by Gary McDowell | Jun 13, 2019 | Events & Networking, FOR meetings, Ideas for change, Mentoring
FoR Chicago 2019: Mentoring Future Scientists The importance that departments and institutions attach to supporting good mentorship, and providing mechanisms for accountability and addressing poor mentorship, have become an issue of intense scrutiny for early career...
by Gary McDowell | Apr 8, 2019 | Diversity in science, Events & Networking, FOR meetings, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, Policy, Sexual Harassment
If you follow academic discussions on Twitter, you may have caught sight of a discussion recently about grad school experiences prompted by Dr Kathryn Milligan-Myhre at the University of Alaska: For those of you who had/are now having a difficult time in grad...
by Gary McDowell | Mar 22, 2019 | Events & Networking, FOR meetings, Ideas for change
On March 13th 2019, FoR ED Gary McDowell led a workshop, “Training Transitions: Pathways to Independence in Research” at the University of California Irvine School of Biological Sciences. What does “independence” mean for graduate...
by Gary McDowell | Dec 11, 2018 | Diversity in science, Events & Networking, FOR meetings, Ideas for change, Policy, Resources
Today at the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)/European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Meeting, the session “Helping the Next Generation of Researchers: Navigating the Challenges and Answering the Call for Change” will discuss the Next...
by Gary McDowell | Aug 31, 2018 | Events & Networking, FOR meetings, Ideas for change
A reflective piece by Dr. Adriana Bankston I’ve had a long standing interest in how current problems in science affect early career scientists, in particular the postdoctoral population. In spring 2018, I was invited to several universities to talk about some...
by Gary McDowell | May 28, 2018 | Data, Events & Networking, Grassroots movements, Ideas for change, Policy, Rigor and Reproducibility, Surveys & Forums
Data from an eLife Early Career Researcher Group survey At a recent meeting about journal peer review, one of the key outcomes was the realization that there needs to be a greater effort to recognize the scholarly contributions of graduate students and...
