Past Postdoctoral Affairs Events

12:00pm - 1:30pm

If you're planning to apply for academic jobs this fall, now is the time to begin preparing your materials for the application process. In this workshop, led by Laura Malisheski, PhD, you will learn about the types of documents you'll need and what to expect at interviews. Most of the time will be devoted to answering your questions!

Minot Room, Countway Library, 5th Floor (PLEASE RSVP)

With speakers from:

HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows

HMS/HSDM PostDoctoral Association

Office of Research Subject Protection

Committee on Microbiological Safety

Office of Technology Development

Office of Research Issues

Research Imaging Solutions

For more information or to RSVP, please contact the Postdoc Office at 617/432-673

Cambridge Queen's Head Pub (in the basement of Memorial Hall, corner of Oxford and Kirkland Streets across from the Science Center)

Postdocs across the Harvard community are invited to the spring Postdoc "Feed Your Soul" Happy Hour, Tuesday, May 13, from 5-7:30pm, in the Cambridge Queen's Head Pub (in the basement of Memorial Hall, corner of Oxford and Kirkland Streets across from the Science Center), hosted by the Office for Postdoctoral Affairs. Munchies, music, beer and wine (as well as soft drinks) and a great opportunity to meet other postdocs await. We hope you can make it! (Capacity is limited on a first-come, first-served basis.)

Orientation for New Postdoctoral Fellows (All Harvard Schools and Research Units

12:00pm - 2:00pm

An abbreviated orientation program for new postdoctoral fellows will be held from 12:00-2:00pm, on Thursday, May 1. The meeting will include a catered lunch. This meeting is a short-form version of the regular orientation, the next of which to be held in late July. (Newly arrived postdocs may attend the July orientation as well, which also will include presentations from a variety of resource offices at Harvard.)

This program will provide information about navigating a variety of offices and services at Harvard that serve postdoctoral fellows conducted by the Director of the Office for Postdoctoral Affairs, and an opportunity for new postdocs to ask questions about life at Harvard. New postdocs from all Harvard Schools and research units are encouraged to attend if they have arrived within the last eight weeks.

Longwood postdocs (HMS quad and HSPH) certainly are invited to attend, but also should contact their postdoctoral services units for school-specific information and sessions.

New postdocs interested in attending should contact Adrian Hoquee (adrian_hoquee@harvard.edu) in the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity to RSVP. Seating is limited, on a first-RSVP, first-served basis. A confirmation notice with the location will be sent directly to those postdoctoral fellows who RSVP.

Young scientists in nearly every field are finding today's job market a confusing and frustrating place. More new Ph.D.s, post-docs and Master's degree holders are considering a wider range of careers in and out of science, but feel ill-prepared and uninformed about their options. Some feel their Ph.D. training has led them to a dead-end.

In this workshop Dr. Fiske will present a thorough and practical overview to the process of career planning and job hunting in today's job market, from the perspective of a young scientist. He will cover specific steps that young scientists can take to broaden their horizons, strengthen their skills, and present their best face to potential employers. He believes an important part of this is the realization that most young scientists possess a range of valuable "transferable skills" that are highly sought after by employers in and out of science. Dr. Fiske will also cover all the specifics of job hunting, including informational interviewing, building your network, developing a compelling CV and resume, cover letters, interviewing, and more. With each topic he will discuss the particular challenges and opportunities faced by those with an advanced degree in science.

Peter S. Fiske, Ph.D., is author of "To Boldly Go: A Practical Career Guide for Scientists" and its second edition: "Put Your Science to Work: A Take-Charge Career Guide for Scientists" both published by AGU and co-author of the biweekly column Tooling Up on AAAS's Career website NextWave (www.nextwave.com). He has organized and lead panel discussions and workshops on alternative careers and career development for scientists at national and international meetings, universities, and national laboratories. He has been featured on NPR's Talk of the Nation - Science Friday. Fiske received his Ph.D. in Geological and Environmental Sciences 1994 from Stanford University and an MBA from U.C. Berkeley in 2002. In 1996 Fiske was awarded a White House Fellowship and served one year in the Clinton Administration as Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Special Projects. Fiske is the author of 22 technical articles, a former member of the technical staff of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and currently Chief Executive Officer of PAX Mixer Inc. in San Rafael, CA.

