In Fabian Theis's lab, students who develop projects around biological datasets become the lab's experts on those specific biological areas, alongside a partner.

“But then, uh, I said, "Oh, hey, cool data. I think our model types could fit. Let's build a project around it." And then those students became the experts in my lab for that sort of detailed biological thing, together with a partner, and then we, we drive this forward.”