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This series is sponsored by the Office of Fellowship Training (OFT), and based on a model developed by Drs. Lydia Shrier and Jenifer Lightdale, who host a Faculty Career and Family Network Luncheon Series. The program includes a series of informal networking lunches, addressing those balancing a career in academic medicine and family life. Co-chairs work together to plan the monthly meetings, whether it be an informal discussion or inviting a speaker. The information that fellows share with the OFT is used to encourage constructive changes at Children's Hospital Boston.
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Fellows' Family Outing
Apple Picking
Sunday, October 11, 2009, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Shelburne Farm, 106 West Acton Road, Stow, MA 01775, tel. (978) 897-9287
Shelburne Farm has apple picking, pony rides, hay for children to jump in, an inflatable "moon bounce," and miniature tractors for toddlers and preschoolers. They also have a general store where you can buy candied apples and many other items.
All Fellows from all Departments and your families are invited
Sponsored by the Office of Fellowship Training
E-mail Office of Fellowship Training and let us know you're coming!
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"Career Progression and Life Management," formerly "Fellows Career and Family 2009-10 Network Luncheon Series"
- Jason Dearling, PhD, Research Instructor, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, and Clare Mehta, PhD, Research Fellow, Division of Adolescent Medicine, (a developmental psychologist by training) will chair for the fellows 2009-10.
- Dates for Fellows Career and Family Network Luncheon:
2009-10 academic year dates (all Tuesdays, 12:15-1:45, including lunch in Karp 9 conference room, unless otherwise noted):
Sept. 8: "Hormonal behavioral influences in the workplace," led by Jason Dearling, Ph.D., Research Instructor, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Children?s Hospital, Boston and Harvard Medical School and "Navigating Venus and Mars: Effective Cross-Gender Communication at Work and at Home," led by Clare M. Mehta, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston
Thurs., Oct. 29, NOTE TIME 12:00-1:00pm: Michael Rich, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Center on Media and Child Health, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, "Raising Healthy, Successful Children in a Media-Saturated World"
Nov. 24: Ross Greene, PhD, Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and author of "The Explosive Child" and "Lost at School" and originator of the Collaborative Problem Solving approach, will speak on "Challenging Behavior as a Developmental Delay: Implications for Assessment and Treatment" (ref.: Dr. Ross' web site, "Lives in the Balance") in Folkman Auditorium (formerly Enders Auditorium), Enders Building - co-sponsored by the Office of Faculty Development and Children's Hospital Library
Dec. 8: panel discussion: "When should I have kids?"
We will listen to the couple presentation of faculty members Leonard Zon, MD, Director of Stem Cell Research and Lynda Schneider, MD, Director of the Allergy Program; the couple presentation of faculty members Martha Sola-Visner, MD, Neonatologist and Gary Visner, DO, Pulmonary Division; the couple presentation of postdoctoral research fellow Aruna Ramachandran, PhD, Department of Urology, and her husband Noman Siddiqi, who is Director of the BL3 (biosafety lab) facility at the Harvard School of Public Health (previously a postdoc at HSPH); and the couple presentation of staff scientist (postdoctoral research fellow) Jia-Ren Liu, MD, PhD and research technician Xiaohui Han, both in the Department of Anesthesia, Perioperative & Pain Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston.
