Posts Tagged ‘career development’

Four times a year, the Medical Research Foundation of Oregon offers grants for promising biomedical exploration and the development of research careers in clinical investigation. The next deadline for these awards is August 15, 2012. The New Investigator Grant supports junior faculty who are new to research and are currently without major funding resources. The grant provides up to $40,000, with two to three grants awarded quarterly. Principal investigators must be at the beginning of an … Read More

The Human Investigations Program (HIP) trains scientists in the principles of and best practices in clinical and translational research. It offers an integrated clinical and translational education curriculum. Participants can obtain a Certificate in Human Investigations or a Master of Clinical Research degree – and a non-degree track allows enrollment in individual courses. The curriculum includes a wide variety of requirements and electives that will provide a rich background in human investigation – everything from the … Read More

Every Principal Investigator wants to build and maintain a lab that attracts and retains outstanding staff members so that your science will be excellent. Juggling this endeavor with all else the PI must do – writing papers, teaching, mentoring, gaining and maintaining funding, creating collaborative and productive relationships with other PIs – can be challenging at best. This 1.5-day course will help you learn to manage people with a focus on the  particular needs of … Read More

The Oncology Nursing Society Foundation is calling on beginning nurse researches to apply for the Reseach Career Development Award, which will provide $20,000 to support research training and mentorship. Applications are due July 9, 2012. Checkout out other opportunites in this week’s Funding Alerts.

OHSU resarchers have been invited to a lecture and workshop by Sue V. Rosser, Ph.D., Provost at San Francisco State University and expert in bridging women’s studies and the sciences, at Oregon State University in Corvallis on April 30, 2012. The talks will be about advancing opportunities for women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Her workshop for STEM faculty and administrators focuses on how National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grants have especially helped women … Read More

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) has reissued its K22 Career Transition Award, a program designed to facilitate the transition from a postdoctoral fellowship to an independent faculty position. The mechanism provides funding for two years: up to $150,000 the first year and $100,000 the second ($50,000 per year may be used for PI salary). K22 vs K99 at NIAID K22 K99 Duration 2 years 3 to 5 years (3 years preferred) … Read More

Join us for the last Career Development Workshop of the year, this Wednesday, March 14 at noon in Vollum M1441. Mary Heinricher, Ph.D., professor and vice chair for research in neurological surgery and professor of behavioral neuroscience, will be sharing her experience doing Basic Science in a Clinical Department. Postdocs, grad students, and other young scientists are welcome to attend. For those of you on West Campus, we will be live streaming to VGTI’s 1st … Read More

The Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program offers scientists a chance to delve into the analytical process that informs U.S. science and technology policy.  Graduate and professional school students and early career post-graduates (U.S. and non-U.S. citizens) are eligible to apply for these awards sponsored by the National Academies. The program is a hands-on training and educational fellowship consisting of a twelve-week session that takes place in Washington, D.C. Letters of reference for the Fall … Read More

Only two more Career Development Workshops left! Wednesday, March 7 at 12 p.m., five distinguished panelists will be giving a seminar in Vollum M1441 on Balancing Life and Careers. They will be sharing their diverse experiences in how they and their partners juggle dual careers—especially two academic careers—as well as tips on navigating career advancement and family. Panelists include the following: Jennifer Crosby-Meurisse, Director, HR Research Melissa Wong, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology Paul … Read More

Get a head start on this year’s Department of Defense (DoD) grant applications. Descriptions of the following funding mechanisms have been posted on the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) website. Depending on the program, full requests for proposals will be available on Grants.gov starting later this month. View the rest of this week’s Funding Alerts. Program Anticipated Funding Mechanisms Breast Cancer Research Program Clinical Translational Research Award; Era of Hope Scholar Award; Idea Award; … Read More