BCM Career Development Course 2011-2012
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Management |
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Mon Sep 19 12:00-1:00 |
Room: N315 |
Time and Management Tips
- Set
goals with the big picture in mind; conceptualize problems to communicate
better; focus on outcomes; change will happen – maximize opportunities,
minimize risk. Be accountable for
time, effort, money and space; don’t procrastinate; base decisions on facts;
read email when you will deal with it; don’t duplicate effort - do it right
the first time; put most pressing item at the top of the agenda. Communicate; listen; develop tolerance for
ambiguity; use humor; hire people smarter than yourself; foster group
cohesiveness; delegate. |
Peggy
Goodell |
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Career Development |
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Mon Sep 26 12:00-1:00 |
Room: N315 |
Developing your own
project to move with you - K99/R00 and other transition awards, generating
data on a new project while supported on a fellowship or grant, Negotiating
with your PI about what you can take with you. |
Mei
Zhang |
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Mon Oct 03 12:00-1:00 |
Room: N315 |
Networking - Professional societies,
study sections, meetings etc. |
David
Moore |
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Mon Oct 10 12:00-1:00 |
Room: N315 |
Obtaining and Negotiating
a Position in Industry/Biotech - Expectations in Biotech and Pharma, what they are
looking for, and what you should know about publications etc |
Roy
Smith |
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Mon Oct 17 12:00-1:00 |
Room: N315 |
University Structure and
Tenure - BCM
Promotions Committee Criteria |
David
Tweardy |
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Mon Oct 24 12:00-1:00 |
Room: N315 |
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Teaching and Course
Design - What
to expect from teaching obligations and how to fulfill them. Balancing Teaching and Research |
Frank
Kretzer |
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Mon Nov 07 12:00-1:00 |
Room: N315 |
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Obtaining and Negotiating
a Faculty Position - What are competitive startup packages, how to determine what
you need to start your own laboratory |
Trey
Westbrook |
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Mon Nov 14 12:00-1:00 |
Room: N315 |
Non-research options for
your Ph.D. - Career
Choices for Bioscientists in Today's World - a Question and Answer session
will follow at 1:00 |
Bill
Schrader, Ph.D. Deputy Scientific
Director, NIEHS |
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Grants |
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Mon Nov 21 12:00-1:00 |
Room: N315 |
Your First Grant
(Specific Aims) - What
to put on your specific aims page/section |
H.
F. Gilbert |
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Mon Nov 28 12:00-1:00 |
Room: N315 |
Grantsmanship (getting
funded) - Outlining
your application; Hypothesis-driven and discovery-driven research, and its
relationship to proposals; What is a specific aim; Developing models and
hypotheses; Background and significance; Importance of alternative
approaches; Potential outcomes and interpretation |
Xander
Wehrens |
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Mon Dec 05 12:00-1:00 |
Room: N315 |
Finding the Right Grant
for you - Sources
of funding opportunities for postgraduate trainees; Matching your research
and training interests to a funding source; Who can apply for which grants
and fellowships; Deadlines and important dates; Where to find resources for
funding opportunities |
Leanne
Scott |
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Mon Dec 12 12:00-1:00 |
Room: N315 |
Grant Review Process -
mock study section - How are grants reviewed, who selectes the reviewers, how is a
study section meeting conducted, what is a "pink sheet." |
Xander
Wehrens |
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1PE |
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Tue Jan 03 12:00-1:00 |
Room: M112 |
(1L1) Data acquisition
and record keeping responsibilities - responsibilities for record keeping, challenges
in keeping accurate and understandable notebooks, ownership of research
materials, reagent/data sharing |
Barbara
Slaughter |
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Mon Jan 09 12:00-1:01 |
Room: M112 |
(1L2) Responsible
authorship and publication - giving credit when credit is due, when to cite or
not, how to use direct quotes, paraphrasing, plagiarism, copyright and
copyright permission |
Hiram
Gilbert |
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Wed Jan 11 10:00-11:00 |
Room: TBA |
(1C) Case Studies - on record keeping,
ownership of research materials, citation and plagiarism |
Hiram
Gilbert |
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Mon Jan 23 12:00-1:00 |
Room: M112 |
(1M) Mentorship - the mentor postdoc
relationship, setting expectations for the PI and postoc, finding mentors,
being a good mentor |
Hiram
Gilbert |
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Communication |
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Mon Feb 06 12:00-1:00 |
Room: M112 |
Scientific Writing I -
Critical writing and manuscript preparation. - Choosing a Journal;
Defining the Question and the Answer; Parts of a Scientific Manuscript
(title, authorship, abstract, introduction, materials and methods) |
Susan
Marriott |
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Mon Feb 13 12:00-1:00 |
Room: M112 |
Oral Presentations - Knowing your audience,
length of talk and speaking at the appropriate level; Organizing your
presentation, effective illustration and use of slides/transitions; Effective
presentation style and use of aids to emphasize important points; Introducing
topics and concepts, clarity of speech and effective use of jargon;
Acknowledgements and referencing; Answering questions and defending your
work. |
Gayle
Slaughter |
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Mon Feb 27 12:00-1:00 |
Room: M112 |
Posters - Understanding the
elements of a poster (title, authorship, abstract, methods, experimental
data, conclusions, references); Organizing the layout, effective illustration
and use of figures and tables to attract interest; Effective presentation
style and use of aids to emphasize important points, clarity of speech and
effective use of jargon; Answering questions and defending your work. |
Gayle
Slaughter |
