- Mapping the Path for a K or R Submission
When submitting a grant, sixteen weeks out is the magic number for starting the process. (For the NIH deadlines, this means start working at the deadline before your target: For the June deadline, early February is the optimal time to begin, and so on.) Understanding the path a...
- National Mentor Month: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
"We are like dwarfs sitting on the shoulders of giants. We see more, and things that are more distant, than they did, not because our sight is superior or because we are taller than they, but because they raise us up, and by their great stature add to ours."
I thought of this qu...
- Better than Tenure
[caption id="attachment_5631" align="aligncenter" width="680"] Adjuncts Unite![/caption] How much does your university value teaching?The best way to learn exactly how much a university values teaching is to find out how much they pay their adjuncts. Take a look. It’s not pretty....
- If They Can’t Trust You with Stats, They Won’t Trust You with Money
For most grants you write, here is all you need to do to get them funded:
1. Convince me that it will be a crime against humanity if the science doesn’t get done, and that
2. No one in the world besides you can do it.
Simple.
For grants with a clinical trial, though, there ...
- Keeping Your Eye on the R01 Ball
This post condenses a Q&A led by Alex Smith, MD, MS, MPH and Katherine Hartmann, MD, PhD, on the topic of K to R conversion at the annual 2018 meeting of the Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Awards in Aging. The round table included Beeson Scholars, who ar...
- Not That Kind of Job Offer: Tales of Negotiation
It has been a long road to get here, but after all the applications, the interviews, the thank you notes, and agonizing waiting game, you are finally the recipient of your very own offer letter! If you, like many new faculty I know, are a little disappointed in the offer, do not ...
- Ten Insider Tips: What Your Grants Manager Wishes You Knew
Your grants manager is a key person in ensuring smooth submission of your grant. Here’s what every grants manager wants you to know:
1. Notify your grants manager at the very beginning of the grant writing process. This will help them schedule their time and give your grant the ...
- Not that Kind of Year: Tales of Year 2 as a New PI
It has been about two years since I started my new position as a principal investigator (PI) at Clinical Department in R1 University. Year 2 has been a challenge, but for different reasons than Year 1. While the lessons from Year 1 remain relevant, Year 2 has yielded additional k...
- Conversion of a Social Media Skeptic
I added several blog posts to my academic CV recently to acknowledge information is being propagated in important ways in online forums and social media. The citations* are lurking behind a book chapter and letters, sure to go un-noted or to be dismissed. And I understand that re...
- Therapeutic Antibody Discovery and Development Event
Experts in discovery and development of antibody therapeutics will discuss and review the state of the art in the field on Wednesday, January 23, 2019. This event aims to expose faculty and staff to therapeutic antibody discovery in an academic setting and foster interest in subm...
