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Program:
Research Series
Date:
November 7, 2023
K awards, or the NIH’s Mentored Career Development Awards, are the NIH’s most common mechanism for supporting early career investigators. View this session to hear Pitt faculty with extensive study section experience review applications as part of a mock K study section. This session, led by Michael Gold, allowed participants to not only observe what a study section is like, but to also receive inside information regarding the study section review process.
Program:
Career Development Series
Date:
October 31, 2023
If you love writing and want to find a way to combine that strength with your scientific background, then this session is for you! We heard from a panel of PhD alumni who work in diverse fields, including medical writing, scientific writing, and regulatory writing, in environments ranging from companies to freelance. What does a "day in the life of" look like, how do they use their PhD background to give them an edge, and what recommendations do they have for those who want to enter these fields? These questions were covered in this interactive session.
Program:
Research Series
Date:
October 26, 2023
The K99/R00, or "Pathway to Independence" award, helps trainees transition from a mentored postdoctoral research position to an independent research position. Applicants do not have to be US citizens or permanent residents, making this a popular funding mechanism for trainees. Because of the complexity of the application process, this standalone session was developed to help you learn how to successfully write one by learning from those who have already done so! Dr. Escobar-Viera provided an overview of the K99/R00 application. Panelists spoke about their own experiences in writing successful applications and shared how they personalized different sections to showcase their individual strengths and future research goals.
Program:
Essential Skills Series
Date:
October 9, 2023
Optimize your success as a trainee by developing the skills necessary for decreasing stress and promoting personal wellness! View this three-session, evidence-based series that focuses on self-care with a cohort of your peers and led by Dr. Laura J. Dietz, a licensed clinical psychologist and associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh. This program was developed in 2020 through a Forge Your Own Path grant from the University and piloted with graduate students in SHRS.
Program:
Research Series
Date:
September 11, 2023
Mentored Career Development Awards (also known as "K Awards") are the National Institute of Health's (NIH) primary grant mechanisms for supporting new and mid-career investigators, and are a key step in any researcher's career. In this session, Dr. Roberts provided an overview of the application process including review criteria, described the range of K awards, and then shared step-by-step instructions on how to prepare an outstanding and successful K application!
Program:
Career Development Series
Date:
August 30, 2023
This session provided information about the free on-campus and online programming and certification program designed to help develop the skills needed for a professional career in STEM. The University of Pittsburgh is one of over 40 higher education institutions that partner with the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) to provide professional development to STEM graduate students, postdocs, and new faculty.
Program:
Essential Skills Series
Date:
August 24, 2023
All postdocs in the schools of the health sciences attend an Orientation to Career Development seminar within the first three months of their training and are introduced to Pitt’s unique model of career development, that is, A Developmental Approach to Professional Training (ADAPT). This overview of career development resources was designed as a refresher that covered the vast career development resources at your disposal and provided an opportunity for the group to discuss their career development challenges, opportunities, and plans with fellow postdocs.
Program:
Alumni Interview Series
Date:
May 10, 2023
Chantele Mitchell-Miland, PhD, MPH, (School of Medicine, Dept. of Medicine) conducted an informational interview with former Pitt graduate student, Tamala Gondwe, PhD, MPH, now an Epidemiologist at the Pennsylvania Department of Health. View this session to learn about her journey and her career!
Program:
Research Series
Date:
May 9, 2023
Key pilot data are the foundation of your next poster, grant proposal, paper, and independent research career. What are the different ways to approach collecting this critical information? How do you ensure that you are successfully collecting key pilot data that will lead to future successes and a stable, long-term research career? What are the pitfalls that you need to steer clear of? View this session to hear from Pitt faculty who are successfully navigating the same challenges that you face, and learn tips and tricks that you can apply in your own labs.
Program:
Career Development Series
Date:
May 2, 2023
Did you know that being a faculty member is about more than just doing your own, independent research? View this information session to learn foundational knowledge about what being a faculty member is all about, the different types of faculty positions, the different responsibilities that feed into the role, and the importance of institution type when considering a career in academia. April Dukes, PhD, coordinator for Pitt’s Center for Integrating Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL), whose expertise is in training the next generation of faculty, facilitated this session and answered questions.