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Biol 698 |
Professional Skills for Grant Trainees |
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Instructor |
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serrano AT nmsu DOT
edu |
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646-5217 |
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Foster 459 |
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Objective |
Bio 698 activities
will enhance student professional competitiveness by providing educational
experiences and class assignments that will build expertise in the following
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Fellowship applications o
Skills assessment; professional development plans for postdoctoral research o
Oral presentation skills |
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Guest Presenters |
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Aug-21-08 |
Introduction;
Supervisory Responsibilities; Multitasking and Time Management |
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Aug-28-08 |
The Pre and Post-Award
Institutional Process/ (Budgets, CAS templates,
Compliance, NIH, NSF formats) Bring Fellowship short
list to class |
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Sep-4-08 |
Preparing a Grant Application |
Regents Professor
Mary O'Connell, Plant Sciences |
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Sep-11-08 |
Stop Talking before They Stop Listening |
Kathryn Hanley |
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Sep-18-08 |
Fellowship application
planning |
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Sep-25-08 |
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Faculty TBA |
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Oct-2-08 |
Linking Manuscript Preparation to Experimental Design |
John Gustafson |
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Oct-9-08 |
OPEN TIME |
Student free session |
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Oct-16-08 |
Fellowship application
drafts due |
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Oct-23-08 |
The Postdoctoral
Experience: Identifying and Securing a Postdoc |
Jeff Molk, Hutchison Postdoctoral Teaching Scholar |
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Oct-30-08 |
Fellowship application
review/Q&A: Personal Statements/Diversity
Initiatives |
Sylvia Hurtado et al.: The Science of Diversifying Science |
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Nov-6-08 |
Professional Develop Individual
Workshop: Option 1: Brown Eyes, Blue Eyes, Ms. Jane Elliott, Option 2: How to Negotiate Authorship and Publish Scholarly Works, Dr. Luis
Vazquez, Associate Dean of |
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Nov-13-08 |
Postdoctoral
Individual Development Plan Scientific Skills
Assessment |
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Nov-20-08 |
Presentations/Career
Q&A |
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Nov-27-08 |
Thanksgiving |
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Dec-4-08 |
On the Origins of the Idea of Scientific Discovery |
Regents Professor William Eamon,
History |
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Dec-11-08 3:30 pm |
Submit Final
Fellowship Applications Presentations |
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Assignments |
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1000 |
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Application |
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draft |
150 |
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final |
300 |
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Oral presentation |
200 |
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Plan/skills assessment |
150 |
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Attendance (20 points
each) |
maximum of 300 |
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General Resources |
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Science Careers |
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/funding |
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HHMI |
http://www.hhmi.org/resources/students.html |
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Fellowship deadlines
usually November |
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Ford Pre and Postdoc |
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/FORDfellowships/Fordpredoc.html |
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NIH NRSA
F31/F32 Pre and Postdoc |
http://grants.nih.gov/training/F_files_nrsa.htm |
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NRC Post doc |
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/rap/ |
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NASA Pre and Postdoc |
http://education.nasa.gov/edprograms/national/spacegrant/home/index.html |
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NSF postdoc |
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12720 |
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