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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 zoom on Wednesdays 12 -1 PM. Zoom 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

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Seminars are monthly on Wednesdays from 12-1 PM.

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upcoming EFS Career Development Seminars events [ view all events ]
Grant Pacing Workshop F (December Submission)
August 11, 2025 | 9:00 am (In-Person) Ms. Melissa Krasnove & Dr. Todd Edwards | 2525 West End, 6 Floor boardroom
Grant Pacing Workshop
Grants & Funding
Pre/Post Doc
Understanding the Grant Submission Process
September 11, 2025 | 12:00 pm (Virtual) Panel
EFS Seminar
Grants & Funding
Pre/Post Doc
Grant Pacing Workshop F (April Submission)
January 12, 2026 | 9:00 am (In-Person) Ms. Melissa Krasnove & Dr. Todd Edwards | 2525 West End, 1040
Grant Pacing Workshop
Grants & Funding
Pre/Post Doc
A chance to ask questions and gain insight from senior faculty
Testimonials
Dr. West always gives the best advice - this seminar was incredibly helpful.

~ Seminar Participant

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

~ Seminar Participant

The speaker was engaging and the subject matter is important. It was great that this also counted as RCR training!

~ Seminar Participant

Success
Dr. Kristin O’Grady

Research Assistant Professor

Department
Radiology and Radiological Science
Award Type
  • R03
EFS Programs Used
Dr. Mona Mashayekhi

Clinical Instructor

Department
Medicine/Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Award Type
  • K23
EFS Programs Used
Dr. Alexander Bick

Assistant Professor

Department
Medicine/Genetic Medicine
Award Type
  • New Investigator Award
EFS Programs Used
Dr. Eric Tkaczyk

Assistant Professor

Department
Dermatology; Biomedical Engineering
Award Type
  • I01
  • IK2
EFS Programs Used



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