Mentoring is Key to Transition from T32 to Your Own Science
Panelists Rachel Bonami, PhD, Natalie Chichetto, PhD, and Cecilia Chung, MD, discuss moving from T32 postdoctoral training grants to their own mentored career development awards and beyond.
How to Leverage the NRMNetwork during COVID19~ Stay connected with VIDEO!
Presenters from the National Research Mentoring Network demonstrate all the ways their tools can connect mentors and mentees, and show you how to find a mentor or mentee, completely VIRTUAL! You can join at https://my.nrmnet.net/join Highlights include: 2:00 Overview of NRMN virtual resources and programs 7:00 Overview of MyNRMN (“Facebook meets LinkedIn for STEM fields”) […]
For Mentors: A Mental Health Discussion with NIH OITE
A video panel of NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education wellness staff and consultants discuss how to support trainee health and well-being during the coronavirus pandemic. The panel answers questions that were raised by faculty and graduate/postdoc program directors submitted prior to the webinar. Highlights include: 6:10 Self-care practices 12:55 Meditation […]
How Remote Teams Can Connect Meaningfully | Simon Sinek
The Simon Sinek Group teaches leadership and optimal teamwork around the globe. Their team has been remote working for years. This video includes an abbreviated glimpse of how they run their check-in huddles. Good stuff about how to make Zoom meetings both personal and productive.
Why You Want to Mentor via NRMN Guided Virtual Mentorships
Dr. Doris Rubio shares her rewarding experience mentoring a trainee at another institution via the National Research Mentoring Network.
How to Fix the Exhausted Brain
What if you could energize your brain? Brady Wilson discusses the chemistry of connection and motivation.
Advice for Young Scientists
Albert Rothenberg, author of Flight from Wonder, tells young scientists what they need to know about scientific creativity from his personal experience interviewing and researching Nobel Laureates.
What One Piece of Advice Would You Give an Early Career Researcher?
Delegates from the Society for Applied Microbiology’s (SfAM) Early Career Scientist (ECS) Research Symposium offer advice they’d give other early career researchers.
Leadership Tutorial: Using Positive Power and Politics
Politics is ever present in the workplace, but it’s not all bad. Learn some quick types for building a positive image at work.
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. Here, she explains her theory of “grit” as a predictor of success.