Identifying and Responding to Health Inequity: Guest Talk on February 3

Rebecca Helton, MA

Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance and Community Research Partners present Identifying and Responding to Health Inequity: A Health Department and Community’s Challenge   Karen Hacker, MD, MPH Director, Allegheny County Health Department …

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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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Get Hacked: Make Your Productivity Tools Work For You

Rebecca Helton, MA

We could all use a few more tips, tricks, and shortcuts to make our academic life more streamlined and efficient. Check out the slides from the past week’s Newman …

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Thoughts on negotiating at COMPASS

Aron Parekh, PhD

Following Dr. Barkin’s enlightening Newman Seminar entitled “The Nuts and Bolts of Getting What You Need to Succeed,” we continued discussing various aspects of academic negotiating for junior faculty …

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Understanding H. pylori: Meira Epplein

Rebecca Helton, MA

Meira Epplein, PhD, came to epidemiology by a more scenic route than most. She has always been fascinated by China, from Chinese art to culture and modern history. After getting …

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Get Your Genetics Questions Answered

Rebecca Helton, MA

Dr. Nancy Cox, Director of the Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, is participating in Reddit’s Human Genetics AMA week with an “Ask Me Anything” Q&A session.  Check it out …

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Newman Seminar 12/8: The Nuts and Bolts of Getting What You Need to Succeed

Rebecca Helton, MA

Do you know how to negotiate to get what you need?  Learn about the nuts and bolts of it in a practical seminar with Dr. Shari Barkin.  RCR credit is …

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Diversifying Your Research Portfolio

Rebecca Helton, MA

Today the Newman Society held a panel discussion with three independent investigators who recently received their first large non-NIH grants.  Their tips for diversifying your research portfolio are: Finding Opportunities …

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Discussing grants, work, and life at COMPASS

Aron Parekh, PhD

During the Newman Seminar entitled “Diversifying Your Research Portfolio,” Dr. Halasa, Dr. Roumie, and I emphasized the importance of applying for grants from a variety of funding sources.  We talked …

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COMPASS is off and running beginning with discussions regarding tenure-track stressers!

Aron Parekh, PhD

For PIs early in their careers such as myself, the thought of what is required to achieve promotion at VUMC while on the basic scientist/physician scientist tenure track can …

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