+ list of activities to do with families during the holidays
Jan. 12: Jamie Singer (OSP) and funded fellows
Fri., Feb. 26: Mark Schuster, MD, PhD, William Berenberg Professor of Pediatrics, Chief, Division of General Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Boston, co-author of ?Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (but were afraid they'd ask)? Enders Auditorium - co-sponsored by the Office of Faculty Development
To register for a meeting, e-mail Clare Mehta
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| 2008-09 Chairs, Eduardo Abreu, PhD & Jayoung Kim, PhD, Fellows' Luncheon & networking discussion on balancing career & family |
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The "Fellows' networking on balancing career and family" forum is for
Posting questions
Posting baby gear to sell/exchange
Finding and adding to lists of family-friendly restaurants and fun activities
Accessing minutes from previous meetings of the "Fellows' luncheon and networking discussion on balancing career and family" with detailed notes
Finding references for local child care providers
and your other concerns regarding balancing career and family
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Fellows' networking on balancing career and family forum
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HMS Academic Careers and CV's 2006: Applying for Asst Prof Positions at Research Universities
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Information for family activities
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The Children's Museum and other Boston discounts (pdf flyer)
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Local Sources for Career Development
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Several topics on balancing work and family
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What to do during Christmas holidays in New England: Activities for Families or Fellows Who are Here Alone
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Employee Information and Assistance Plan (EAP): Kathleen Greer Associates (KGA): Login Information: Username: chb; Password: 9557
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Summary of 2006-07: What have we learned, and where can we go from here?, a presentation by Xiaojin Liu, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Neurobiology and co-host of the 2006-07 Luncheon and Networking Discussion on Balancing Career and Family
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"Sleep: Parents and Their Children," a presentation by Neal Rojas, M.D.
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2007-08
Sept. 25: The agenda of the first meeting was "Setting the agenda for the upcoming year: Come share your concerns and ideas on balancing career and family"
Oct. 23: The agenda of the second meeting was "Individual Development Plan (IDP) for postdoctoral fellows: Let's start with mentoring"
Nov. 20: For the third meeting, Diane Bielenberg Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Vascular Biology Program discussed her experience and strategies in balancing a career in academia and family life.
Dec. 18: For the fourth meeting, Dr. Cecilia Fernandez, Research Scientist, Predictive Biosciences spoke on "From Big Pharma to Small Start-up: My Experience Working in the Industry."
Jan. 22: For the fifth meeting, Wendi Desai Yajnik, Ph.D., Associate Director,
Corporate Sponsored Research and Licensing, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. spoke on "Balancing work and family in alternative careers: Perspective of a career in Corporate Sponsored Research and Licensing."
Feb. 26: For the sixth meeting, Sandra L. Fenwick, Chief Operating Officer, addressed the fellows and lead a discussion in what makes Children's a place where postdocs can excel
March 27: For the seventh meeting, the topic was Benefits & Resources Available to Fellows at Children's Hospital Boston, seguing from the February meeting.
Guest speakers:
Ms. Nan Maley, R.N., Kathleen Green Associates (KGA), providers of the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at Children's
Ms. Sanchita Sengupta, Human Resources Generalist for Research, Children's Hospital Boston
Ms. Gail Robinson, Senior Immigration Specialist, Office of General Counsel, Children's Hospital Boston
April 22: For the eighth meeting, the topic was Grant Writing for Fellows: Practical Tips for Obtaining Independent Funding
Guest speakers:
Charles Thodeti, Ph.D. (Instructor), Recipient of American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant
Samir Koirala, Ph.D.(Research Fellow), Recipient of Postdoctoral Fellowship
Lauren Logsdon, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Fellow), Recipient of NRSA Fellowship
Sarah Schmidt (Financial Coordinator)
May 20: For the ninth meeting, the topic was Alternate Paths in Science: Certificate programs for Careers in Research Administration, Health Management
Guest speakers:
Dr. Judith Marley, Dean of Graduate and Professional Programs and
Dr. Ellen Sweeney, Associate Dean Graduate and Professional Programs
Emmanuel College, Boston
June 10: For the tenth and final meeting, the topic was "Building Your Financial Future" with subtopics "Starting Investing: What you need to know," "Starting College Savings Accounts," "Financial Planning to Buy a House," and "Retirement Savings"
Guest speaker:
Kimberly Riggs, Financial Advisor
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
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Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)'s Individual Development Plan (IDP) for Postdoctoral Fellows
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Slide show on Mentoring and IDP's by Roopali Roy, PhD; Parul Sharma, PhD; and Akash Patnaik, MD
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Sample Annual Review for IDP's
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Article: "Selecting a Lab"
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Wendi Desai Yajnik, Ph.D., Associate Director, Corporate Sponsored Research and Licensing, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. spoke on January 22, 2008 on "Balancing work and family in alternative careers: Perspective of a career in Corporate Sponsored Research and Licensing."
