Meet the March Edgy Winners!
Three new posters stepped up and won Edgys in March for their insightful, popular posts.
Where Have All the Scientists Gone?
The PI career seems to have become the “alternative career”
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 […]
Should Tenure Still Depend on an R01?
With several years of flat federal support for science, is it still reasonable to require one or two independent research grants (R01s) before going up for tenure? For some institutions, the answer is slowly changing from “yes” to “not quite.” At certain universities, scientists with many papers under their belts whose work is very interdisciplinary […]
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?