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Alice Soragni is a cancer biologist at UCLA School of Medicine studying protein aggregation, cancer and drug discovery. Over the weekend, she took time out to share what's worked in her first year as a PI, what's been mindnumbling horrible and the value of counting your wins. For...
- 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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- Abstract Roundup, Yee-Haw!
Abstracts are like saddling up your horse before a long ride down the submission trail. Done correctly, it will be a smooth journey. Because we’re real friendly here in the south, I’m sharing some free resources to drive your abstract to the greenest pastures. Now giddyup.
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- NIAAA Steps Up with Great Addiction Outreach Tool
One of the most vexing problems for scientists is providing sound advice on where to look for help for people who are suffering from the diseases and disorders we work on every day. This problem is made more challenging for scientists studying alcoholism where a for-profit rehabi...
- 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 goal...
- 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 ...
- Overlapping Rules for Horror Movies and Research
Characters in horror movies make terrible decisions. We easily recognize a common horror movie plot variation and can predict who the next victim will be. The same could be said about our research: bad decisions are easy to spot in hindsight or from the comfort of our couches...
- 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...
- Dot Journal Your Way to Productivity
Dot-journaling is not just hipster slang for to-do list, it’s a different way of looking at lists altogether.Here’s what it is and how you can use it (in official dot-journal form aka bullet points):Dot-journaling consists of making many bullet-point lists, and can also be referr...
