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Citation Management Workshops

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Penn Libraries are hosting a remote series of Citation Management Workshops. See details and registration links below:

Want to have an easier time writing your research paper? Worried about citing sources incorrectly? Looking for tips and tricks to put together your bibliography? 

We will have three virtual workshops on citation management tools the week of April 13. 

  • Using Zotero for Citation Management, Monday, April 13, 1 – 2 PM
    Introductory workshop for anyone: Zotero is a free, open-source, flexible research management tool with a diverse support community.
    Register here.
  • Using Mendeley for Citation Management, Tuesday, April 14, 1 – 2 PM
    Introductory workshop for anyone: Mendeley is a “freemium” research management tool with robust PDF integration.
    Register here.
  • Advanced Tools & Techniques for Citation Management, Wednesday, April 15, 1 – 2 PM
    For people working on thesis, dissertations, and other major research projects. This workshop will explore best practices, great tools, and advanced techniques to collect, organize, and cite your sources.
    Register here    .

NIH OITE Webinar – April 1, 2 PM

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NIH: "Marketing Your Research Experience for Project Management ...

Becoming a Resilient Scientist: Setting Reasonable Expectations and Healthy Boundaries for Ourselves and with Our Supervisors
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2300107262959484429


Apr 01, 2020 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Speaker(s): Sharon Milgram, PhD, Director, OITE

Being a scientist requires a tremendous amount of resilience – experiments fail, papers get rejected, we struggle to communicate effectively with our supervisors and peers, and establishing healthy work-life boundaries can be a challenge, even in good times. These challenges are amplified greatly during this current crisis where we are bombarded by stressful news and have to make major adjustments to the ways we can and cannot do work. Join Dr. Sharon Milgram, Director NIH OITE, for a workshop focused broadly on resilience in research environments with a special focus on topics that are an especially challenging now. Topics to be addressed include, setting expectations and responding to the expectations of others, staying focused when teleworking, dealing with career-related anxieties, and strategies for building our resilience for now and in the long-term.

The Art of Grant Writing: 03/31 @ Noon!

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The Institute of Regenerative Medicine is hosting a special “Socially Distanced Seminar (SDS)” on Tuesday, March 31 at noon featuring Leslie King, Ph.D., the Scientific Director for Grant Development for the Penn School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. King is an accomplished grant writer who will be walking us through some strategies for putting together appealing applications. This should be a very relevant talk for the many of us at home working on grants right now, especially trainees!

Call information is below. Additional details can be found on the SDS Page.

Meeting URL: https://bluejeans.com/563102678
Meeting ID: 563 102 678

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iBiology, “Getting Involved in Science Policy”

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“The impact of science policy reaches beyond scientists funding sources. For instance, it can impact what scientific topics are covered in science education. We have put together a series of talks about science policy to empower you to get involved in areas that affects publications, science education, and more.”

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View the complete series of science policy talks here!

Webinar for Postdoctoral Research Associate Training (PRAT) Program Applicants

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Students interested in conducting postdoctoral training at the National Institutes of Health may wish to learn more about the Postdoctoral Research Associate Training (PRAT) program. NIH will host a webinar:

Wednesday, June 19, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
More information here.

PRAT is a competitive 3-year fellowship program that prepares trainees for leadership positions in biomedical careers. Training includes a mentored laboratory research experience and intensive career and leadership development activities. PRAT fellows conduct research in laboratories in the NIH Intramural Research Program (IRP) in basic biomedical research areas within the NIGMS mission. These areas include, but are not limited to, biological chemistry, biophysics, bioinformatics, cellular and molecular biology, computational biosciences, developmental biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, pharmacology, physiology, and technology development.

Graduate students considering postdoctoral research opportunities at NIH, or current NIH Intramural Research Training Award postdoctoral fellows who started no earlier than July 1, 2018, are eligible to apply. All applications require connecting with an investigator in the NIH IRP in advance of writing the application.

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NINDS Diversity F31 Applicant Assistance Webinar

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“This webinar will explain the process of putting together an application for the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research (Parent F31 -Diversity).

The first half of the webinar will go through each part of the application, including eligibility, the research training plan and research strategy, sponsor and co-sponsor information, letters of reference and support, and the certification letter. The second half of the webinar will be allotted for a question and answer session with attendees.” (Via NIH/ Unified Communications & Collaboration)

Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Time: 2:00 pm 
Register here.