Individuals considering applying for grants and fellowships from federal and private sponsors are invited to participate in training offered through Harvard's institutional Responsible Conduct in Research (RCR) course.

Through four, 1-1/2 hour sessions, this course is designed to provide a comprehensive curriculum through a case study methodology that covers the major areas of research integrity, a vital component for scholars conducting scientific research, and other topics to help new scholars carry out projects in an effective, efficient, and responsible manner. The course is designed to meet the criteria required to apply for extramural grants and fellowships.

The first cycle of RCR training will begin Tuesday, April 1 from 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. and run weekly through Tuesday, April 28th. Individuals who attend all four sessions will be issued a Certificate of Completion verifying that all institutional requirements for RCR training have been met.

Session 1: Background for scientists conducting research responsibly

Session 2: Principles of RCR in planning research (human/animal subjects, conflict of interest)

Session 3: Managing research (data, ownership) and collaboration

Session 4: Reporting and reviewing research (authorship and peer review), review of sessions, and conclusion

A lunchtime seminar on interviewing for positions in the private sector will be held for postdoctoral scholars interested in learning about effectively presenting oneself, what to expect in an interview environment, how to prepare for an interview, and hazards to avoid . Sharon Belden is a career development specialist in the Office of Career Services for the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

Novartis Auditorium, Courtyarh between 220 and 250 Massachusetss Ave., Cambridge

Four scientists discuss how to to break into and thrive in careers outside of academia. This program is designed for men and women at all stages of their careers who want more information and inspiration about their options. Topics include: identifying new careers, pros and cons of different paths, and balancing work/family issues.

Advance Registration (by 6pm Wed. March 12):

35$ for WEST members, 45$ for non-members

25$ for PostDocs/Students (10$ more at door)

Location: Longwood Medical Area - MEC 209

Come hear Professors Fred Winston and Shannon Turley discuss the important steps to take to land a great post-doctoral research position and to begin preparing for the faculty job search during your post-doc. This event is co-sponsored with Harvard Integrated Life Sciences (HILS) and the Division of Medical Sciences

Location: Harvard Science Center 469

This colloquium is co-sponsored with the Program in Science, Technology and Society at MIT

Christopher Kelty, Rice University and Department of the History of Science, Harvard University

"Image, Text, Signal and Matter: Beyond the History of Hardware and Software"

This colloquium is co-sponsored with the Program in Science, Technology and Society at MIT

4:15pm

Location: Lecture Hall D of the Science Center

Christiane Nuesslein-Volhard, the director of the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology (Germany) and the winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, will deliver a lecture, "On Flies and Fishes and the Origin of Vertebrates."

The Radcliffe Institute will be hosting a small luncheon at the Faculty Club on the same day to give some undergraduate and graduate students and postdocs an opportunity to meet with Dr. Nuesslein-Volhard in a more intimate setting. Individuals who would like to attend this lunch and have the opportunity to speak with Dr. Nuesslein-Volhard should contact Phyllis Strimling (phyllis_strimling@radcliffe.edu) about the details. Space will be quite limited for the lunch, so please RSVP straight away.

Location: Minot Room, Countway Library, 5th Floor

With speakers from:

HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows

HMS/HSDM PostDoctoral Association

Office of Research Subject Protection

Committee on Microbiological Safety

Office of Technology Development

Office of Research Issues

Research Imaging Solutions

For more information or to RSVP, please contact the Postdoc Office at 617/432-6735

12:00 - 1:30pm
CGIS Building: S020

A lunchtime seminar on the art of public speaking will be held for postdoctoral scholars interested in learning about effective strategies for delivering research talks, including how to capture the interest of an audience, voice modulation, practice tips, and interactive exercises. Rebekah Maggor is a speech specialist, playwright, and acclaimed actress, and has worked with many groups in the sciences at Harvard and at the hospitals in Longwood on the development of public speaking skills.

A catered lunch is included with this seminar event.

Capacity is limited on a first-RSVP basis. Interested postdocs should send a message to me at gregory_llacer@harvard.edu to reserve a space. Confirmation will be sent early next week with the meeting location.

