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Designing Your Career
November 5, 2026 | 12:00 pm
(Virtual)
Dr. Mark de Caestecker
EFS Seminar
Grants & Funding
Faculty Life
Writing & Publishing
Job Search
Pre/Post Doc
RCR
Vanderbilt Libraries’ Open Access Resources
November 12, 2026 | 12:00 pm
(Virtual)
Tara Helmer & Kayce Gill
EFS Seminar
Writing & Publishing
Pre/Post Doc
Early career faculty
What You Really Need from Mentors
January 14, 2027 | 12:00 pm
(In-Person)
Panel Discussion | Location TBA
EFS Seminar
Mentoring
Pre/Post Doc
Early career faculty
Productivity and Time Management
January 28, 2027 | 12:00 pm
(Virtual)
Dr. Stephany Duda and Dr. Alvin Jeffery
EFS Seminar
Productivity
Life Hacks
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Early career faculty
EFS Translational Science & Research Forum 2027
January 29, 2027 | 9:00 am
(In-Person)
Student Life Center
Forum
Doing Research
Pre/Post Doc
Early career faculty
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Responding to Reviewer Comments
February 4, 2027 | 12:00 pm
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Panel Discussion | Location TBA
EFS Seminar
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Wellbeing & Legacy Mapping
February 18, 2027 | 12:00 pm
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Dr. Alvin Jeffery
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Pre/Post Doc
Early career faculty
Lessons Learned While Building a Career
February 25, 2027 | 12:00 pm
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Dr. Evan Brittain
EFS Seminar
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Establishing Relationships with Journal Editors
March 4, 2027 | 12:00 pm
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Dr. Antentor Hinton
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Dr. Alex Sundermann
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Department
Obstetrics & Gynecology, Division of Quantitative & Division of General Obstetrics
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Funded Grants Library
Grant Pacing Workshop
Dr. Megan Salwei
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Department
Anesthesiology; Biomedical Informatics
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R01
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Edge Reviews
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Dr. Alison Carroll
Assistant Professor
Department
Pediatrics
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Grant Pacing Workshop
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Department
Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
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ASCI Physician Scientist Award
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