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  • Applications Open for Innovation Lab on Lifestyle Interventions that Last
    Are you an early career investigator who craves opportunities to attack challenging research questions with unconventional approaches?  If so we need you for an Innovation Lab to re-imagine research on lifestyle and health.  Innovation Labs are a facilitated 5-day collaborati...
  • How to Register for Translational Science 2018
    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 ACTS Members. A couple of options will appea...
  • Gifts to Inspire Future Scientists
    Spark a career path or inspire creativity with these Edge-tastic STEM gifts for future scientists. Gifts to Inspire Future Scientists 1. DIY spider robot kit for scaring grandparents  $17.99 2. Astronaut duvet cover for inspiring dreams  $119 3. R/C Snap Rover for...
  • 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. A...
  • 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...
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