r/labrats is a subreddit with 727k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses phd, 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
: "In need of career Perspective"
16 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Releasing a free and open-source browser extension to quickly view protein structures while reading papers."
8 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "But can AI cry in despair after their intern messes up or "change" the approach to make p value<0.05."
5 posts
#4
Ideas
: "That one postdoc who always has all the key protocol modifications"
2 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "My first paper!!!"
2 posts
#6
Money Talk
: "What's a realistic price discount for consumables?"
1 post
#7
Opportunities
: "Looking for research opportunities"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/labrats
#1
Phd
: "26 months after defending I'm done with my Phd"
2 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
Flair Used in r/labrats
#1
open discussion
: "Monthly Rant Thread: October, 2026 edition"
1 post
Member Growth in r/labrats
Yearly
+48k members(7.1%)
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Last updated: October 1, 2026