Workshops, Seminars and Symposia - Office of Career Development & Outcomes Analysis

MARRIED WITH DEGREES: CHALLENGES OF BEING PART OF A DUAL CAREER COUPLE (WOMEN IN ACADEME SERIES)
Friday, April 3, 2009
12:10-1:30 p.m., 439 Light Hall
Sponsored by the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, the BRET Office of Career Development, the School of Engineering and the Warren Center for the Humanities
This session will explore the realities of being part of a dual career couple. Some of Vanderbilt’s own dual career couples will share stories of how they navigated the job search, and discuss strategies for vying for positions at the same institution. Panelists will also share how they mesh their personal and professional lives, and we will share resources for finding institutions friendly to dual career couples. This is a brown bag event, so bring your lunch and join us. This series of workshops, co-sponsored by the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, the BRET Office of Career Development, the School of Engineering and the Warren Center for the Humanities explores issues pertinent to women in the academy and aims to foster dialogue between women in varying locations within the academy. Sessions are open to all Vanderbilt graduate students, professional students, and post-docs. For more information, please contact stacy.nunnally@vanderbilt.edu. RSVPs are appreciated, but not required.

“SLEEPING WELL IN ORDER TO LIVE AND WORK WELL” BROWN BAG SEMINAR
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
12-1 PM, 350 Light Hall
Sponsored and Presented by Darrell Smith, Ph.D., Psychologist, BRET Psychological Services
The stresses and pressures faced by grad students and postdocs result in levels of anxiety that disrupt sleep. Lack of adequate sleep interferes with balance in personal living and reduces efficiency and productivity. This seminar will help develop a workable routine to enhance the sleep experience and personal functioning in daily life and work. Bring your lunch. Drinks will be provided.

NUTS AND BOLTS OF SUBMITTING A GRANT OR FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION AT VANDERBILT
Thursday, April 16, 2009
2:00-3:00 PM
407A/B Light Hall - NEW ROOM!
Sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development and presented by Sam Gannon, Office of Grants & Contracts
Advance registration requested at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=PKHMeoP9W6U_2b14W842wiXg_3d_3d
This session is specifically designed to help graduate student and postdoctoral fellows understand how grant proposals are developed and approved internally for submission to a sponsor. Common graduate student and postdoctoral funding mechanisms, such as NRSAs (F30s, F31s, and F32s), K awards, and similar non-NIH proposals will be addressed. Timelines for timely submission, common mistakes, and the software used at Vanderbilt will also be discussed. This session will also provide information on the transition to electronic applications for K awards and fellowships. If you’re planning to submit a grant or fellowship application while you are a grad student or postdoc at Vanderbilt, don’t miss this important and informative session!

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH & SHARED RESOURCES SYMPOSIUM
Friday April 24, 2009
11:00-4:00, Light Hall
Sponsored by the Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association and the Office of Research
Short Talks: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm (Lunch provided for first 50 attendees)
Invited talks presented by Vanderbilt postdocs
Speakers from Shared Resources include: Susan Wente, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research, Chair, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Shawn Levy, Director, Vanderbilt Microarray Shared Resource and Genome Technology Core, Rob Carnahan, Director, Monoclonal Antibody Core, Hayes MacDonald, Associate Director, Proteomics Shared Resource
Poster Session: 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm (Refreshments)
Prizes for “Best in Category” & “Best use of Shared Resources”
Keynote Speaker: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Jonathan Gitlin, Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Presentation of “Postdoc of the Year” & “Mentor of the Year” Awards-

RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH TRAINING
Monday, May 11, 2009
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Room 208 Light Hall
Sponsored by the BRET office; advance registration required: http://bret.mc.vanderbilt.edu/bret/php_files/rcr.php
The BRET office sponsors annual training in “Responsible Conduct of Research.” Part 1 occurs in late summer in conjunction with orientation of new graduate students. This session (Part 2) covers compliance issues. Attendance at both parts is mandatory for doctoral students in the biomedical sciences. For post-doctoral fellows, this RCR session fulfills the NIH training grant requirement for instruction in compliance issues related to Responsible Conduct of Research. Postdoctoral fellows and other VUMC community members can take the RCR training sessions (Part 1 and Part 2) in any sequence. The registration fee for post-docs for this session is $50 and includes refreshments and lunch, as well as certificate of completion. All registrations must be received with payment by May 1st, 2009. Cash, checks and Vanderbilt 1180 forms are accepted for payment. Please make checks payable to BRET. No other forms of payment are accepted. No refund will be issued after May 1st deadline. Space is limited for the 2009 training session. Contact Gisel Martinez, Program Coordinator, 343-1908 or gisel.a.martinez@vanderbilt.edu. Register online at http://bret.mc.vanderbilt.edu/bret/php_files/rcr.php

LANDING AN ACADEMIC FACULTY POSITION
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
1:00-2:30, 512 Light Hall
Sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development; advance registration requested at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Nr8DmcpiTK51qj8igjItPg_3d_3d
Join us for an informal Q & A with three postdoctoral fellows who have accepted faculty positions for the upcoming academic year. Carrie Elzie is a postdoctoral fellow in the Janetopoulos lab in Biological Sciences, and after interviewing for several different types of positions (including several liberal arts colleges positions), Carrie accepted a position as Assistant Professor and Director of the Gross Anatomy Lab in the Department of Cell Biology at University of Alabama Birmingham. Anna Edmonson is currently in the Hanks lab in Cell and Developmental Biology, and she accepted a position as Assistant Professor in the Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy at Medical College of Georgia; both Anna and Carrie participated in the Scientist-Educator program during their postdoctoral training. Our third panelist, Karen Gamble from the McMahon lab in Biological Sciences, has a K99/R00 award and recently accepted a position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at University of Alabama Birmingham. All three will share their experiences on the academic job market and take your questions about the process, and provide advice to those who plan to go on the academic market next fall.
PREPARING RESEARCH TEAM LEADERS
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
12:45-4:45 p.m., Light Hall
Sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development, BRET Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, and Vanderbilt Postdoctoral Association
Open to postdoctoral fellows and research track faculty
Advance application and registration is required at https://medschool.mc.vanderbilt.edu/scientific-leadership-workshop/
Science is a “team sport”, and in today’s competitive research environment, your solid scientific skills will only get you so far. Not only must you do great science: you must learn to lead a successful laboratory team who can help you achieve your scientific goals. "Preparing Research Team Leaders" is a half-day workshop designed to increase participants' awareness of their own leadership style and communication preferences, and introduce participants to principles of leadership, effective communication, and conflict resolution within the laboratory context. The goal is to help junior scientists transition successfully from productive lab member to effective lab leader. Whether you aim to lead a research group in academia or industry, this workshop will provide you with tools to enhance your self-awareness and increase your leadership abilities. This workshop is targeted to postdocs and research-track faculty. The workshop is limited to 80 participants, and the cost is $20. (Some institutional or individual training grants may cover the workshop cost; please consult your training grant PI to determine if funds are available to cover the registration.) Please visit the workshop website (above) for additional information and application information.

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GENDER DYNAMICS AND COMMUNICATION
Monday, April 6, 2009
4:30 to 6:00 p.m. in Board of Trust Room at the Student Life Center
Co-sponsored by the Graduate Student Council, the Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center and the Opportunity Development Center.
Please join us for light refreshments and open discussion on April 6th. In this session, we hope to explore issues of sexual harassment, sex-based harassment, gender dynamics (in the classroom, lab, etc.) and communication. The target audience includes graduate students and post docs. We will offer ways to be an ally, policies, tools for communicating and resources to use later. This session is open to all graduate students (men are encouraged to attend). But most of all, this session is meant to be an open discussion in which participants can share stories and advice, ask questions and offer advocacy for themselves and others. RSVPs are not required to attend, but are greatly appreciated. You can RSVP to stacy.nunnally@vanderbilt.edu For more information, please contact molly.n.fricke@vanderbilt.edu or stacy.nunnally@vanderbilt.edu

