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Competency: Experimental Design

iBiology, “Take Your Skills Up a Notch”

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iBiology offers a number of free online courses for professional development:

Promo image for Let's Experiment course: drawn man, woman, mouse, plant and molecule with title of the course

Goal: Effectively design and execute your wet lab experiments
You: Senior undergrads, grad students or postdocs looking to learn or brush up on your experimental design skills
Why?? Real scientists + real case studies + useful tools and templates = powerful experimental skills building
Link: http://bit.ly/LE-self-paced

Promo image for Planning Your Scientific Journey course: pictures of 13 scientists with the title of the course

Goal:  Develop a great scientific question and build your research plan around it 
You: Senior undergrads, grad students or postdocs looking to learn or brush up on how to design research projects or build achievable plans
Why?? Fantastic scientists give you the skills to tackle the exciting unknown of research
Link: http://bit.ly/PYSJ-self-paced

Promo image for Business Concepts for Life Scientists course: drawn lightbulb surrounded by science-related icons: microscope, flask, molecules

Goal:  Learn the core principles of business in a course built for scientists  
You: Senior undergrads, grad students or postdocs looking to move into business roles or bring key business concepts to your research
Why?? Practicing businesspeople, all trained scientists from diverse backgrounds, show you what you need to know about business
Link: http://bit.ly/BCLS-self-paced

iBiology, “Let’s Experiment” is now available self-paced

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Let's Experiment: A Guide for Scientists Working at the Bench (Self-Paced)

“Let’s Experiment” is now available self-paced, anytime!

“Let’s Experiment: A Guide for Scientists Working at the Bench” is a free online course from iBiology that is now available self-paced, anytime. In the course,

  • Hear inspiring speakers share new perspectives about important, but sometimes lost, aspects of experimental design.
  • Learn how biological research really happens from real-world examples, and gain tips on how to navigate it.
  • Apply what you’re learning to your own research, and walk away with a solid plan for how to start and carry out your own experiments.

More info at: http://bit.ly/2PYqmBW

Read what students are saying about “Let’s Experiment:”


“I feel more secure in my ability to assess how much effort and time experiments need…I really appreciate a systematic way of preparing and thinking about experiments and their results.”

“I found the videos, where different extraordinary scientists tell their own story, truly inspiring and very encouraging.”

“I really like that this course took the lessons that people learn through experience and directly taught the concepts in a way that is easy to apply to everyday life in the lab.”

To find this and other iBiology courses, visit us at https://courses.ibiology.org

(Via iBiology)

iBiology: “Let’s Experiment: A Guide for Scientists Working at the Bench”

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iBiology is offering a free, 6-week online course that teaches how to think through the design and execution of experiments.

Scientists from a variety of backgrounds give concrete steps and advice to help you build a framework for how to design experiments in biological research. Case studies make the abstract more tangible. In science, there is often no simple right answer. However, with this course, you can develop a general approach to experimental design and understand what you are getting into before you begin.

By the end of this course, you will have:

  • A detailed plan for your experiment(s) that you can discuss with a mentor.
  • A flowchart for how to prioritize experiments.
  • Tips and best practices for how to get started with an experiment.
  • A lab notebook template that is so impressively organized, it will make your colleagues envious.
  • A framework to do rigorous, reproducible research.

The course is built with a busy schedule in mind and is designed to take 1.5 to 3 hours per week. It begins Tuesday, February 19, 2019. Content will be released week-by-week each Tuesday.

For more details and to register, click here.

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital (Bloorview Research Institute) – 2019 Pursuit Award

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The Pursuit Award recognizes outstanding achievements in childhood disability research by PhD students across the globe. The application deadline is Monday, February 4, 2019 5:00 p.m. EST.

What: The 2019 Pursuit Award competition, recognizing PhD students that are working on improving the lives of kids and youth with a disability. Every year, the Pursuit Award receives applications worldwide that are forward-thinking, innovative, and challenge the borders of childhood disability research.

Eligibility: Current PhD students (no more than six months away from defence) and postdoctoral trainees/recent graduates (within one year of receiving their PhD) who have made significant contributions in applied or clinical childhood disability research. Any applied or clinical research specifically linked to childhood disability is eligible for consideration.

Criteria: Finalists are chosen based on significance of research results, methodological rigour, empirical content, and impact on childhood disability care.

Award: Up to three monetary prizes are awarded and finalists may be eligible for a prestigious post-doctoral fellowship at the Bloorview Research Institute. All finalists are invited to present their research during the annual Pursuit Award ceremony May 14, 2019 at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital (Holland Bloorview) and compete for the first place prize. Travel and accommodation costs are covered.

Please refer to the Application Package (under ‘How to Apply’) for full details. For more information, please do not hesitate to contact BRIevents@hollandbloorview.ca.

Let’s Experiment: A Guide for Scientists Working at the Bench

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iBiology is offering a new online course: “Let’s Experiment: A Guide for Scientists Working at the Bench.”

“This free 6-week course features scientists from a variety of backgrounds, who provide concrete advice on how to design and carry out experiments in biological research. We use case studies to make the abstract more tangible. In science, there is often no simple right answer. However, with this course, you can develop a general approach to experimental design and understand what you are getting into before you begin.

By the end of this course, you will have:

  • A detailed plan for your experiment(s) that you can discuss with a mentor.
  • A flowchart for how to prioritize experiments.
  • Tips and best practices for how to get started with an experiment.
  • A lab notebook template that is so impressively organized, it will make your colleagues envious.

The course is designed for students and practitioners of experimental biology with busy schedules. If you are interested in learning more, please watch the trailer, visit the course page, or take a peek at the syllabus. The course starts February 19th, 2019.” (Via iBiology)