12/08/2017
CfA Postdocs have access to the Art and Science Postdoc Organization. If you want to be on their mailing list send a request to Stephen Kargere ([email protected]).
Here is a current list of activities organized by FAS postdoc organization:
Successful Grant Writing Strategies (SGWS)
January 24 – April 11, 2018
SGWS is an online course designed to provide an overview of the requisite skills and comprehensive considerations needed to give participants an in-depth introduction to the grant writing process. Participants will learn strategies firsthand from researchers who have successfully applied for funding from a variety of sources.
Application closes December 20.
Effectively Communicating Research
March 26 & April 3, 2018
Effectively Communicating Research is a 2-day course designed to provide fellows and junior faculty with the skills necessary to express their science clearly to diverse audiences.
Application closes January 12, 2018.
Impact Q&A Call-in Hour
Friday, Dec. 8, Noon-1pm. Call in number: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 408 638 0968 or +1 646 876 9923; Meeting ID: 826 698 1699
IMPACT (http://impact-program.org) supplements your current training program, challenging you to refine your research focus and identify the most promising paths to achieve real-world impact. Expert faculty from a broad range of institutions and companies in the Boston area will help you reflect on your work to both gain new insights into your approach, as well as learn how to share your story with others. In addition, you will increase your appreciation for different career paths, and for the mechanisms through which research progresses from lab to real world impact. Finally, you will build a diverse professional network that will be helpful for years to come.
Impact Application Deadline: Dec 18, 2017. Apply at http://bit.ly//impact18a
TAs needed for SCRB 140: Developmental and Molecular Basis of Growth and Regeneration (Fernando Camargo)
This course will focus on the biology of organ growth and regeneration from a developmental perspective. How is the size and symmetry of our organs set? How does a regenerating animal sense that something is missing and eventually stop the regenerative process when tissues reform? We will learn about conserved developmental pathways that are necessary for adult regeneration and discuss how the aberrant activation of these pathways can lead to overgrowth disorders such as cancer.
Class meets for lecture on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10-11:30am, 52 Oxford Street (Northwest Building), Cambridge. Section meeting times TBA. If interested, or if you have any questions, please email [email protected]. Include your CV and a brief letter of introduction, explaining your interest in the class.
Info Sessions: OTD Business Development Fellows Program
Interested in exploring alternative careers? The Office of Technology Development, the office responsible facilitating translation of Harvard research into commercial products, is seeking motivated graduate students and postdocs for the Business Development Fellows Program that will begin in April 2018. If you are interested in a career in technology transfer, intellectual property, or business development, this fellowship may be appropriate for you. (Eligibility: Harvard PhD students and postdocs; PhD students must have completed qualifying exams. Must be able to commit 5hrs/week for 1 year and attend OTD's Bench-to-Business Boot Camp on February 1-2.)
Longwood: Dec. 11 from 4:00 to 5:00pm in Building C, Cannon Room / http://otd.harvard.edu/events/info-session-otd-business-development-fellows-program-longwood142
Cambridge: Dec. 13 from 12:30 to 1:30pm in William James Hall, Rm. 105 / http://otd.harvard.edu/events/info-session-otd-business-development-fellows-program-cambridge140
Harvard Brain Science Initiative Young Scientist Development Awards
HBI is launching a Young Scientist Development Award program, supported by funding from the Office of the Provost at Harvard University. This program seeks to bolster the career development of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in neuroscience by providing flexible, small grants of up to $5,000 to support creative training endeavors not easily covered by other funding sources.
Awards may cover:
(1) Travel for advanced training
(2) Sponsorship of visiting scholars
(3) Building of community resources
We are now soliciting 1-2 paragraph emails describing your interest. We anticipate awarding a total of up to $100,000 in the next year. Details are attached and on our website.
Questions? Email Parizad Bilimoria at [email protected]
Harvard Innovation/Life Labs
If you are a Harvard postdoc and you’ve founded a promising life sciences or biotech startup, the Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab was created to help you take your venture further, faster. Available to you through the Life Lab are: short-term, month-to-month leases at below-market rates; a fully-equipped and permitted bio-safety level 1 wet lab with waste handling, cryostorage, dedicated bio-safety level 2 rooms; and access to advisors, industry-specific experts, funders and investors, and stakeholders in government and academia.
You also get the comprehensive support of the Harvard Innovation Labs ecosystem, including mentoring, advising, peer collaboration and community. And, your intellectual property is yours to keep.
Come join us. Spring applications for Life Lab membership are now open and the deadline to apply is January 29th 2018. To learn more, email us at [email protected] or sign up for a prospective team tour.
