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Office of the Faculty Dean of Academic Affairs |
Tracks, appointments,
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SCHOLARSHIP/RESEARCH Appointment,
reappointment, promotion, and tenure in the Research Scholar and Clinical
Scholar tracks require a significant and excellent program of scholarship and
research accomplishment. It is
the responsibility of individual faculty members, in consultation with their
departmentals chairs and section chiefs, to develop such a program. The following links may be helpful in
this respect. From
Biological Sciences Division and the University: Introduction to
the Biological Sciences Division for New Faculty Grant application
help: faculty and others with experience on grant application review
committees who have volunteered to help other faculty with their grant
applications General Clinical Research Center Biostatistics
Consulting/Laboratory: for biostatistical, epidemiological, and health
services expertise Institutional review board (human
subjects) Institutional animal care and use Radioisotopes and radioactive drugs Office of Shared Research Facilities:
18 core facilities, from biostatistics to transgenic/ES cell technology,
available to academic researchers of the Biological Sciences Division. Instruction
in using the library, electronic journal access, electronic searching, etc. John Crerar Library: housing
collections in the medical and natural sciences Instruction in computer
graphics techniques, website development, PDFs, Photoshop, online access, and
other electronic techniques
[this is in conjunction with the Chalk educational website, but
nonetheless may have value beyond Chalk] The Digital Media Lab (a
core facility) Digital media support and
consulting, video conferencing, webcasting and video streaming BSD Information Services (BSD
support for computing) Online
telephone/email directory From
outside Biological Sciences Division and the University: Guide to
Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty webpage ,
download entire
book as PDF, or download selected
portions. Howard Hughes
Medical Institute. Lab
Dynamics, by Cohen and Cohen.
Cold Spring Harbor Lab Press book for scientists on how to deal with
peers, supervisors, and staff. At
the Helm: A Laboratory Navigator, by Kathy Barker. Also a website.
Faculty Professional
Development website of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. [The following are repeated from this site] Establishing Your
Lab Download PowerPoint presentation in which Bob Doms, Chair of
Microbiology in the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine offers
junior faculty advice on getting up to speed quickly on the tenure track. Funding for
junior investigators, climbing onto the funding bandwagon Powerpoint in
which Mark Tykocinski provides advice on finding funding for the first time.
Suggests not starting with K awards. Offers several grantsmanship tips. Funding in
Clinical Investigation
Powerpoint in which Jacqueline French, Professor in Penn's Department
of Neurology, offers guidance for junior investigators seeking funding for
clinical investigartion. Grant-writing manual,
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine PDF of nformation on the NIH review process, the anatomy of
an NIH grant, resources to support grant-writers, budgeting, and more. Manual
is maintained and regularly updates by the Office of the Vice Dean for
Research and Researach Training and by the Office of Research Program
Development. Guidelines for reviewing R01
grant appliations. Guidelines that the Center for Scientific Review at
the NIH provides to reviewers who draft the preliminary critiques of R01s. Lab
Management Download
PowerPoint slide
show on effective lab management for PIs by Kathy Barker, author of At the
Helm, A Laboratory Navigator Lab management,
six common mistakes Article
from The Scientist in which Vivien Casagrande,Professor of Cell Biology and
Psychology at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, lists common
mistakes in lab management style that she and her colleagues have encountered. Lab meetings,
conducting effective Advice
for principal investigators on making the best use of lab meetings as
opportunities for lab members to hone their science and experimental detail
as well as polish their prsentation skills. From Women in Cell Biology
newsletter. Mock study section, videotape
of Produced by the NIH
Center for Scientific Review, this video shows a mock study section meeting
to provide an inside look at how NIH grant applications are reviewed for
scientific and technical merit. The video shows how outside experts assess
applications and how review meetings are conducted to ensure fairness. The
video also includes information on what applicants can do to improve the
chances their applications will receive a positive review. Protocol for
Collaboration and Authorship
Offers guidance on reconciling the conflict between academic
competition and the need to collaborate and share reagents. From Women in
Cell Biology newsletter. R01s, How to prepare
On-line tutorial on preparing RO1 grant applications. Developed by the NIH,
NIAID, especially useful to new biomedical researchers. Science
of Scientific Writing
Videotape of Judith Swan, Ph.D., Princeton University Writing Program
describing principles for constructing clear sentences. Science, Need
for interpersonal and management skills in... "Scientists are
typically well trained in the technologies and academic subjects of their
discipline. However, they are missing a set of skills which handicaps them
both in academic and for-profit environments. These are the interpersonal,
social and organizational skills needed to practice science in a social
context. They include conflict management and negotiation skills, working in
and managing teams, understanding and working within complex scientific
organizations, and communication skills." Scientific
misconduct, preventing in others
Article stresses the importance of letting your staff and partners
know that you personally verify data and any corrections, following up and
doing it, and letting others see you doing it. From Women in Cell Biology
newsletter. Scientific
Writing Made Clear Videotape
in which Judith Swan, Ph.D., Princeton University Writing Program, shows how
to create cohesion among sentences. Translational
research, finding funding for as a junior investigator Powerpoint on sources of funding in
translational research. Tips on writing various standard sections of grants. |