Research Equipment Hostage
A critical research project hangs by a thread as Dr. Marcus Chen, your disgruntled lab technician, has locked down $2.4M worth of specialized equipment using encrypted firmware. With a major grant review in 36 hours and irreplaceable samples at risk, you must negotiate with Chen who claims systematic mistreatment and demands policy changes.
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Popularity
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Difficulty
B1-B2
Scenario Overview
Your Role
Dr. Sarah Walker - Research Director & Principal Investigator
Conversation Partner
Dr. Marcus Chen - Senior Lab Technician
Setting
Your office at 3 AM, lit only by emergency lights and multiple monitors displaying locked equipment warnings. Rain pelts against the windows.
Location
Neuroscience Research Wing, Morton Medical Institute
Learning Objectives
Negotiate release of critical research equipment without ceding all demands
Maintain authority while preventing equipment/sample damage
Secure resolution before 36-hour grant review deadline
About This Scenario
A critical research project hangs by a thread as Dr. Marcus Chen, your disgruntled lab technician, has locked down $2.4M worth of specialized equipment using encrypted firmware. With a major grant review in 36 hours and irreplaceable samples at risk, you must negotiate with Chen who claims systematic mistreatment and demands policy changes.
How It Starts
“Dr. Walker, I trust you've seen the equipment logs. The -80°C freezers, mass specs, and sequencers are now under my exclusive control. Your samples have about 35 hours before temperature degradation becomes... irreversible. Shall we discuss my requirements for restoring access?”
This is how Dr. Marcus Chen - Senior Lab Technician's greeting will start.
Practice Details
Scenario ID
#1144
Category
General
Location Tag
Neuroscience Research Wing, Morton Medical Institute
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