This series of workshops is designed to assist graduate students and postdoctoral fellows explore topics that are essential to their professional career development. Each workshop will consist of a presentation followed by a question/answer period. Organizer: Tom Soderling.

• Feb. 4: Introduction: A Ph.D. is Not Enough
  • Presenter: Tom Soderling
  • Vollum 1441, 12 noon - 1:30 pm
  • Link to Handout of presentation
  • Link to presentation video
• Feb. 11: Writing a Scientific Manuscript
  • Presenter: Gary Westbrook
  • Vollum 1441, 12 noon - 1:30 pm
  • Link to Handout of presentation
  • Link to presentation video
• Feb. 18: Writing a grant
  • Presenter: Dave Dawson
  • Vollum 1441, 12 noon - 1:30 pm
  • Link to Handout of presentation
  • Link to presentation video
• Feb. 25: Giving an Effective Seminar
  • Presenters: John Scott
  • Vollum 1441, 12 noon - 1:30 pm
  • Link to Handout of presentation
  • Link to presentation video
• Mar. 4: Setting up a Research Lab
  • Presenters: Matt Lattal, Paul Barnes
  • Vollum 1441, 12 noon - 1:30 pm
  • Link to Handout of presentation
  • Link to presentation video
• Mar. 11: Career Options: Teaching
  • Presenters: John Schmitt (George Fox), Theresa Filtz (OSU)
  • Vollum 1441, 12 noon - 1:30 pm
  • Link to presentation video
• Mar. 18: Choosing a Research Project
  • Presenters: Gail Mandel, Larry Trussell
  • Vollum 1441, 12 noon - 1:30 pm
  • Link to presentation video
• Mar. 25: Spring Break - No Workshop
• Apr. 8: Job Applications/Interviews
  • Presenters: Dick Goodman, Dave Dawson
  • Vollum 1441, 12 noon - 1:30 pm
  • No presentation video available
• Apr. 15: Career Options: Biotechnology
  • Presenters: Rich Sessions
  • Vollum 1441, 12 noon - 1:30 pm
  • Link to presentation video
• Apr. 22: Choosing a Mentor
  • Presenters: Caroline Enns, Tom Soderling
  • Vollum 1441, 12 noon - 1:30 pm
  • Link to presentation video
• Apr. 29: Research in a Clinical Department
  • Presenters: Patricia Hurn, Cheryl Maslen
  • Vollum 1441, 12 noon - 1:30 pm
  • Link to presentation video

Below is a listing of all career development workshops sponsored by the Vollum Institute and Research Funding & Development Services targeted for postdoctoral fellows and graduate students. You are invited to the following workshops, and please stay tuned for future sessions (we will announce those here as they are scheduled). We will also post links to the recorded sessions and to handouts distributed at each session, when applicable.

• January 16th: Writing a scientific manuscript
  • Presenter: Gary Westbrook
  • Link to video of presentation
  • Vollum 1441, 12 noon - 1:30 pm
• January 30th: Giving an effective seminar
  • Presenter: John Scott
  • Link to video of presentation
  • Vollum 1441, 12 noon - 1:30 pm
• February 13th: Writing an R01 grant
  • Presenter: Tom Soderling
  • Link to video of presentation
  • Vollum 1441, 12 noon - 1:30 pm
• February 20th: Tips for job applications and interviews
  • Presenters: Dick Goodman & Dave Dawson
  • Link to video of presentation
  • Vollum 1441, 12 noon - 1:30 pm
• March 5th: Career Options
  • Presenters: Jim West (biotechnology), Sheree Rybak (patent attorney), Peter Gillespie (clinical dept.)
  • Link to video of presentation
  • Vollum 1441, 12 noon - 1:30 pm
• March 12th: Women in science
  • Presenters: Gail Mandel, Jan Christian, Teresa Nicolson
  • Link to video of presentation
  • Vollum 1441, 12 noon - 1:30 pm
• March 19th: Career Options
  • Presenters: Serena Dudek (NIEHS intramural program), Elisar Babar (OSU), John Schmitt (George Fox)
  • Link to video of presentation
  • Vollum 1441, 12 noon - 1:30 pm
• May 9th: NRSA & K99 Awards
  • Presenter: Stephen Korn (NIH)
  • Link to video of presentation
  • Vollum 1441, 4:00 - 5:00 pm
• July 10th: Funding Focus - Lab Strategies^*
  (hosted by Research Funding & Development Services - click here for details)
  • Presenters: TBD
• November 13th: Funding Focus - Transitional Funding^*
  (hosted by Research Funding & Development Services - click here for details)
  • Presenters: TBD

^*These events are hosted by Research Funding & Development Services (RFDS) and have different meeting locations and times. Please click here for location details.

Last modified on 2009-04-30