
9 reviews
#1
Zebra
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
Pilot
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Cross
5.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/labrats
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+46k members(6.8%)
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Last updated: August 10, 2026