DBIG labs hold "supergroup" meetings once a month to discuss ongoing research. Each month, a student or postdoc from one of the participating labs is given the opportunity to present his or her work before a large-but-friendly audience. Meetings provide a forum to practice talks for national meetings, or to get constructive feedback on manuscripts preparatory to submission for publication. At the same time, members of other DBIG labs benefit from learning about specific approaches and concerns of investigators from other fields. Meetings are highly social * and often loud * gatherings, with food provided by the presenting author.