Participate in career development seminars to gain valuable insights and practical guidance from senior faculty. Tailored for career level and basic science and clinical researchers, these seminars will provide a fresh perspective.
Seminars offer: 
- Guidance on topics like
- grant writing
- management
- mentoring
- Vanderbilt resources
- career timeline
- Advice tailored to your career stage
- New insight from senior faculty
- A chance to ask questions
- Responsible Conduct of Research credit (where indicated)
Starting Fall 2025 all seminars will be via zoom on Wednesdays 12 -1 PM. Zoom link and calendar updates are sent via email. Join the mailing list.
mentor notes
Ways to be involved:
Post the Seminar schedule in your lab.
Add trainees to the mailing list. Email Verna Wright
Present a seminar aimed at postdocs & early faculty. Email Rebecca Helton
How it Works
Show Up
Seminar link sent via email.
Seminars are monthly on Wednesdays from 12-1 PM.
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You can view seminars below and all events at Edge for Scholars events.
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Yes! Please forward the seminar link to your colleagues.
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We hope so. We offer programs to:
Questions
upcoming EFS Career Development Seminars events [ view all events ]
August 11, 2025 | 9:00 am (In-Person)
Ms. Melissa Krasnove & Dr. Todd Edwards | 2525 West End, 6 Floor boardroom
September 11, 2025 | 12:00 pm (Virtual)
Panel
January 12, 2026 | 9:00 am (In-Person)
Ms. Melissa Krasnove & Dr. Todd Edwards | 2525 West End, 1040
A chance to ask questions and gain insight from senior faculty
Testimonials
I appreciate that you included both basic science labs and clinical research set ups because they had overlapping and important information but also information unique to those situations that was helpful to hear
~ Seminar Participant
Fantastic seminar! Really helped put things into perspective for me.
~ Seminar Participant
I would've loved to see this seminar at the beginning of my postdoc. Great things to consider moving towards a faculty position and for future students.
~ Seminar Participant
Success
Research Assistant Professor
Department
Radiology and Radiological Science
Award Type
- R03
EFS Programs Used
Clinical Instructor
Department
Medicine/Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Award Type
- K23
EFS Programs Used
Assistant Professor
Department
Medicine/Genetic Medicine
Award Type
- New Investigator Award
EFS Programs Used
Assistant Professor
Department
Dermatology; Biomedical Engineering
Award Type
- I01
- IK2
EFS Programs Used
