What You Really Need from Mentors
Wisdom from senior mentors on what mentors and mentees need to do for a successful relationship.
Spring Conference Season Essentials
The weather is finally warming up, and we’re now into spring conference season. Go prepared with this grab-bag of tips and tricks from across the web.
You Need Mentors – Noun, Plural
Diversified mentoring is key. What to look for in a mentor panel and how to form one.
#*@*! Plan Is Not a Four-Letter Word.
Writing a grant proposal? Do you have a plan for how you will get it written, reviewed, and submitted on time? A PLAN? Yes, a plan. What can a plan do for you? A plan will: Eliminate your running around with your hair on fire trying to meet the submission deadline. Avoid creating emergencies for […]
Acing Your Observational Research Aims
All research proposals – grants, dissertations, internal funding – must ace the description of aims.
8 Ways to Get an R01
Let NIH tell you common pitfalls, how to find the best study section, and what reviewers want. We’ve linked you directly to each point in this video.
Back to Her Roots: Natasha Halasa
By studying respiratory illness and acute gastroenteritis in young children, Dr. Halasa is improving the lives of children in both the United States and Jordan.
Early Career Researcher Travel Grants
Are you less than five years out from your PhD, have you published in eLife, and could you use $1,000 to travel to a conference?
The Easiest Grant You’ll Ever Apply For
Many investigators at Vanderbilt have or know trainees eligible for minority supplements from NIH. Others are interested in working with a trainee or early career faculty member at a minority-serving institution who would be eligible, but whom they are not yet collaborating. These supplements to your grant provide considerable salary support—up to the NRSA stipend […]
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.