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| | Wed Aug 02 | 2:30 PM | N315 | (1L6) Setting Goals for Your Scientific Development & Success in Graduate School | Career paths for the professional scientist, career decisions (how and when to make them), what to do in your first year to ensure your success, developing curiosity, coursework (what to expect in grad school), lifelong learning, where to get help and information, thinking now about the next step. | Swindell, Eric | |
| | Wed Aug 09 | 2:30 PM | N315 | (1L1) Data Acquisition & Record-Keeping Responsiblities | Responsibilities for record keeping, challenges in keeping accurate and understandable notebooks, ownership of research materials, reagent/data sharing. | Nelson, David | |
| | Wed Aug 16 | 2:30 PM | N315 | (1M) The Mentor/Mentee Relationship | Selecting a lab and developing a group of mentors, what to look for in the mentor/mentee relationship, keeping on track toward your degree. | Smith, Carolyn | |
| | Wed Aug 23 | 2:30 PM | N315 | (1L7) The Impact of Diversity & Representation in Science | Interactive discussions based on reviews of historical data and cases related to the impact of diversity and representation in science. | Pereira, Frederick | |
| | Wed Aug 30 | 2:30 PM | N315 | (1L5) Rigor & Reproducibility | Reproducibility, transparency, authentication of key biological and chemical resources, types of replication, blinding and randomization | Bertuch, Alison | |
| | Wed Sep 06 | 2:30 PM | N315 | (1L3) Resilience | Coping with academic challenges | Yang, Peggy | |
| | Wed Sep 13 | 2:30 PM | N315 | (1L2) Responsible Authorship and Publications | Giving credit when credit is due, when to cite or not, how to use direct quotes, paraphrasing, plagiarism, copyright and copyright permission. | Swindell, Eric | |
| | Wed Sep 20 | 2:30 PM | N315 | (1C) Case Studies | Small Group discussions with a faculty discussion leader | | |
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| | Tue Aug 08 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Effective Mentor-Mentee Relationships | How to set yourself up for success in navigating and fostering your relationship with your mentor and understanding your role in a lab. | Samuel, Melanie | |
| | Tue Aug 15 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Mastering Time Management | The concept of a hidden curriculum and the timescale of a PhD. | Arey, Rachel | |
| | Tue Aug 22 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Navigating wellbeing and mental health challenges in graduate school | How to make decisions when faced with challenges and constraints that can complicate this process. | Samuel, Melanie | |
| | Tue Sep 05 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Tips & Tricks from the Trenches | A panel of successful students at different stages of their graduate career. | Arey, Rachel | |
| | Tue Sep 19 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Networking and Planning your Graduate Career | Principles of inside out versus outside in motivation, the choices and day to day realities of different career paths, resources for career planning, and what goes in the Individual Development Plan (IDP). | | |
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| | Wed Aug 30 | 2:00 PM | 201A | Developing Innovative Ideas into a Thesis Project | The advantages of being able to develop your own ideas and how mentors can point out the path and you can pave it | Kaochar, Salma | |
| | Wed Sep 06 | 2:00 PM | 201A | Mastering the Art of Identifying Publishable Units and Scientific Story Telling | Different approaches to paper writing, explain the concept of storyboarding, and discuss different geometric relationships between projects and how they can influence project outcomes | Kaochar, Salma | |
| | Wed Sep 13 | 2:00 PM | 201A | Project Management: Strategies and Techniques for Successful Teamwork | Fundamentals of project management, including the project life cycle, project phases, and project stakeholders | Kaochar, Salma | |
| | Wed Sep 20 | 2:00 PM | 201A | Navigating the High-Pressure Environment of Scientific Research | The causes and effects of stress in the scientific research environment | Kaochar, Salma | |
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| | Tue Aug 01 | 1:00 PM | N311 | T1 to T4 Translational Research | Covers the different types of translational research from T1 to T4. Learn how to follow outcomes of translation of basic science to clinics. | Suter, Melissa | |
| | Tue Aug 01 | 2:00 PM | N311 | Study Design | A basic overview of study designs including cross-sectional, case-control and cohort studies | Suter, Melissa | |
| | Tue Aug 08 | 1:00 PM | N311 | Team Science, Mentorship, and Academic-Industry Collaborations | Understand challenges in the process of bench to bedside translation, issues of team science, mentorship and collaboration in translational research | Lulla, Premal | |
| | Tue Aug 08 | 2:00 PM | N311 | Early-Phase Clinical Trials | | Lulla, Premal | |
| | Tue Aug 15 | 1:00 PM | N311 | Informed Consent | Rules, regulations and practical aspects surrounding the informed consent process. | Parihar, Robin | |
| | Tue Aug 15 | 2:00 PM | N311 | Good Manufacturing Practice Facilities | Learn about preparation of materials for human use and quality control used in GMP facilities. | Lapteva, Natalia | |
| | Tue Aug 22 | 1:00 PM | N311 | Regulatory Affairs | Learn the role of FDA in submitting INDs and IDEs, distinctions between research versus patient care and the distinction between Investigational Drugs, Approved products and over the counter (OTC) products | Grilley, Bambi | |
| | Tue Aug 22 | 2:00 PM | N311 | Practical Aspects of Biobanking | Learn rules and practical aspects of banking of tissues and other biological specimens. Learn rules and regulations regarding sharing of clinical research resources. Understand MTAs and contracts as they relate to human research samples. | Castro, Patricia | |
