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EFS Career Development Seminars

Seminars to make research careers easierInnovate, create, mentor, and make enduring contributions
Participate in career development seminars to gain valuable insights and practical guidance from senior faculty. Tailored for career level and basic science and clinical researchers, these seminars will provide a fresh perspective.

 

 

Seminars offer:

  • Guidance on topics like
    • grant writing
    • management
    • mentoring
    • Vanderbilt resources
    • career timeline
  • Advice tailored to your career stage
  • New insight from senior faculty
  • A chance to ask questions
  • Responsible Conduct of Research credit (where indicated)

 

Starting Fall 2025 all seminars will be via teams on Wednesdays 12 -1 PM. Teams link and calendar updates are sent via email. Join the mailing list.

mentor notes

Ways to be involved:

Post the Seminar schedule in your lab.

Add trainees to the mailing list. Email Verna Wright

Present a seminar aimed at postdocs & early faculty. Email Rebecca Helton

How it Works
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Email us to receive seminar announcements.

Download a pdf of the Edge Seminars.

 

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Seminars are monthly on Wednesdays from 12-1 PM.

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Questions

Email the Edge team at info@edgeforscholars.org

 

upcoming EFS Career Development Seminars events [ view all events ]
February 9, 2026 | 9:00 am (In-Person) Dr. Eric Austin | 2525 West End, VICTR Suite 609 Boardroom
Grant Pacing Workshop
Grants & Funding
Early career faculty
February 11, 2026 | 12:00 pm (Virtual) Dr. Bill Cooper
EFS Seminar
Pre/Post Doc
February 18, 2026 | 9:00 am (In-Person) Student Life Center
Forum
Doing Research
Pre/Post Doc
Early career faculty
Mid career faculty
Senior faculty
February 25, 2026 | 12:00 pm (Virtual) Dr. Tatsuki Koyama
EFS Seminar
Doing Research
Pre/Post Doc
Early career faculty
March 4, 2026 | 12:00 pm (Virtual) Panel
EFS Seminar
Grants & Funding
Pre/Post Doc
Early career faculty
March 19, 2026 | 5:00 pm
Edge Review
Pre/Post Doc
Early career faculty
Mid career faculty
Senior faculty
April 8, 2026 | 12:00 pm (Virtual) Panel
EFS Seminar
Grants & Funding
Pre/Post Doc
April 9, 2026 | 5:00 pm Must have submitted survey of intent by March 19
Edge Review
Pre/Post Doc
Early career faculty
Mid career faculty
Senior faculty
April 29, 2026 | 12:00 pm (Virtual) TBA
EFS Seminar
Faculty Life
Writing & Publishing
Doing Research
Networking & Collaboration
Pre/Post Doc
Early career faculty
July 23, 2026 | 5:00 pm
Edge Review
Pre/Post Doc
Early career faculty
Mid career faculty
Senior faculty
August 13, 2026 | 5:00 pm Must have submitted survey of intent by July 23
Edge Review
Pre/Post Doc
Early career faculty
Mid career faculty
Senior faculty
A chance to ask questions and gain insight from senior faculty
Testimonials
I appreciate that you included both basic science labs and clinical research set ups because they had overlapping and important information but also information unique to those situations that was helpful to hear

~ Seminar Participant

Fantastic seminar! Really helped put things into perspective for me.

~ Seminar Participant

I love Dr Gannon's openness about her experiences and feelings. She is so successful and a great role model that discussions like this are more meaningful coming from her.

~ Seminar Participant

Success

Research Assistant Professor

Department
Orthopaedic Surgery & Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Award Type
  • DOD

Research Assistant Professor

Department
Radiology and Radiological Science
Award Type
  • R03

Assistant Professor

Department
Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases
Award Type
  • R01 Recipient

Assistant Professor

Department
Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology
Award Type
  • K23



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