by Gary McDowell | Oct 31, 2017 | Ideas for change, News, NIH, Policy, Surveys & Forums
Don’t forget to follow along with our Tweetchat as FoR Board Member and NIH Next Generation Researchers Initiative Working Group Member Juan Pablo Ruiz (@HappyStemCell) tells us about the NGRI. Don’t forget after the chat to go to our urgent call...
by Gary McDowell | Oct 27, 2017 | Ideas for change, Policy, Surveys & Forums
The draft HHS Strategic Plan is part of a strategic planning process for the Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate its strategic and performance planning efforts. Comments have been open for submission on various comments, and FoR has submitted the...
by Gary McDowell | Oct 26, 2017 | Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, News, NIH, Policy
The National Institutes of Health currently have a working group discussing what action to take under a Congressional mandate to address the production of the next generation of biomedical researchers. The Advisory Council to the Director’s Working Group, which...
by Gary McDowell | Oct 25, 2017 | Data, Ideas for change
*UPDATE: Contact the NIH and submit your opinions on this issue – see how here* This is a guest post by Future of Research board member, Adriana Bankston. The NIH Grant Support Index (GSI) program was first announced by Dr. Francis Collins, NIH...
by Gary McDowell | Oct 20, 2017 | Diversity in science, News
This is a guest post by Future of Research board member, Sarah Wong. Future of Research has issued a statement condemning the attacks on DACA and expressing our commitment to diversity in STEM. FoR interviewed several members of the STEM community to understand...
by Gary McDowell | Oct 11, 2017 | Events & Networking, FOR meetings, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, Policy, Surveys & Forums
Get Early Career Researchers a Seat at the Table! Register NOW here The 2017 Boston FoR meeting will take place at Boston University November 17-18. Check out the conference page here for more info! Background and symposium goals Future of...
by Gary McDowell | Oct 3, 2017 | Mentoring, Personal perspectives, Webinar
Scientists today are increasingly needed in advocacy and policy efforts, as well as conducting research, securing funding, and teaching classes, and we need to ensure that we foster all of this in the next generation of scientists. How can you ensure that you develop...
by Gary McDowell | Oct 2, 2017 | Data, Diversity in science, Ideas for change, International scientists, Mentoring, News, NIH, Non-academic careers, Policy, Surveys & Forums
The Board of Future of Research has submitted the following to the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine study, the “Next Generation Researchers Initiative”. As Executive Director Gary McDowell and President Jessica Polka are both members...
by Gary McDowell | Sep 29, 2017 | Ideas for change, Mentoring
This is a guest post by Future of Research board member, Adriana Bankston. Mentoring junior scientists is one of the most important aspects of academia. Effective mentoring can help young, inexperienced scientists develop into confident, independent and...
by Gary McDowell | Sep 28, 2017 | Data, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, Personal perspectives, Policy, Postdoc benefits, Resources
This is a guest post by Future of Research board member, Adriana Bankston. It is the second of two posts (the first post can be found here). Our paper on the effect of the FLSA on postdoc salaries has now been updated here, with analysis of how the injunction and...
