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Weekly Information (Index of Events, Call for Abstracts, Fellowships, etc.)
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This week's OFT seminars:
*M 4/7: ESL Program Spring '08 Semester begins this week
*T 4/8: OFT New Fellows' Orientation, Enders 8th floor conference room (EN 844), 3:30-5:00pm
*F 4/11: OFT Fellows' International Dinner - what will you bring?, Karp 7 Atrium, 4:30-5:30pm
*F 4/11: Deadline to register online for the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) annual meeting, to be held in Longwood Medical Area (4/25-27)
Call for fellowship proposals:
*T 4/22: Children's Hospital Boston Houseofficer Development Award: Empirical, Clinical & Community Projects deadline
OFT seminars week of M 4/14 and M 4/21:
*Th 4/17: Write for the Job: written communication for fellows seeking positions, Byers A/B, 1:30-2:45pm
*F 4/18: OFT Basic Science Journal Club: "Erythropoietin protects the central nervous system during prolonged hypothermic circulatory arrests...," Karp 8 conference room, 12:30-1:30pm
*T 4/22: OFT Luncheon and networking discussion on balancing career and family: "Grant Writing for Fellows: Practical Tips for Obtaining Independent Funding," Karp 9 conference room, 12:00-1:30pm
*F 4/25-Su 4/27: National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) annual meeting, Joseph B. Martin Conference Center (at Harvard Medical) - online registration closes THIS FRIDAY, April 11th.
Recent notices from inside Children's:
*4/8-16: Biostats Course: Statistics for Small Sample Size Studies - from the Clinical Research Program
*W 4/9: The Clinical Research Program (CRP) will move its offices from 333 Longwood to the 2nd and 3rd floors of 21 Autumn Street. The CRP's new phone number will be 857-218-4720.
*Th 4/10: Stem Cell Program Lecture: Cellular Origin and Signals Specifying the Developmental Fate of Adipocytes: Linking Stem Cell Research to Current Obesity Epidemics, led by Yu-Hua Tseng with host Len Zon, M.D., Enders Auditorium, 1-2pm
*M 4/14: Stem Cell Program Lecture: An Epigenetic Switch Required for Vertebrate Neural Stem Cell-to-Postmitotic Development, led by Jiang Wu with host Len Zon, M.D., Enders Auditorium, 10-11am
*F 5/7: Management Grand Rounds with Robert Wasserman, MPH: Defining and Developing Centers of Excellence
*5/8-29: Intro to Statistical Genetics
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Recent notices from outside of Children's:
*Children's fellows are affiliate members of the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) because the Office of Fellowship Training is a sustaining member. NPA members now receive a 15% discount on annual subscriptions to Current Protocols, the leading source for peer-reviewed, lab- tested protocols.
* A recently published document that comes out of HMS:
"A Broken Pipeline? Flat Funding of the NIH Puts a Generation of Science at Risk" .
* A March 2008, article in Academic Medicine describes how institutions can help support research mentorship.
* Biology tutors are being sought for high school students studying for the college biology entrance exam (SAT's).
*W 4/9 deadline: Red Book spring invitational fellowship/grant opportunities for junior faculty and research fellows
*Th 4/17: HMS Alliance Recruitment Weekend - Dean and Faculty Welcome Reception: Come meet our prospective minority students who are eager to learn more about our trainee and faculty community at HMS
*Th 4/24: Symposium on Diversity in medical research: The science and politics of "inclusion" in clinical trials and the impact on translational research
* Th 4/24: Web Seminar: Creating Equity Reports: A Guide for Hospitals
*F 4/25-Su 4/27: National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) annual meeting to be held at HMS Conference Center
* W 4/30 deadline for intent to submit an application: This week, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) announced a new grant program for early career scientists. Through a national competition, HHMI plans invest more than $300 million to as many as 70 early career scientists from various biological and medical scientific disciplines.
* W 4/30 deadline to submit an application: The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is currently accepting applications from recently graduated Ph.D.s for their Science Policy Fellowship.
* M 5/5: Disparities Solutions Center and the MGH Multicultural Affairs Office are co-hosting a film series in 2008 to raise awareness of health disparities and cross-cultural care through the screening of popular and documentary films
*Th 5/8: Why Women Can't Be Doctors" lecture by Monica Green, 4:30-5:30, reception to follow
*M 6/16: Annual Association of American Medical Colleges one-day Orientation at its headquarters in Washington, DC
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