10:00am - 1:00pm
Longwood Medical Area - DMS Lounge/MEC 442

Are you planning to be on the academic or non-academic job market this fall, or will you be applying for fellowships or post-docs? Come bring a draft of your resume, CV, and/or cover letter for a critique by one of the GSAS Office of Career Service counselors and start to get ready for your next career step. Drop in for a 15-minute review of your documents. This event is co-sponsored with Harvard Integrated Life Sciences, the Division of Medical Sciences, and the Vice Provost Office for Postdoctoral Affairs.

4:15pm
Lecture Hall C or D (TBD) at the Science Center (1 Oxford Street)

Christina Ravelo, Professor of Ocean Sciences at University of California at Santa Cruz and Chair of the US Science Advisory Committee for Scientific Ocean Drilling, will deliver a lecture entitled "Regional Expressions of Global Warmth: Lessons from the Pliocene."

The Radcliffe Institute will be hosting a small luncheon at the Faculty Club on the same day to give some undergraduate and graduate students and postdocs an opportunity to meet Professor Ravelo in a more intimate setting. Individuals who would like to attend this lunch and have the opportunity to speak with Professor Ravelo should contact Phyllis Strimling (phyllis_strimling@radcliffe.edu) about the details. Space will be quite limited for the lunch, so please RSVP straight away.

12:00pm - 1:30pm

Your CV is a critical marketing tool, whether you are planning to pursue a post-doctoral research position, a faculty position, or a position in industry. Using examples from academia and industry, we will discuss how to prepare an effective CV that optimizes the presentation of your relevant skills and experiences in an aesthetically pleasing style. This event is co-sponsored with Harvard Integrated Life Sciences, the Division of Medical Sciences, and the Vice Provost Office for Postdoctoral Affairs.

Refer to https://www.euro-career.com/

The European Commission is partnering with the MIT European Club to organize a dedicated Science & Technology (S&T) space at the MIT European Career Fair in 2008. The space will promote Europe as a great place to pursue a career in S&T, be it in industrial research, research organizations, academia or science policy. It will present the best that Europe has to offer, in all its diversity: public, private, national and international. EU Member States will promote participation by their national research organizations and companies engaged in research.

The Fair will offer an opportunity to:

Facilitate matching between European employers and some of the brightest researchers who are interested in a career in Europe

Raise the profile of European research performers in the US (in what is arguably the most important S&T location in the world).

http://www.gain-network.org

8:00pm

Flann O'Briens, 1619 Tremont Street just off Brigham Circle (for more info see http://www.flanns.com)

If you happened to miss the postdoc happy hour event in Cambridge last Thursday, you may be interested in the Postdoc Pub Tour, organized by the HMS Postdoctoral Association, and open to all postdocs across the Harvard community. Any postdoc interested in receiving e-mails directly about the bi-weekly Pub Tours may subscribe to the listserv at: https://listserv.med.harvard.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=postdoc_association&A=1

12:00 - 1:15pm

Location: RSVP

Greg Llacer, Director of the Office for Postdoctoral Affairs, will present a workshop on resume preparation for individuals who are considering opportunities in the private sector after their postdoctoral tenure. The presentation will include content and formatting strategies, as well as tips for putting together a well crafted cover letter. Lunch will be provided. Space is limited--individuals interested in attending the seminar should RSVP straight away with Adrian Hoquee at adrian_hoquee@harvard.edu . A confirmation notice with the location will be sent to verified participants.

Questions may be addressed to Greg Llacer at gregory_llacer@harvard.edu.

5:00 - 7:30pm

Location: Cambridge Queen's Head Pub (in the basement of Memorial Hall, corner of Oxford and Kirkland Streets across from the Science Center)

Postdocs across the Harvard community are invited to a Postdoc WinterFest happy hour, Thursday, January 24 from 5-7:30pm, in the Cambridge Queen's Head Pub (in the basement of Memorial Hall, corner of Oxford and Kirkland Streets across from the Science Center). Hosted by the Office for Postdoctoral Affairs, we are excited about using the new Pub space for this happy hour event. Munchies, Music, Beer and Wine (as well as soft drinks) and a great opportunity to meet other postdocs await. We hope you can make it! (Capacity is limited on a first-come, first-served basis.)

