Posts Tagged ‘seminar’

The symposium Cellular Imaging at the Nanoscale will take place at OHSU on June 27-28, 2013, in the Old Library Auditorium. This event will showcase cutting-edge microscopy technologies that can be used to image biological systems at high resolution. Presentations and discussions will focus on imaging cellular systems in 4D, novel tools and probes for imaging, super-resolution microscopy (SRM), and correlated light and electron microscopy. Imaging experts, including Eric Betzig (Janelia Farm), Alice Ting (MIT), … Read More

Are you interested in patient-centered outcomes and comparative effectiveness research? Are you thinking about applying to the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute? Join us for an informal panel discussion with faculty and staff who have participated in the PCORI review process or had their work funded by a PCORI grant. The discussion will cover strategies for writing a successful PCORI grant as well as how PCORI-funded projects differ from federally funded research. The panel will … Read More

Register for the Summer Vollum Writing Course, a 6-week professional science writing course open to OHSU graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty. This class uses short lectures, class discussion, and workshop-style writing assignments to help researchers learn to write better papers and grants. Topics include: The basic elements of good scientific writing style, including sentence and document structure; Insight into scientific conventions regarding grammar, punctuation, and usage; Strategies for revising; Dealing with writer’s block … Read More

OHSU’s Division of Management team has organized two upcoming information sessions on Graduate Programs in Healthcare Management: Master of Science in Healthcare Management Wednesday, April 10 from 5:30-6:30 pm Center for Heatlh and Healing, E. Paul Kirk Conference Center This 52-credit program is geared toward those working on the front lines of management in the healthcare industry. The program focuses on learning and applying management techniques in the workplace. OHSU-PSU Joint MBA Healthcare Management Wednesday, … Read More

The specific aims page is one of the most important components of your grant proposal because it’s the one that reviewers are most likely to read. Learn how to clearly articulate your research goals and write a great specific aims page at April’s Funding Focus, led by Rachel Dresbeck, Ph.D., Director of Research Development & Communication at OHSU. What: Brown bag seminar on “How to write a great specific aims page” When: Thursday, April 18 … Read More

Did you know that 80 percent of Medical Research Foundation of Oregon (MRF) grants are awarded to OHSU investigators? For our March Funding Focus, David Ellison, M.D., former MRF review committee chair, will be giving a presentation on how to write an MRF grant. If you’re planning to write an MRF grant sometime this year, attend this workshop to learn what MRF reviewers are looking for and to ask questions you have about the application … Read More

The final workshop in the Vollum Career Development Series starts at 4 p.m. this Tuesday, March 19 in Vollum M1441. Mary Logan, Ph.D., Peter Barr-Gillespie, Ph.D., Soo-Kyung Lee, Ph.D., and Anthony Barnes, Ph.D., will share their experiences and discuss the challenges of Balancing Career and Family. This event, which is part of the Vollum Career Development Series, is geared toward postdocs and grad students, but anyone is welcome.  We highly encourage you to attend this event in … Read More

Join us for one of the last Vollum Career Development Workshops of the year, this Tuesday, March 12 at 4 p.m. in Vollum M1441. Mary Heinricher, Ph.D., Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Neurological Surgery and Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, will be sharing her experience doing Basic Science in a Clinical Department. This event, which is part of the Vollum Career Development Series, is geared toward postdocs and grad students, but anyone is … Read More

Did you know that 80 percent of Medical Research Foundation of Oregon (MRF) grants are awarded to OHSU investigators? For our March Funding Focus, David Ellison, M.D., former MRF review committee chair, will be giving a presentation on how to write an MRF grant. If you’re planning to write an MRF grant sometime this year, attend this workshop to learn what MRF reviewers are looking for and to ask questions you have about the application … Read More

Are you new to lab management? Maybe getting ready to start your first faculty position? The Vollum Career Development Workshop: “Managing a Research Laboratory / Setting Up Your First Lab” presented by Richard Goodman, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Vollum Institute, will discuss best practices you can apply to help make your lab a success. Dr. Goodman will give advice on dealing with Department Chairs, spending funds wisely, balancing your research time with committee commitments, and also talk about … Read More