Wendi gives two web sites as references from her talk:
Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) and
Massachusetts Association of Technology Transfer Offices (MATTO)
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Four guest speakers spoke on April 22, 2008 on "Grant Writing for Fellows: Practical Tips for Obtaining Independent Funding."
Roopali Roy and Parul Sharma have offered to post the slides from their talk as has Sarah Schmidt, Financial Coordinator (Vascular Biology):
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Grant Writing for fellows: Practical Tips for Obtaining Independent Funding, by Roopali Roy and Parul Sharma
Funding Search, by Sarah Schmidt, Financial Coordinator (Vascular Biology)
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"Fellows Career and Family 2008-09 Network Luncheon Series"
- Eduardo Abreu, Ph.D. (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Orthopaedic Surgery) and Jaeyoung "Jay" Kim (Instructor, Urology Research) chaired for the fellows 2008-09.
June 9th was the last meeting for 2008-09:
TOPIC: Joyce Bischoff, PhD spoke on the balance between career and family for women scientists.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
12:15-1:45pm
Karp 9th floor Conference Room
Lunch will be provided
- Dates for Fellows Career and Family Network Luncheon:
2008-09 academic year dates (all Tuesdays, 12-1:30, including lunch):
September 29 (NOTE: Monday): Setting the agenda for the upcoming year: Come share your concerns and ideas on balancing career and family
October 14: Aruna Ramachandran, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Urology at Children's spoke about her experience being a successful scientist and the mother of a toddler and infant twins and Jessica Tytell, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Pathology at Children's spoke about her experience being a successful scientist and the mother of a toddler and an infant.
November 4: Catherine Chia-Chi Chen, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Children's will speak about her career path as a surgeon while being the mother of three young children.
December 9: George Q. Daley, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital Boston: "Physician-Scientist Careers in the 21st Century"
- 2009 dates - all Tuesdays in the Karp 9 conference room NOTE TIME CHANGE: 12:15-1:45pm unless otherwise noted:
CANCELLED: January 20: Joyce E. Bischoff, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Vascular Biology, Children's - The balance between career and family for women scientists
Friday, February 6, 12:00-1:00pm: Shuk-mei Ho, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati Medical School will speak. She is known as a motivational speaker on minority women in science and on work-family balance. This event will be co-sponsored with the Office of Faculty Development.
Friday, February 13, 1:15-1:45pm: Special breakout session for members of OFT career-family balance networking luncheon in Byers A/B after the 12noon seminar: Motherhood, the Elephant in the Laboratory: Women Scientists Speak Out: Editor Emily Monosson and author Aviva Brecher will be two of the presenting panelist contributors to this book of essays by women scientists of all ages. This event will be co-sponsored with the Office of Faculty Development.
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- March 17: Rosalyn Mare Adam, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, Children's - How to be a successful PhD scientist in the hospital environment. She will suggest a win-win game plan between clinicians and basic scientists.
Wednesday, April 29: Diane Bielenberg, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Vascular Biology, Children's and Zhe Li, PhD, Instructor, Genetics Division, Brigham and Women's - "Climbing the academic ladder and its impact on our families."
May 12: Career-Family Balance: Lessons Learned We will summarize what we learned in 2008-2009 regarding balancing career and family - in our meetings, and your suggestions. We will also plan a family outdoor activity. Please come and discuss your thoughts.
June 9: Joyce E. Bischoff, PhD, Associate Professor, Division of Vascular Biology, Children's - The balance between career and family for women scientists
The Office of Fellowship Training (OFT) is sponsoring this luncheon series, an innovative model developed by Drs. Lydia Shrier and Jenifer Lightdale. The program includes a series of informal networking lunches, addressing those balancing a career in academic medicine and family life. This is an open invitation to all fellows who are parenting or have other competing family and career concerns. Please come and plan to participate. Lunch is provided. The information that fellows share with the OFT will be used to encourage constructive changes at Children's Hospital.
