Staying on My Good Side

Cranky Reviewer

Don’t be the person study section remembers for prior gaffes. Even if only some members are put off by a concern it can hurt your grant score.

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Don't Crash on Approach

Katherine Hartmann, MD, PhD

Getting the approach section of your grant fine-tuned is crucial. You must land your science smoothly.

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A Lesson Learned the Hard Way

David Calkins, PhD

Success or failure in grantsmanship often depends on whether your proposal gets reviewers excited

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The Joke's on You

The Edge for Scholars

What makes a funny joke?  What makes a strong grant application?  Sometimes, the same things. In the video below, Jerry Seinfeld describes his joke-writing process and takes the viewer through …

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Who Are You Really Talking To?

The Edge for Scholars

According to Morgan Giddings, creator of popular grant-writing resources and courses, you misunderstand the level at which you need to appeal to reviewers at study section.  While you may think …

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Healthcare Communication Fellowship Applications Now Open

The Edge for Scholars

The American Academy on Communication in Healthcare wants YOU, for values of you who include those with an interest in developing a career in health communication research or education. Current …

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Mentorship, Pharmacogenetics, and the Power of Play: Richard Ho

Rebecca Helton, MA

Although he didn’t originally envision a career in pediatric oncology, Richard Ho fell in love with it during a rotation in his fourth year of medical school.  The relationships …

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Peer Behind the Study Section Curtain

The Edge for Scholars

Register for the Mock Study Section at Translational Science 2017. All pre- and postdoctoral trainees as well as early career faculty can participate in the Mock Study Section at Translational Science 2017.  …

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Managing a Budget as a New Investigator

Rebecca Helton, MA

Got your R and the realities of budget management sinking in? Want to prepare yourself financially to get to that R? Three newly independent investigators at Vanderbilt shared their wisdom …

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Three (Grant) Peeves in a Pod: Check Yourself

Cranky Reviewer

Reviewers review. We will notice. These fresh mistakes straight from study section: 1.) Please agree with yourself. If the abstract says n = 110, the aims say 100, the statistical section says 110, and the …

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