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2008 Research Fellows Poster Celebration


When: Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Time: 4:00-6:00 pm
Place: Under the Bulfinch Tent (Main Campus)

Congratulations to the Award Recipients!


Click here to view list of award recipients
Click here for Abstract Book
Click here to view event flyer

Lab Management Workshop for Research Faculty


When to Ask for Help: The EAP as Your Partners in Lab Management
Speaker: Lisa Goss, MSW, LICSW
Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Time: noon to 1:30 pm

Professional Development for Researchers -

Career Panel Discussion: Finding Your First Academic Job

Wednesday, June 18, 2008
3:30-5:30
Simches Research Building, Large Conference Room, 3.110

Panel Members:
Michelle Dawson, PhD
Xuanhong Cheng, PhD
Jeffrey Karp, PhD
Rox Anderson, MD
Robert Kingston, PhD

Links to view Agenda and slides
Agenda and Biosketches
Dr. Kingston's slides
Dr. Dawson's slides
Dr. Karp's slides

ORCD Mentored Lunch Series

An opportunity for informal conversations between senior research faculty Mentors and junior research faculty from different departments. Bring questions and topics of discussion.

Dates offered:
Monday, April 21, 2008
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008


Poster Making Tips for Large-Format Posters
Featuring: Beth Beighlie, Harvard Medical School Information Technology Department
Date: May 15, 2008
Link to Handouts and Slides

The Relaxatiom Response: How to Counteract the Harmful Effects of Stress Speaker: Herbert Benson, MD, Founder and Director Emeritus, Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine
Date: March 5, 2008

Grant-Writing Workshop - Pilot
Speaker: Carol Winkleman, Grant-writing consultant
Date: September 24-25, 2007

Grant-Writing Workshop
Speakers: Dennis Brown, PhD, Kristin White, PhD and Susan Slaugenhaupt, PhD
Writing Consultant: Carol Winkelman
Date: February 4-5, 2008

Click here for the Workshop Agenda

Click on links below to view presentations:
Dr. Dennis Brown
Dr. Kristin White
Dr. Susan Slaugenhaupt

Funding Through Innovation: The Licensing Office as your Partner -

Speaker: Frances Toneguzzo, PhD, Director, Partners Research Ventures & Licensing
Date: Thursday, February 28, 2008
Click here to view slides.

Reception -

NIH Pathway to Independence Grant
Honorees: Galit Alter, PhD, Pamela McMahon, PhD, Zdravka Medarova, PhD, Bakhos Tannous, PhD, B. Hyle Park, PhD, Thorsten Mempel, MD, PhD
Date: October 12, 2007

Lunchtime Seminar for Postdoctoral Researchers -

Image Manipulation in Scientific Research: Is an Image Still Worth 1,000 Words?
Speaker: Dennis Brown, PhD
Associate Chief for Research Affairs, MGH Nephrology Division
Director, MGH Program in Membrane Biology
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Date: October 15, 2007

Postdoc Guidelines Information Session for MGH Research Fellows -
Speaker: Ann M. Skoczenski, PhD
Program Manager, Office for Research Career Development
Lisa Goss, MSW, LICSW, CEAP
Employee Assistance Consultant, Partners Employee Assistance Program
Date: November 28, 2007

Panel Discussions on Research Careers -

Beyond Academic: Careers in Biomedical Industry
Panelists: Joan Butterton, MD, Associate Director, Clinical Pharmacology, Merck
  Brian Cali, PhD, Vice President for Program Management, Microbia
  Doug Cole, MD, General Partners, Flagship Ventures
  Nicolas Solban, PhD, Scientist, Acceleron Pharma
Date: November 16, 2007

MGPA Seminar Series -

Grant Finding/Writing Seminar & Discussion
Speakers: Tayyaba Hasan, PhD, Professor of Dermatology
Kay Ryan, Director, Clinical Research Operations
Pembe Hande Ozdinler, PhD, Instructor in Surgery
Janet Hall, MD, Professor of Medicine
Dennis Brown, PhD, Professor of Medicine
Date: January 29 & 31, 2008

Click here to view Dr. Tayyaba Hasan's slides.


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