Tools for Team Manuscript Preparation When the Data are In Hand
Here’s a map to get your best work out the door efficiently. It’s never too soon to plan the journey to a completed manuscript.
A Peek Inside Study Section: The Riff Raff Edition
The first of a multipart series on ad hoc’ing for my first R-award study section. I shook off some nerves and, gasp!, had fun.
Revising Your R01? There’s Free Online Coaching for That, and You Should Get It.
The National Research Mentoring Network is accepting applications for their R01 Resubmissions Cohort 1, which targets researchers planning resubmissions in July 2017. Cohort members will be matched with an experienced grant writer for six to eight weeks of individualized strategizing, feedback, and timeline creation. If needed, a content coach or consultant will also assist in […]
Staying on My Good Side
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.
Writing for 2018? It’s sooner than you think. You need a workshop. (Mentors, you can also COACH a workshop!)
The National Research Mentoring Network is running state-of-the-art workshops this spring to get you ready for early 2018 submissions.
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Mensches, Mentors and Badasses: My Science Valentines
Thank you, Hallmark, for your made up soul-crushing holiday that brings tears to middle school kids and single squirrels everywhere. On behalf of scientists, I hereby reclaim your crappy holiday as a celebration of folks who are mensches, mentors and all around badasses. This, dear friends, is our official day to share some love with […]
How to Manage People as a New Investigator
We recently hosted three newly independent investigators who run research teams humming with activity and people, who told us what it takes to manage a lab full of humans in all their idiosyncratic glory. Here are their tips: Defining Expectations and Gathering Feedback Define your expectations of your team members and communicate them clearly and […]
A Lesson Learned the Hard Way
Success or failure in grantsmanship often depends on whether your proposal gets reviewers excited
Don’t Miss the Deal Breakers: Nine Questions for New Lab Staff Hires
Hooray! You’ve set up a lab. You have a scale and everything. Now the applicants are pounding down your door looking forward to helping you get the Nobel Prize. Before you hire the most enthusiastic person with the best grades, be sure you include some questions that could be deal breakers even for the candidates […]