It's not feudalism at all and personally if you name your lab in my field after what you study it's a mistake. What name do you think would fit for my lab? Our interests, Brad's in other words, dramatically change over time too. That's even worse if you're stuck with old name.
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Either way. I'm not saying don't name your lab after anything you want. But the OP was above and beyond strongly wordes against surname labs.
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Anyway, I'm glad your lab naming experience worked out and were welcomed into a great lab to co-run. I'm gonna guess that's quite a rare experience though.
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Side note: Can you imagine if I did it?
Styles Lab
sounds like a design studio or a badly named Chinese fashion house
or you...
Guest Lab
sounds like air bnb for scientists who want lab space while travelling 
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I probably won't even run a lab... But you know Brad's lab is called Love Lab, right?Http://bradlove.org/lab
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I would definitely call my lab Guest Lab tho. But seriously I don't think it'll happen. Not really cut out to be a PI and I don't really know what's going on with the world but it looks more like it'll end before I'm able to run a lab.

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I wish I legally had my mum's surname — as Koumoullis-Guest Lab has a really cool ring. And I don't care if it's hard to pronounce.
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Sure! And no problem with Love Lab
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Separately, air bnb for travelling academics sounds like a winner!
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Oh, and don't count yourself out of the PI game just because you don't currently see yourself in that role. We can build the labs we want to see in the world
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I think we agree completely. 
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Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ Retweeted Kidd Lab
Holy shit. This is the most perfect name and it's a pun and it's a baby lab and it's a surname lab. It's so beautiful.
https://twitter.com/KiddLab/status/1026541661977890816?s=19 …Olivia Guest | Ολίβια Γκεστ added,
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