Welcome to the 2026-2027 EFS Career Development Seminars. 
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)
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.
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
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.
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.
We hope so. We offer programs to:
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
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
Dr. West always gives the best advice - this seminar was incredibly helpful.
~ Seminar Participant
Assistant Professor
- K08 Recipient
Assistant Professor
- K01 Recipient
Assistant Professor
- Academic Pediatric Association Research Award - Early Career
