r/labrats is a subreddit with 718k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses lab, frustrating, struggling, research, and looking for a, 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
: "Having kids during your PhD"
14 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "got into a car accident delivering a sample for lab and my PI said I was too emotional and "not mature" for being shaken up the next day"
10 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Waterproof bandaids/solutions for broken skin"
6 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Decoration ideas?"
1 post
#5
News
: "U.S. science is in chaos"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/labrats
#1
Lab
: "POV: You think you invented something cool in Lab... then find the 2017 paper that roasted you"
71 posts
#2
Frustrating
30 posts
#3
Struggling
29 posts
#4
Research
: "How to stand out in interviews and actually get a Research assistant/tech offer? I am so lost."
28 posts
#5
Looking For A
26 posts
#6
Hate
15 posts
#7
Hard Time
14 posts
#8
Worst
13 posts
#9
Software
9 posts
#10
Job
9 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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Last updated: June 30, 2026