The Advancing Biomedical Research Workforce Diversity - NIGMS Workshop for Postdocs Transitioning to Independent Positions was held March11-12, 2010 on the NIH campus. Download the free Adobe Flash Player to view the videos on this page.
Training and Career Development Resources for Postdocs and Early Career Scientists
NIH Record article: “NIGMS Workshop Helps Postdocs Prepare For Careers”
March 11, 2010
8:00 – 8:30 Welcome / Introduction to Workshop
8:30 – 9:15 Making the Right Career Choice
Gilda Barabino, Georgia Institute of Technology
9:15 – 10:00 The Right Institutional Fit: Focus on Diversity Issues
Kerry Ann Rockquemore, University of Illinois at Chicago
10:15 – 11:45 Applying for a Position
Isiah Warner, Louisiana State University
Marion Sewer, University of California, San Diego
1:00 – 2:00 The Job Interview and Seminar
Richard Morimoto, Northwestern University
Tawanda Gumbo, UT Southwestern Medical Center
2:00 – 2:45 The Offer: Negotiating a Start-up Package
Sally Kornbluth, Duke University
Ruben Gonzalez, Columbia University
3:00 – 3:45 How to Have a Life
Peter Agre
3:45 – 5:00 Discussion
March 12, 2010
8:00 – 9:00 Establishing a Lab
Jeremy Boss, Emory University
Michael Zigmond, University of Pittsburgh
J. Manuel Perez, University of Central Florida
9:00 – 9:30 Finding a Mentor
Jo Handelsman, Yale University
Roland Owens, NIH
Manu Platt, Georgia Institute of Technology
9:30 – 10:00 Networking and Collaborations
Sharon Milgram, NIH
Tawanda Gumbo, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Alejandro Sanchez Alvarado, University of Utah
10:15 – 11:15 Applying for and Getting a Grant
Tony Carter, NIH
Erich Jarvis, Duke University
L. Rene Garcia, Texas A&M University
11:15 – 11:45 The Tenure Process
Mike Doyle, University of Maryland
David Burgess, Boston College
1:00 – 2:00 Teaching
Mike Summers, University of Maryland
Andrea Morris, Haverford College
Ian Shipsey, Purdue University
2:00 – 3:00 Non-academic Careers: NIH Intramural Program, Industry, Law, Science Writing
Carole Bewley, NIH
Alison Davis, NIH Contractor
Edwin Flores, Chalker Flores, LLC
Ernest Márquez, NIH
3:00 – 4:00 Balancing Research/Teaching/Family/Other Commitments
Sally Kornbluth, Duke University
Ahna Skop, University of Wisconsin
Alejandro Sanchez Alvarado, University of Utah
4:00 – 4:30 Wrap-up