r/labrats is a subreddit with 718k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses lab, looking for a, struggling, research, and software, 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
: "Western blot help (using polyclonals)"
11 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Please recommend best tools for designing gRNAs for CRISPR activation"
2 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Do not accept inappropriate PI behavior, they are not gods"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/labrats
#1
Lab
32 posts
#2
Looking For A
26 posts
#3
Struggling
20 posts
#4
Research
12 posts
#5
Software
9 posts
#6
Hate
7 posts
#7
Job
6 posts
#8
Phd
: "Has anyone successfully changed Phd institution & supervisor very late in the Phd?"
4 posts
#9
Worst
4 posts
#10
Western Blot
: "Western Blot help (using polyclonals)"
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
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+45k members(6.7%)
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Last updated: July 9, 2026