12:30pm - 4:30pm

Minot Room, Countway Library, 5th Floor (PLEASE RSVP)

With speakers from:

HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows

HMS/HSDM PostDoctoral Association

Office of Research Subject Protection

Committee on Microbiological Safety

Office of Technology Development

Office of Research Issues

Research Imaging Solutions

For more information or to RSVP, please contact the Postdoc Office at 617/432-6735

Maxwell Dworkin, Room 119 (33 Oxford Street)

New postdoctoral fellows from all of Harvard's School and research units are invited and encouraged to attend this informal meeting and lunch to hear speakers from a wide range of Harvard resource offices who will provide information intended to enhance the postdoctoral experience and provide an introduction to life at Harvard

Included in the program are speakers from the Institutional Office for Postdoctoral Affairs, the Office of Human Resources and Benefits, the Office of Sponsored Projects, the FAS Committee for the Use of Human Subjects, Environmental Health and Safety, the Office of the Ombudsman, the Center for Worklife Development, and the Harvard International Office.

Please RSVP to adrian_hoquee@harvard.edu. Questions may be directed to Greg Llacer, Director of the Harvard Institutional Office for Postdoctoral Affairs (617-384-7995; gregory_llacer@harvard.edu).

290 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA 02446

The Boston area is filled with academic superstars, so why not bring them to the movies? The Coolidge Corner Theatre presents Science On Screen, where we present a feature film or documentary with a basis in science, along with exciting introductions by noted scientists in a related field.

Brock Reeve will be on hand prior to the film to talk about some of the realities surrounding stem cell research and cloning. Halfbrother to the late actor and stem cell advocate Christopher Reeve, the Harvard Business School graduate has garnered accolades for his work at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute since being appointed executive director last year. Previously, Mr. Reeve held managerial positions at several firms involved in healthcare, information technology, and life sciences.

Maxwell Dworkin, Room 119 (33 Oxford Street)

Join Dr. John Matsui at this informative and practical discussion on the topic of mentoring in the sciences. Dr. Matsui will discuss his considerable experience helping undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows develop mentoring networks in a diverse scientific community, focusing particularly on issues such as establishing mentoring relationships, the mentoring process and how effective and more inclusive mentoring practices at all stages of the scientific training pipeline is critical to the scientific enterprise.

Dr. Matsui is a professor of molecular and cellular biology at UC Berkeley and is the Director of the renowned Biology Scholars Program, which was honored with the prestigious White House Presidential

Tsai Auditorium S010, CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St

Lisa Wolf-Wendel, author of The Two-Body Problem; Laura Fisher, Associate Dean for Faculty Development; and dual-career couples will discuss this growing phenomenon and talk about how to address related complex challenges from an institutional and personal perspective.

Featuring:

Lisa Wolf-Wendel Professor of Education Leadership & Policy Studies, University of Kansas

Laura Fisher Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences for Faculty Development.

Monday, December 3rd, is the next application deadline for the Dependent Care Fund for Short-term Professional Travel, administered by the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity.

Non-tenured ladder faculty and benefits-eligible postdoctoral fellows can apply for support to pay for dependent travel and/or caregiving expenses associated with their participation in a professional event. Scholars may apply for up to two grants within an academic year, up to $1,000 of funding.

The online application is located on the Faculty Affairs website: www.faculty.harvard.edu/dcf.

AY08 application deadlines are: December 3, 2007; March 3, 2008; and June 2, 2008. Applications must be submitted 30 days prior to the event for which the grant is requested.

NOTE: The FAS Dependent Care Fund has merged with the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity\'s Dependent Care Fund. For more information, please visit: www.faculty.harvard.edu/dcf.

If you have questions about the Dependent Care Fund, please contact Fiona Chin: fiona_chin@harvard.edu.

George Sherman Union: 775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts

This day-long conference should be of interest to faculty, graduate students, administrators and others concerned with making it possible for academic scientists and engineers to have work lives and family lives that are positive and fulfilling.

Speakers will include:

Stephanie Coontz, sociologist, historian of the family and author of The Way We Never Were and Marriage: A History.

Jody Heymann, public health expert and author of The Widening Gap and Forgotten Families.

Robert Drago, labor economist and author of Striking a Balance: Work, Family, Life.

Talks on productive individual strategies, family strategies, and management strategies as well as ideas for institutional reform will be followed by facilitated brainstorming sessions on these topics.

