Transcript Office for Post-doctoral Training

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
Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
Office for Postdoctoral Careers
OPC Announcements & Updates:
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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?
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Office 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.
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Office 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 attend
How will we choose two postdocs ?
- BWH postdocs will nominate and vote
- OPC will facilitate process via
solicitation of nominees via email
collecting votes via anonymous web survey
Does this sound like a good plan ?
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Office for Postdoctoral Careers
Office for Postdoc Careers – Upcoming Events:
11/21/06
Demystifying Green Cards & Visa Issues – Claire Ayer, PIO
12/8/06
Grant Writing Workshop - topics and speakers will include;
Starter and Foundation Grants - Paul Allen, MD, PhD
K-awards - Rebecca Baron, MD and Matthew Layne, PhD
R01 Grants – Karl Munger, PhD
What Happens to the Grant at the NIH - Rong Tian, PhD
Responding to the Pink Sheet - Julie Buring, ScD
InfoEd - Scott McNeal
12/15/06
Professional Pathways Program: Teaching at the College Level
Didem Vardar Ulu, Ph.D. - Postdoc Luncheon
FOR INFORMATION & REGISTRATION – VISIT BWH INTERNET CALENDAR
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Office 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
12/19/06 Can 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 INTERNET CALENDAR
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Office for Postdoctoral Careers
BWH Event Calendar:
http://www.brighamandwomens.org
Health Information 
Classes and Programs 
List Events
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
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Office for Postdoctoral Careers
STEM CELL, REGENERATIVE MEDICINE AND TISSUE ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER
Upcoming Events for Postdocs:
SAVE THE DATE
11/21/06
Demystifying Green Cards & Visa Issues – Claire Ayer, PIO
Technology
and
Regenerative
Symposium
12/8/06
Grant Writing
Workshop
- Paul Allen, Medicine
MD, PhD, Rebecca
Baron, MD,
Julie Buring, ScD,December
Matthew Layne,13,
PhD,2006
Ruth Ruprecht, MD, PhD
and Rong Tian, PhD
4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
12/15/06
Professional Pathways Program: Teaching at the College Level
Didem Vardar Ulu, Ph.D. - Postdoc Luncheon
Harvard Institutes of Medicine
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur
FOR MORE INFORMATIONHIM
ANDLecture
REGISTRATION
Room – VISIT BWH INTERNET
http://www.brighamandwomens.org/view/viewEvents.aspx?audience=1
Details regarding the speakers and format will be coming soon!
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Office 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.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Clinical Research LRP
Clinical Research LRP for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
Contraception and Infertility Research LRP
Health Disparities LRP
Pediatric Research LRP
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Deadline: December 1, 2006
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repay up to $35,000 annually of the qualified educational debt of health professionals
pursuing careers in biomedical and behavioral research
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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.
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Online application, program information, and other assistance are at
http://www.lrp.nih.gov
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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:
TIAA-CREF:
VALIC:
800-642-7131
800-842-2004
978-270-7705
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Office for Postdoctoral Careers
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