by Gary McDowell | Apr 11, 2015 | Ideas for change
“CHANGING THE POSTDOC : If you could change ONE thing to improve the postdoc experience at UCSF, what would it be?” was held at UCSF in March 2015. You can find discussions about the event in the UCSF Student Newspaper and on Science Careers. Resources from the event...
by Gary McDowell | Mar 27, 2015 | FOR in the press
As part of a series on postdocs, this edition of the NatureJobs Podcast discusses the National Academies Report, “The Postdoctoral Experience Revisited”, and the Future of Research Report, “Shaping the Future of Research: A perspective from junior...
by Gary McDowell | Mar 26, 2015 | FOR in the press
You can hear a podcast here from the Harvard Medical School podcast series, talking about the postdoc problem in an interview with Future of Research Symposium lead organizers Kristin Krukenberg and Jessica Polka. From the podcast website: “For many students and...
by Gary McDowell | Mar 19, 2015 | Events & Networking
Faculty of 1000 is visiting Boston – you can sign up here!
by Gary McDowell | Mar 19, 2015 | Surveys & Forums
As we’ve posted about previously, it is important for early career researchers to have a voice in how the biomedical research enterprise is carried out and we hope to keep you informed of opportunities to make your voice heard. The National Science Foundation...
by Gary McDowell | Mar 19, 2015 | Diversity in science, Events & Networking
The New England Science Symposium is an opportunity for students and postdocs and particularly for African-American, Hispanic/Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native individuals to share their biomedical and health-related research, and to network and engage in...
by Gary McDowell | Mar 18, 2015 | Diversity in science, Events & Networking
A Boston Chapter of the Society for Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) is forming and holding its first meeting. See details below and here find links to the campus map and free registration – TODAY (18th) is the deadline....
by Gary McDowell | Mar 4, 2015 | NIH, Surveys & Forums
We recently posted about the opportunity to comment on the NIH Emeritus Award and the FASEB Report. If you haven’t done it yet, there’s STILL time but it is fast running out. If you want more encouragement, please read this ASCB blogpost, “Put your...
by Gary McDowell | Mar 2, 2015 | Grassroots movements, Ideas for change
Today UCSF is hosting a forum: “CHANGING THE POSTDOC : If you could change ONE thing to improve the postdoc experience at UCSF, what would it be?” It is at 3:30-5:00 pm Pacific time, 6:30-8:00 pm EST. You can watch the lecture live or later on-demand here....
by Gary McDowell | Feb 28, 2015 | FOR in the press
There is a new NPR piece, “A Glut Of Ph.Ds Means Long Odds Of Getting Jobs”, which discusses the Future of Research group and interviews Kristin Krukenberg, a senior organizer of the Future of Symposium meeting, and Gary McDowell. There is also a new...