This conference is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is suggested. Please email the dedicated rsvp line (wiservp@bu.edu) to reserve a place at the conference, including lunch and refreshments throughout the day, and to receive further information about the conference schedule.

The Changing Carbon Cycle: How Fast Will Atmospheric CO2 Increase?

4:15pm

Lecture Hall A, Science Center, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts

How fast the climate warms depends on the rate of CO2 increase in the atmosphere. Currently, only half of the CO2 emitted by fossil fuel combustion has remained in the atmosphere; the land and oceans have absorbed the rest. With global warming, Inez Fung anticipates that the land and oceans will reduce their capacities to store carbon, thus accelerating the problem.

Fung has been studying climate change for twenty years. She is a principal architect of large-scale mathematical modeling approaches and numerical models to represent the geographic and temporal variations of sources and sinks of CO2, dust, and other trace substances around the world. Fung's recent work in climate modeling predicts the coevolution of CO2 and climate and concludes that the diminishing capacities of the land and oceans to store carbon act to accelerate global warming.

Fung received her SB in Applied Mathematics and her ScD in Meteorology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In 1998, she joined the University of California at Berkeley as the first Richard and Rhoda Goldman Distinguished Professor in the Physical Sciences and the founding director of the Berkeley Atmospheric Sciences Center. She is a professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Science and in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management. Since 2005, she has been a founding codirector of the Berkeley Institute of the Environment.

Visualizing Science: Image-Making in the Constitution of Scientific Knowledge (An Interdisciplinary symposium)

3:40pm - 8:00pm

Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University

This symposium explores the enigmatic relationship between science and art, with particular attention to the power of visual images in scientific imaginations. Do visual images simply represent scientific data and concepts, or do images and image-making, at times, actively inspire, catalyzw or constitute scientific insight? In what respects are scientisits engaged in image acquisition directly or indirectly influenced by inconographic conventions drawn from history of art? How, in turn, have artistic practices been mediated and shaped through scientific investigations and representational practices? Inspired by the art of Steve Miller, whose work explores the mysteries of protein structures, we will consider the visual dimensions of scientific thought in a range of disciplines.

Responsible Conduct in Research Course

12:00pm - 1:30pm

Individuals considering applying for grants and fellowships from federal and private sponsors are invited to participate in training offered through Harvard's institutional Responsible Conduct in Research (RCR) course.

Through four, 1-1/2 hour sessions, this course is designed to provide a comprehensive curriculum through a case study methodology that covers the major areas of research integrity, a vital component for scholars conducting scientific research, and other topics to help new scholars carry out projects in an effective, efficient, and responsible manner. The course is designed to meet the criteria required to apply for extramural grants and fellowships

The first cycle of RCR training will begin Tuesday, October 23 from 12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m. and run weekly through Tuesday, November 13. Individuals who attend all four sessions will be issued a Certificate of Completion verifying that all institutional requirements for RCR training have been met.

Session 1: Background for scientists conducting research responsibly

Session 2: Principles of RCR in planning research (human/animal subjects, conflict of interest)

Session 3: Managing research (data, ownership) and collaboration

Session 4: Reporting and reviewing research (authorship and peer review), review of sessions, and conclusion

Enrollment for the course is limited. To apply, please contact Katrina Sylor (ksylor@fas.harvard.edu) with the following information:

First and last name
E-mail and telephone
Department/School affiliation(s)
Principal Investigator name
Work status (postdoctoral fellow, research associate, etc.)
Year in training in current status
Academic discipline and area of research

Whether or not you work with human or animal subjects or their derived data or tissue

A confirmation message will be sent to enrolled participants with the course location.

This Responsible Conduct in Research course is a collaboration of the Office for Postdoctoral Affairs in the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity, and the Office of Research Administration in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Maxwell Dworkin 119

New postdoctoral fellows from all of Harvard\'s School and research units are invited and encouraged to attend this informal meeting and lunch to hear speakers from a wide range of Harvard resource offices who will provide information intended to enhance the postdoctoral experience and provide an introduction to life at Harvard

Included in the program are speakers from the Institutional Office for Postdoctoral Affairs, the Office of Human Resources and Benefits, the Office of Sponsored Projects, the FAS Committee for the Use of Human Subjects, Environmental Health and Safety, the Office of the Ombudsman, the Center for Worklife Development, and the Harvard International Office.

