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November 17, 2006

Center for Faculty Development and Diversity Office for Postdoctoral Careers. Postdoctoral Research Fellow Luncheon. Caroline Rotondi Administrative Director Office for Postdoctoral Careers (OPC) Center for Faculty Development & Diversity. November 17, 2006.

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November 17, 2006

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  1. Center for Faculty Development and DiversityOffice for Postdoctoral Careers Postdoctoral Research Fellow Luncheon Caroline Rotondi Administrative Director Office for Postdoctoral Careers (OPC) Center for Faculty Development & Diversity November 17, 2006

  2. Center for Faculty Development and DiversityOffice for Postdoctoral Careers OPC Announcements & Updates: • Sign up for OPC Email Distribution List! • Simply email  • BWHPostdocCareers@Partners.org • with subscribe in the subject field

  3. Center for Faculty Development and DiversityOffice for Postdoctoral Careers OPC Weekly Email: • Feedback wanted! • What do you find helpful? • What could be improved or changed? • What else would you like to see included? • Is everything applicable to postdocs?

  4. Center for Faculty Development and DiversityOffice for Postdoctoral Careers The ROC wants you ! The ROC wants postdoc concerns to be represented and considered as policies and programs are developed, and would like two postdoc representatives on the committee. What is the ROC ? The BWH Biomedical Research Institute (BRI) is governed by the Research Oversight Committee (ROC) which is made up of department representatives, BRI Center and Program Co-Chairs, and the BRI Executive Committee. The ROC was established to foster transparency and accountability in the decision making process for the research enterprise and to plan new strategic initiatives.

  5. Center for Faculty Development and DiversityOffice for Postdoctoral Careers Why Volunteer ? • Participate in discussions and promote the interests of the postdoc community within the BRI- Report back to the postdoc community on items of interest • What’s Expected ? • Both postdoc representatives would be expected to attend every monthly ROC meeting (Thursdays 7:30–9:00 am) however, if both cannot attend, at minimum one should attendHow will we choose two postdocs ? • BWH postdocs will nominate and vote- OPC will facilitate process viasolicitation of nominees via emailcollecting votes via anonymous web survey Does this sound like a good plan ?

  6. Center for Faculty Development and DiversityOffice for Postdoctoral Careers Office for Postdoc Careers – Upcoming Events: 11/21/06Demystifying Green Cards &Visa Issues – Claire Ayer, PIO12/8/06Grant Writing Workshop - topics and speakers will include; Starter and Foundation Grants - Paul Allen, MD, PhDK-awards - Rebecca Baron, MD and Matthew Layne, PhDR01 Grants – Karl Munger, PhDWhat Happens to the Grant at the NIH - Rong Tian, PhDResponding to the Pink Sheet - Julie Buring, ScDInfoEd - Scott McNeal 12/15/06Professional Pathways Program: Teaching at the College LevelDidem Vardar Ulu, Ph.D. - PostdocLuncheon FOR INFORMATION & REGISTRATION – VISIT BWH INTERNETCALENDAR

  7. Center for Faculty Development and DiversityOffice for Postdoctoral Careers Office for Women’s Careers – Upcoming Events: 11/30/06 Internal Glass Ceilings: Obstacles to Work and Motherhood Nancy Chodorow, Ph.D. Visiting Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School One Brigham Circle, 4-002B, BWH 12:00 - 1:30pm Please RSVP for lunch via BWH calendar 12/19/06Can We Connect Across the River? Evelynn Hammonds, Ph.D. Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity, Harvard University Enders Auditorium, Children’s Hospital Boston 12:00 - 1:30pm Please RSVP for lunch via BWH calendar FOR INFORMATION & REGISTRATION – VISIT BWH INTERNETCALENDAR

  8. Center for Faculty Development and DiversityOffice for Postdoctoral Careers BWH Event Calendar: http://www.brighamandwomens.orgHealth Information  Classes and Programs  List Events

  9. Faculty Research Forum "Notch Signaling: The View From Atomic Resolution to Clinical Trials” Jon Aster, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Pathology-BWH Steve Blacklow, M.D., Ph.D.Department of Pathology-BWH Tuesday, November 28, 2006 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Bornstein Amphitheater Open to All Researchers

  10. Center for Faculty Development and DiversityOffice for Postdoctoral Careers STEM CELL, REGENERATIVE MEDICINE AND TISSUE ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER Upcoming Events for Postdocs: 11/21/06 Demystifying Green Cards &Visa Issues – Claire Ayer, PIO 12/8/06 Grant Writing Workshop - Paul Allen, MD, PhD, Rebecca Baron, MD, Julie Buring, ScD, Matthew Layne, PhD, Ruth Ruprecht, MD, PhD and Rong Tian, PhD 12/15/06 Professional Pathways Program: Teaching at the College LevelDidem Vardar Ulu, Ph.D. - PostdocLuncheon FOR MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION – VISIT BWH INTERNET http://www.brighamandwomens.org/view/viewEvents.aspx?audience=1 SAVE THE DATE Technology and Regenerative Medicine Symposium December 13, 2006 4:00 pm – 6:30 pm Harvard Institutes of Medicine 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur HIM Lecture Room Details regarding the speakers and format will be coming soon!

  11. Center for Faculty Development and DiversityOffice for Postdoctoral Careers NIH Loan Repayment Programs: • As of Friday, September 1, 2006, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has been accepting applications for its five Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) for Fiscal Year 2007. • Clinical Research LRP • Clinical Research LRP for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds • Contraception and Infertility Research LRP • Health Disparities LRP • Pediatric Research LRP • Deadline: December 1, 2006 • repay up to $35,000 annually of the qualified educational debt of health professionals pursuing careers in biomedical and behavioral research • applicants must possess a doctoral-level degree, devote 50% or more of their time to research funded by a domestic non-profit organization or government entity (Federal, state, or local), and have educational loan debt equal to or exceeding 20% of their institutional base salary. Applicants must also be U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or U.S. nationals to be eligible. • Online application, program information, and other assistance are at http://www.lrp.nih.gov

  12. Center for Faculty Development and DiversityOffice for Postdoctoral Careers Retirement Savings: Representatives available onsite outside BWH Cafeteria to explain more about tax deferred retirement savings. Fidelity Dec 4 TIAA-CREF Dec 8 VALIC Nov 28, 30 and Dec 7, 11, 14, 19, 21 …and by calling toll free phone numbers; Fidelity: 800-642-7131 TIAA-CREF: 800-842-2004 VALIC: 978-270-7705

  13. Center for Faculty Development and DiversityOffice for Postdoctoral Careers Welcome! Kamil L. Ekinci, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorAerospace and Mechanical EngineeringBoston UniversityNanotechnology 101 Nanotechnology is emerging as the central technology of the 21st century. It derives its power from the unique and useful properties of devices and structures engineered at tiny length scales — approaching the dimensions of a single atom. Learn about the basics, future prospects and challenges in this rapidly developing field.

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