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EFS Career Development Seminars

Seminars to make research careers easierInnovate, create, mentor, and make enduring contributions
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 provide a fresh perspective.


EFS Career Development Seminars foster a culture of excellence and collaboration by connecting scholars across disciplines with experienced faculty and practical career guidance.

Seminars offer:

  • Practical strategies to
    • Secure funding
    • Develop mentoring skills
    • Build productive teams & collaborations
    • Increase productivity
    • Navigate key career transitions
  • Advice tailored to your career stage
  • New insight from senior faculty
  • A chance to ask questions
  • Responsible Conduct of Research credit (where indicated)

 

All seminars are on Thursdays 12 -1 PM. This year we are offering a mix of in-person and virtual events. Teams 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

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All seminars are on Thursdays 12 -1 PM.

This year we are offering a mix of in-person and virtual events. Teams link and calendar updates are sent via email. Join the mailing list.

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Questions

Email the Edge team at info@edgeforscholars.org

The EFS Career Development Seminars are made possible by faculty who generously share their time. Their expertise, generosity, and commitment to mentorship provide scholars with practical guidance and valuable insights for building successful research careers.

 

upcoming EFS Career Development Seminars events [ view all events ]
November 5, 2026 | 12:00 pm (Virtual) Dr. Mark de Caestecker
EFS Seminar
Grants & Funding
Faculty Life
Writing & Publishing
Pre/Post Doc
RCR
November 12, 2026 | 12:00 pm (Virtual) Tara Helmer & Kayce Gill
EFS Seminar
Writing & Publishing
Pre/Post Doc
Early career faculty
January 14, 2027 | 12:00 pm (In-Person) Panel Discussion | Location TBA
EFS Seminar
Mentoring
Pre/Post Doc
Early career faculty
January 28, 2027 | 12:00 pm (Virtual) Dr. Stephany Duda and Dr. Alvin Jeffery
EFS Seminar
Productivity
Life Hacks
Pre/Post Doc
Early career faculty
January 29, 2027 | 9:00 am (In-Person) Student Life Center
Forum
Doing Research
Pre/Post Doc
Early career faculty
Mid career faculty
Senior faculty
February 4, 2027 | 12:00 pm (In-Person) Panel Discussion | Location TBA
EFS Seminar
Grants & Funding
Writing & Publishing
February 18, 2027 | 12:00 pm (Virtual) Dr. Alvin Jeffery
EFS Seminar
Faculty Life
Pre/Post Doc
Early career faculty
February 25, 2027 | 12:00 pm (Virtual) Dr. Evan Brittain
EFS Seminar
Faculty Life
Early career faculty
March 4, 2027 | 12:00 pm (Virtual) Dr. Antentor Hinton
EFS Seminar
Writing & Publishing
Pre/Post Doc
Early career faculty
A chance to ask questions and gain insight from senior faculty
Testimonials
Very practical and encouraging.

~ Seminar Participant

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

I love Dr Gannon's openness about her experiences and feelings. She is so successful and a great role model that discussions like this are more meaningful coming from her.

~ Seminar Participant

Success

Assistant Professor

Department
Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Award Type
  • ASCI Physician Scientist Award
Dr. Fabian Bock

Assistant Professor

Department
Medicine/Nephrology & Hypertension
Award Type
  • ASCI Physician Scientist Award
EFS Programs Used

Research Associate Professor

Department
Orthopaedic Surgery & Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Award Type
  • R01
Assistant Professor
Department
Biomedical Informatics; Computer Science
Award Type
  • R01



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