True, it was yet another lab and I am glad that I am out of there... I talked with my current colleagues and PI about the situation. He advised me to start the communication nicely without throwing all the accusations at her at once. The moment I snap is the moment I lose. It is just heart-breaking to read a complete manuscript that mirrors your own thesis and not be properly acknowledged for it. I am happy that I found my current lab. A fair boss, brilliant and nice colleagues, its a good place :)
"Hello! My name is Cumol and some colleagues and I were recently discussing the cellular research you are doing, and I am very interested in your results. I have enclosed my Master Thesis, in the hopes it might be useful in your work. In my thesis you will notice that I did not get to try X procedure on Y data set, because of Z. If you do more research in that area, I would be very interested to hear your results, as I think there may be some fascinating things to discover about the Y data. I look forward to reading your work when it is published! Please do not hesitate to ask, if I can be of any help or assistance in your work. Sincerely, Cumol." Let's em know the community knows exactly what they are doing, and gives them a way out, while also expressing a genuine interest in a common subject, and helping a fellow researcher in your field. The BEST part of this is if she takes you up on the offer! You can then be generous and helpful, and guide her away from your topic, and into a related topic that might bolster your own work. Win/win. But you don't get there unless you put your ego away and reach out honestly.
The thing is, this is my previous PI that is publishing the manuscript. So it is not someone random that is repeated my work, it is the same group under my PI. I sent an email out to ask if we can talk. She didn't respond. Now I am going to call her. They way to send the manuscript out on Monday so today is my last chance...