- Clinical Trial and Human Research Rules for NIH Proposals
Some years ago, NIH revised their classification of what research is considered a clinical trial. Key definitions and related grant preparation items changed in January 2017. If it's been a while since you submitted a grant or you're moving into human subjects research, read on ...
- 6 Questions About Community Engagement in Research
What ALL Investigators need to know about Community Engaged Research in an interview with expert Community Navigator Tiffany Israel, MSSW.
What is Community Engaged Research?
It’s an approach of inclusivity to research, a kind of a framework you operate in where you try to buil...
- SkypeAScientist – Hey, That Means YOU!
One of the very best things to come out of an 18-month long professional n = 1 experiment with social media has been increased awareness of the rich and important topic that is science communication (scicomm, as the cool kids say) and science outreach (sci-reach, as no one in the...
- Not that Kind of Doctor: Tales of a PhD in a Clinical Department
As long as I have been in science, my research has always been a mix of basic science and translational studies, nestled in a clinical department. This convergence of PhD-initiated basic science questions in a clinical setting has led to some fantastic collaborations and deep int...
- You Need a Shut Up and Write Group Like You Need to Eat
Like eating regular meals, there’s another thing you know you need to do, want to do, have to do, but can hardly find the time for: Writing. The answer? A delicious serving of a regular writing group with protected writing time on the side. Shut Up and Write is just that: a grou...
- PowerPoint Hacks for Scientific Poster Design
Scientific poster creator Nicole Zaleski shares her design hacks for using Power Point to design posters like this Drug Repurposing poster titled Accelerating Precision Drug Development and Drug Repurposing by Leveraging Human Genetics for 2016 Personalized Medicine Day.
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- What You Should Expect from Mentors
Four senior investigators with long track records of mentoring successful scientists sat down to talk about what trainees and early career faculty need most from mentors. While it’s key that a mentor tailor the training experience to the mentee’s professional and personal go...
- So You Want to Be a Leader
“I could run this place better!” We’ve all said it about something, from our workplace to our car repair shop to our cable company. But, well, what if you really could? What if you not only see problems with how your department or institution is run, but you think you know—or ...
- Tips for Cultivating a National/International Reputation
In a recent talk to the Women on Track group, Dr. David Raiford, Chief of Clinical Staff for VUMC and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, offered some advice for cultivating your professional reputation. Women on Track is an organization that hosts seminars throughout the ...
- Helping When You Have No Answers
One sign of a caring community is that individuals regularly reach out to each other for help. In many circumstances, we can best help by sharing our knowledge or suggesting solutions. Questions ranging from “What is the proper statistical analysis?” to “How can I improve my ch...