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On October 14, 2008, Aruna Ramachandran, PhD (mother of a toddler and infant twins, and awardee of the OFT Postdoctoral Career Development Fellowship award for 2008) and Jessica Tytell, PhD (mother of a toddler and an infant), gave a panel presentation on being scientists with young children.
Jessica shares some tips with other fellows:
childcare cost
childcare availability
childcare drop-off and pick-up (time at work)
pumping room
when your children are sick
ask husband (spouse/partner) for help
flexible work hours
community/network
ask coworkers for help
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Aruna shares 9 lessons from a postdoc mom
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Shuk-mei Ho, Ph.D., Jacob G. Schmidlapp Professor and Chair in the Department of Environmental Health at University of Cincinnati Medical Center presented "Family and Work: Setting Your Priorities" at the February 6, 2009 "Luncheon and networking discussion on balancing career and family." Dr. Ho is a mother of three grown children, and a mentor for over 80 students, postdocs, and junior faculty. Following are the tips that she presented at her February 6th presentation:
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Tips from Dr. Shuk-mei Ho's presentation on February 6, 2009
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Motherhood, the Elephant in the Laboratory: Women Scientists Speak Out
Editor Emily Monosson and author Aviva Brecher will be two of the presenting panelist contributors to this book of essays by women scientists of all ages.
We may also have panelists from the Association of MIT Alumnae (AMITA), which is an independent, non-profit group dedicated to promoting alumnae accomplishments and history, maintaining connections among alumnae, and supporting women on campus. The reason for the collaboration is that both motherhood and professional problems and potential solutions may be of current interest to both the fellows at Children's and AMITA.
The book is published by the Cornell University press. Link:
Motherhood, the Elephant in the Laboratory: Women Scientists Speak Out
Dr. Monosson also established and maintains a website with more complete information on the book and personal blogs at ScienceMoms
Several nice reviews of the Motherhood book of essays appeared in
The Scientist
and in
The American Scientist
The Children's Library has two copies of this book and the Office of Fellowship Training has a copy of this book. It is also available at the Harvard Medical Coop.
Friday, February 13, 2009
The seminar was held 12-1pm with a break-out session for members of the OFT career-family balance networking luncheon, 1:15-1:45pm.
Byers A/B conference rooms (Enders building, lobby)
Registration: Office of Fellowship Training
This meeting was recorded in Breeze teleconferencing. This is
the recording URL
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| February 13, 2009 Panel Discussion: Emily Monosson, Aviva Brecher, Joan Baizer, Gayle Zydlewski, and Gina Wesley-Hunt |
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Blog on issues of motherhood in science, by Emily Monosson, editor of Motherhood, the Elephant in the Laboratory: Women Scientists Speak Out
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On April 29, 2009, Diane Bielenberg, PhD, Assistant Professor, Division of Vascular Biology, Children's Hospital Boston, and Zhe Li, PhD, Assistant Professor, Genetics Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital (formerly postdoctoral research fellow, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital Boston), presented as a panel on "Climbing the academic ladder and its impact on our families."
Dr. Zhe Li here lists key bullet points from his talk:
1. For the NIH K99/R00 application, there's NO requirement for green card or US citizenship.
2. Establish and maintain a good relationship with your postdoc mentor.
3. Always try to obtain your own funding, especially fellowship/award/s designed to support senior postdocs.
4. The best time to start to look for academic jobs is summer and fall.
Most of jobs ads coming out in Fall, you can find them through Science or Nature's websites.
5. Once you get a couple of job offers, when you compare each offer (start-up package), make sure you also take into consideration of those "hidden offer/benefits" (e.g., internal funding opportunity, core facilities, other resources).
6. When you write your research plan for job application, start with a long-term plan (i.e., the big picture), then focus on a couple of specific aims that can be achieved in 3-5 years - basically similar to an R01 proposal.
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Slides from "Lesson Learned (2008-09) and Future Directions (2009-10)," by Eduardo Abreu, PhD and Jayoung Kim, PhD
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