A symposium based on the National Academy of Sciences' report on women in science and engineering

This symposium will bring together report authors and members of the Harvard community in a discussion of how we can work together to improve the status and experience of women in science and engineering.

Radcliffe Gymnasium, Radcliffe Yard

1:45 - 2:00: Registration and Refreshments

2:00 - 2:15: Opening Remarks

2:15 - 2:50: Current Status of Women in Science: Maria Zuber, E.A. Griswold Professor of Geophysics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2:50 - 3:15: How Institutions Impact Diversity: Nan Keohane, Harvard University Corporation member, Laurance S. Rockefeller Distinguished Visiting Professor of Public Affairs at Princeton University, and former President of Duke University

3:15 - 3:35: Break and Refreshments

3:35 - 4:10: What Harvard Can Do: Barbara Grosz, Interim Dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies and Higgins Professor of Natural Sciences

4:10 - 5:00: Panel Discussion moderated by Evelynn Hammonds, Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity and Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and of African and African American Studies

5:00 - 6:00: Reception and Refreshments

The application submission deadlines will be:

Administrative & Professional Staff (APS): Monday, August 13th, 2007

Faculty and Post-Docs: Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

The decision turn-around time is typically 4-6 weeks.

The applications will only be accepted online. In addition, we ask that you mail us a copy of your last year’s taxes, as well as two paystubs for you and your domestic partner/spouse, by the application deadline date (we will go by the postmark date).

For more information on the Faculty, Post-Doc, and Administrative & Professional Staff and Non-Bargaining Unit Support Staff (APS) child care scholarship, please refer to our FAQ document.

For questions, please contact the Office of Work/Life Resources at 617-495-4100, or at WorkLife@harvard.edu.

Please note:

HMS and HSDM have an additional and seperate scholarship; contact HMS Office of Human Resources at 617-432-2035 or human_resources@hms.harvard.edu for more information.

HUCTW also administers its own, seperate (not additional) scholarship; contact HUCTW at 617-661-8289 or childcare@huctw.org for that information

5:00PM

AAAS Science and Technology Fellowships Information Session at Harvard

Office of Career Services, 54 Dunster St., Cambridge, MA

Speaker: Yee San Su: 2006-07 AAAS Fellow at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, PhD, Chemical Engineering, MIT

Location: Maxwell-Dworkin Room 119, 33 Oxford St. Cambridge

Dr. Margrit Betke is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at Boston University. She has been an outspoken advocate for women in computer science as well as for young faculty.

Location: Maxwell-Dworkin Room 119, 33 Oxford St. Cambridge

Dr. Lotte Bailyn is a member of the MIT faculty, and the co-author of Beyond Work-Family Balance: Advancing Gender Equity and Workplace Performance. Bailyn has argued that businesses will suffer without accounting for the changing nature of the workplace that includes an influx of women and consequent lifestyle changes for both sexes.

NRB Amphitheater, 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur

As a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow, having your own training grant or funded fellowship is a great start to your career as an independent researcher. Funding Your Research: Sources, Steps, and Strategies is a symposium for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows on the basic principles of grant writing, the submission processes, and researching funding sources. Learn more about training grants and fellowships at NIH, including the K99/R00 Pathway to Independence award, and about other agencies (both federal and private) that have grants for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Finally, discuss strategies with an NIH program administrator and a panel of successful grant writers at the graduate, postdoctoral, and junior faculty level.

Dr. Mary Ann Mason joined the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley, in 1989, eventually earning the rank of full professor of law and social welfare in the Graduate School of Social Welfare. She has written several books and several dozen articles on family law and policy and children’s rights.

Dr. Anne Fausto-Sterling presented the first spring talk in the Women, Science and Society Seminar Series. Fausto-Sterling has explored the role of women in the sciences in two recent publications, Sexing the Body and Myths of Gender.

Dr. Evelynn Hammonds, Harvard’s Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity, will be on hand to introduce Dr. Fausto-Sterling.

Dr. Joan Steitz delivered her lecture, "Lupus, Snurps and Women in Science," at the Conference Center at Harvard Medical School. Steitz is the Sterling Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University.