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- Three essential steps to win a Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition
Have a very powerful opening that matches your single message (powerful) slide
You face one of three situations.
One - you are the first speaker and the audience is just settling in. They are unused to listening to very short talks, so they won’t pay adequate attention fro...
- 2018 Gifts to Inspire Future Scientists
Our own miniature geniuses participated in randomized trials to test the effectiveness of this year’s must-have STEM toys.
The children studied were at risk for becoming nerds, but not yet enrolled in AP classes. The results of the 2018 Must Have STEM Toys trial showed a short...
- The Key to Handling Stress is Massive Egotism
We’re living through tough times. The overall grant funding rate has been trending downwards since I was born, and I ain’t that young. Everything’s more competitive now than it was 10 or 20 years ago, from the amount of work needed to get into a high impact journal to the number ...
- Suicide Prevention in University Settings
Suicide is the second leading cause of death in the United States for individuals aged 10-34 (accidental injury is the only cause that exceeds it), and the fourth leading cause of death among individuals between the ages of 35 and 54. (National Institute of Mental Health...
- Not that Kind of Boss: Tales of Team Management and Mentorship
One of the more challenging aspects of being a principal investigator (PI) and running a research lab is people management. Labs are complex environments comprising hourly technicians, salaried research scientists, undergraduates in their first lab, graduate students in training,...
- One-Minute Writing Tuneup: Correcting Comparisons
A rule to instantly improve your writing: "Compared to" (or "compared with") never replaces "than" without a sentence rewrite.
This construct is common in academic work, and misuse is understandable. Often the sentence does make a comparison. However, using "compared to" in place...
- How to Get a K24
Four recipients of K24 Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research awards shared their best advice for writing these grants that protect time for independent investigators at the Assistant or Associate Professor level to mentor. (More on why you should write a K24.)...
- Insider Tip for Translational Science 2019
If you're at a CTSA hub institution, your registration fee for Translational Science 2019 is automatically discounted. Here's how to connect your profile with your institution's membership.
Visit the registration page. Click on Register Here Today.
On the next page, c...
- WIN-WIN: Best Academic Life Hacks and Advice Blog Contest
Paying it forward can pay off literally. We’re awarding $1,000 for travel to Translational Science 2019 (March 5-8, 2019) to the author of the most viewed post between now and January 15, 2019. This is your chance to share useful tips and insights for thriving in academic r...
- Why Write a K24?
[caption id="attachment_8487" align="alignright" width="295"] Success rates for 2018 & 2019 from NIH RePORTER. Click to view larger image.[/caption]
Midcareer faculty often wish for more support and time to mentor, but many aren’t aware that NIH has a mechanism that does exa...