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Mon Mar 12 12:00-1:00 |
Room: M112 |
Scientific Writing II -
Reviewers, revisions, and responding to critiques. - Parts of a Scientific
Manuscript (Results, Figures and Tables; Discussion), Continuity of the
Parts; Considerations for clear and effective writing |
Susan
Marriott |
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Mon Mar 19 12:00-1:00 |
Room: M112 |
Critical Reading and
Evaluating Scientific and Medical Literature - Philosophy of the
scientific inquiry and literature; Strategies of reading, sources of
literature and pitfalls; Evaluating the experimental approach, support of
data for the conclusions, unique contribution and interpreting the scientific
impact and significance. |
Gayle
Slaughter |
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2PE |
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Mon Mar 26 12:00-1:00 |
Room: M112 |
(2L1)Research Misconduct
and Laboratory Safety Refresher - Falsification, fabrication, plagiarism –
whistleblowers, allegations, investigations, penalties. College policy and mechanisms for handling
misconduct allegations, federal policies and procedures. Safe
Practices in the Laboratory – refresher of material covered at orientation
regarding laboratory safety |
Hiram
Gilbert |
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Mon Apr 02 12:00-1:00 |
Room: M112 |
(2L2) Ethics of
Experiments with Animals - when can animals be used ethically in research,
avoiding unnecessary pain/suffering and euthanasia, appropriate selection of
numbers/types of animals in research, animal use approval |
Lloyd
Michael |
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Wed Apr 04 10:00-11:00 |
Room: TBA |
(2C) Case Studies - on scientific misconduct
and experiments with animals (small group discussion format with faculty
facilitator) |
Hiram
Gilbert |
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3PE |
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Mon Apr 23 12:00-1:00 |
Room: M112 |
(3L1) Authorship/Peer
Review-Financial and other conflicts of interest - Organizing your paper,
preparing manuscripts, who should be an author?, responsibilities of an
author, manuscript review systems, responsibilities of a reviewer, dealing
with criticism conflicts
of interest in the peer review process, financial and professional conflicts
and their management |
Hiram
Gilbert |
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Mon Apr 30 12:00-1:01 |
Room: M112 |
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(3L2) Collaborative
research including collaborations with industry - The values/responsibilities
of collaboration, establishing collaborative relationships, grants,
contracts, intellectual property considerations, impact of industry
collaborations on publication, thesis submission, declaring source of support
in seminars and publications, BCM conflicts of interest policy. |
Lynn
Zechiedrich |
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Wed May 02 10:00-11:00 |
Room: TBA |
(3C) Case Studies - on peer review, conflicts
of interest, collaboration (small group discussion format with faculty
facilitator) |
Hiram
Gilbert |
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Management |
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Mon May 07 12:00-1:00 |
Room: M112 |
Setting up a lab
(including staffing) - Staffing a lab, recruiting, screening, interviewing, hiring,
dismissing, mentoring. Equipping a lab; designing space; ordering and
installing equipment; acquiring licenses; training courses; implementing data
management systems for ordering, expenses, and research documentation. |
Brendan
Lee |
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Mon May 14 12:00-1:00 |
Room: M112 |
Conflict Resolution - Sources of conflict,
conflict styles, recognize common goals, underlying interests and negotiate
consensus or win/win rather than win/lose.
Effective personnel skills – kindergarten skills (share, play fair,
don’t hit, clean up, tell the truth, respect other’s property, apologize),
paint vision, clear expectations, communicate, hire better than yourself,
nurture team, involve people to solve problems, reward and recognize, know
your strengths. |
Scott
Basinger |
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Mon May 21 1:00-2:00 |
Room: M112 |
Technology Transfer - Academic technology
transfer, BCMT as example. The outside
legal council perspective on IP, including contractual pitfalls, inventorship
complications, strategic patent application, FDA regulations, communicating
to investors, financial planning, balancing your limitations with mentorship,
and planning an exit strategy |
Terese
Rakow |
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Mon Jun 04 1:00-2:00 |
Room: M112 |
Time and Management Tips
- Set
goals with the big picture in mind; conceptualize problems to communicate
better; focus on outcomes; change will happen – maximize opportunities,
minimize risk. Be accountable for
time, effort, money and space; don’t procrastinate; base decisions on facts;
read email when you will deal with it; don’t duplicate effort - do it right
the first time; put most pressing item at the top of the agenda. Communicate; listen; develop tolerance for
ambiguity; use humor; hire people smarter than yourself; foster group
cohesiveness; delegate. |
Peggy
Goodell |
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4PE |
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Mon Jun 11 12:00-1:00 |
Room: N315 |
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(4L2) The scientist as a
responsible member of society - Contemporary ethical issues in biomedical
research and the environmental and societal impacts of scientific research |
Amy
Mcguire |
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Mon Jun 18 12:00-1:01 |
Room: N315 |
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(4L1) Research with Human
Subjects - definition
of research with human subjects, experiments with human material,
confidentiality of medical data, experiments involving humans, informed
consent. |
Stacey
Berg |
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Wed Jun 20 10:00-11:00 |
Room: TBA |
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(4C) Case Studies - on research with human
subjects, societal impact of research (genetics/genomics, stem cells,
neuroethics) (small group discussion format with faculty facilitator |
Hiram
Gilbert |
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for additional information contact
hgilbert@bcm.edu |
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