SCIENCE ROOKIES: PRACTICAL TIPS FOR MENTORING STUDENTS IN THE LABORATORY
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
12-1pm in Light Hall 407A-D
Sponsored by the Center for Science Outreach; Advance registration requested
Everyone has probably been on the receiving end of some less than stellar mentoring at some point in their career, and generally, it wasn’t because someone was trying to be a bad mentor-he/she probably just didn’t know any better. This one hour brown-bag session (cookies and drinks provided) will provide practical information for graduate students and post doctoral fellows interested in improving their mentoring skills. Summer mentoring opportunities will also be discussed. Please email tiffany.e.farmer@vanderbilt.edu to register by 5pm on April 6.

MEDICAL EDUCATION GRAND ROUNDS: “TEACHING: A DIALOGUE WITH PEERS” FACILITATED BY JANET HAFLER, M.ED, ED.D
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
12:00 -1:00 pm, 214 Light Hall
Sponsored by the Office for Teaching and Learning in Medicine, & The Academy for Excellence in Teaching
Boxed lunches will be provided for participants who register by Friday, April 3rd. Dr. Janet Hafler is recognized nationally and internationally for her work in Medical Education and currently serves as a consultant in that field at Tufts University School of Medicine. Through her work she seeks to promote, influence, and nurture a climate in which faculty, students and residents can learn. One focus is supporting faculty as they explore ways to understand how they can effectively promote learning in both the classroom and clinical settings. Her efforts include both collaborating with and mentoring of faculty who want to pursue scholarly inquiry into medical education. As a practicing researcher, Dr. Hafler is keenly interested in elements of qualitative research in the field of medical education. Dr. Hafler has overseen and implemented the design of workshops and numerous presentations involving curriculum, teaching and evaluation. In addition, she has consulted on the design of the new curricula, implemented innovative teaching strategies and evaluation strategies. She has reviewed educational contributions for academic journals and professional organizations and has given a number of national and international presentations. With the dissemination of educational scholarship as an integral aspect of her work, publishing original articles, research reports, literature reviews, and descriptions of curricula continues to be a priority for Dr. Hafler. Please REGISTER to attend: http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/form/ef771K
if you need assistance, contact medical.education@vanderbilt.edu

"WHAT THE FUTURE LOOKS LIKE IN HEALTH REFORM" A LECTURE BY CONGRESSMAN JIM COOPER
Thursday, April 7, 2009
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm, Godchaux Nursing Annex 161
Sponsored by the Vanderbilt School of Nursing, Free and Open to the Public
Jim Cooper has been an attorney and investment banker and was just elected to his fourth term as U.S. Congressman for the 5th District of Tennessee. Cooper teaches health policy at the Owen Graduate School of Management. A leading voice in Washington on fiscal policy, health policy and government accountability, he serves on the Armed Services Committee and the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Cooper, a Morehead Scholar, earned a B.A. from the University of North Carolina, a B.A./M.A. as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

LIFE AT THE INTERSECTION OF SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND BUSINESS LECTURE SERIES: DARRYL BORNHOP, PH.D., PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY; CO-FOUNDER AND ACTING CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, MOLECULAR SENSING MARSHALL SUMMAR, M.D., PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS AND MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY & BIOPHYSICS; SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR, ASKLEPION PHARMACEUTICALS
Tuesday, April 14
4-5 p.m., 214 Light Hall
Co-sponsored by the Office of Research, the Office of Technology Transfer and Enterprise Development, and the Owen Graduate School of Management Entrepreneurship Center
This new lecture series focuses on the challenges and opportunities presented by the blending of science, medicine and business. The series will give science and business leaders a platform to share their personal experiences developing scientific and biomedical products and services. “We designed this series to appeal to physicians, scientists and graduate students in a number of disciplines, including business,” said Kenneth J. Holroyd, M.D., MBA, assistant vice chancellor for Research. “Anyone interested in technology transfer or in learning how to find a business market for their research discoveries will get a lot out of these lectures.”

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