by Jessica Polka | Jun 27, 2015 | Surveys & Forums
Here’s an easy way to make your voice heard about issues important to postdocs and students: ASBMB is running a survey for grad students and postdocs about what resources are important to us. FOR will also receive anonymous data from respondents who indicate...
by Jessica Polka | May 11, 2015 | Ideas for change, NIH
There are just a few more days left to submit comments to the NIH’s latest Request for Information (RFI) entitled “Optimizing Funding Policies and Other Strategies to Improve the Impact and Sustainability of Biomedical Research.” This is a tremendous opportunity for...
by Jessica Polka | May 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
“Biomedical research is a huge enterprise now; it attracts riff-raff who never would have survived as scientists in the 1960s and 1970s. There is no doubt that highly capable scientists currently participate in the grant-review process. Likewise, unfortunately,...
by Jessica Polka | Apr 29, 2015 | FOR meetings
A reminder that our next FOR meeting will be this Thursday (April 30th) at 6pm at Tufts Medical in downtown Boston. The exact room is Jaharas 508, at 150 Harrison Avenue. Below is the agenda. Of note, we will be looking for volunteers to help with various FOR related...
by Jessica Polka | Feb 19, 2015 | Events & Networking, Ideas for change
Fixing any problems with the structure of the biomedical research enterprise will require the engagement of many stakeholders. While we are passionate about ensuring that students and postdocs are at the table, change can only come about with investment from faculty,...