| | Tue Aug 29 | 1:00 PM | N311 | Patents/Licensing | Learn differences between licensing and patents, basic principles regarding patenting and licensing of discoveries and how they affect clinical translation and use. Learn what types of discoveries can be patentable. Learn how patents and licenses are used and when and why. Learn about using materials obtained from industry in your research. Learn how all this is managed within the context of an academic institution | | |
| | Tue Aug 29 | 2:00 PM | N311 | Epidemiological Studies | A basic overview of epidemiology in translational research including study design and standardized reporting | Scheurer, Michael | |
| | Tue Sep 05 | 1:00 PM | N311 | The Institutional Review Board | Understand IRB rules and regulations; learn composition and role of IRB boards and how they function. Practical aspects of submission and review of an IRB protocols | Luna, Ruth | |
| | Tue Sep 05 | 2:00 PM | N311 | Clinical Trials Recording | Learn about phase I trials, pharmaokinetics; investigational pharmacies; Learn how to conduct a clinical trial including the phases, regulations, compliance, oversight, organization, budget, reporting requirements, adverse events, DSMBs, interim analysis, and endpoints | Mims, Martha | |
| | Tue Sep 12 | 1:00 PM | N311 | Research Integrity and Misconduct | Rules and regulations surrounding research integrity and misconduct including reporting and conflicts of interest | | |
| | Tue Sep 12 | 2:00 PM | N311 | Retrospective study design, working with Datasets/Databases | Considerations for data abstraction, data management and data analytics | Zimolzak, Andrew | |
| | Mon Sep 18 | 3:00 PM | N311 | Correlative Science Analysis | Basic principles of correlative science methodologies and their clinical applications | Horton, Terzah | |
| | Tue Sep 19 | 1:00 PM | N311 | Clinical Ethics Overview | An overview of clinical research ethics with focus on the involvement of vulnerable populations. | Fletcher, Faith | |
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| | Tue Oct 10 | 1:30 PM | N315 | (2L5) The Funding Structure of Science & Public Policy | Government organizations, private funding sources, applying for fellowships, structure of a grant, grant review system, consequences of fraud in grant applications, science advocacy | Dickinson, Mary | |
| | Tue Oct 17 | 2:00 PM | N315 | (2M) Mentorship Year Two | Meeting with 2nd year students and their mentors, matching expectations between mentor & student, developing communications channels, picking an appropriate thesis topic, the thesis committee as a resource | Smith, Carolyn | |
| | Tue Oct 24 | 1:30 PM | N315 | (2L1) Research Misconduct - NIH-b3 - Safe Practices in the Laboratory | Definitions - Falsification, fabrication, plagiarism - whistleblowers, allegations, investigations, penalties. College policy and mechanisms for handling misconduct allegations, federal policies and procedures. (NIH b3) Safe Practices in the Laboratory | Nelson, David | |
| | Tue Oct 31 | 1:30 PM | N315 | (2L2) Ethics of Biomedical Studies 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. | Pereira, Frederick | |
| | Tue Nov 07 | 1:30 PM | N315 | (2L3) Conflict Resolution | Potential causes of conflict during graduate training, approaches to conflict resolution. | Yang, Peggy | |
| | Tue Nov 14 | 1:30 PM | N315 | (2C) Case Studies | Scientific Misconduct & Research with Animals | | |
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| | Thu Oct 12 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Why presentations are powerful: significance and throughlines | Why presentations are important; The diverse purposes and formats that talks can have; Distinct venues and audiences for talks; How to grab an audience’s attention; Appropriate goals for talks; The importance of “throughlines” for talks; The difference between background and significance. | Woodfield, Sarah | |
| | Thu Oct 19 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Hypotheses, models, and works in progress | Providing structure to a presentation using a “talk abstract,” graphical abstract, and/or outline; Using hypothesis and working model slides to effectively present works in progress, even without data. | Williams, Margot | |
| | Thu Oct 26 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Data delivery, slide construction, and presentation skills | Dos and don’ts of good slide construction; How to increase clarity by describing experiments and possible outcomes; How to present results to non-expert audiences; Tips for giving confident and comfortable presentations. | Woodfield, Sarah | |
| | Thu Nov 02 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Presenting Works in Progress | Students will present their talks and receive feedback from members of their small discussion group and faculty mentor. | Williams, Margot | |
| | Thu Nov 09 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Final Presentations Part 1 | Presentations followed by evaluations from the course director, faculty group leaders, and the class. | Woodfield, Sarah | |
| | Thu Nov 16 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Final Presentations Part 2 | Presentations followed by evaluations from the course director, faculty group leaders, and the class. | Williams, Margot | |
| | Thu Nov 30 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Final Presentations Part 3 | Presentations followed by evaluations from the course director, faculty group leaders, and the class. | Woodfield, Sarah | |
| | Thu Dec 07 | 1:00 PM | N315 | Reflection & Course Wrap-Up | Comparison of students’ self- evaluations of their original talk at the start of the course and their final presentation (both qualitatively and quantitatively) to reflect on how their presentation skills improved during the course; Discussion of key take aways with the entire class. | Williams, Margot | |
