Research manuscripts are written to have an impact on the scientific community and to be cited by others. However, there are thousands of research articles published in our respective fields. Is it possible to distinguish one’s research paper by communicating science in a clear and compelling fashion?

Dr. Rafael E. Luna, author of the book, The Art of Scientific Storytelling: Transform Your Research Manuscript with a Step-By-Step Formula, will introduce his Scientific Storytelling method for writing research manuscripts. Through an interactive seminar and writing workshop, Dr. Luna will provide instructions on how to write a scientific manuscript using the structural aspects of storytelling, i.e. dramatic arc, by exploring the logic of narrative craft to catalyze the process of scientific writing.

The Society for Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) invites you to three different events with Dr. Luna on Saturday March 26, 2016 in the Science Center's Main Room:
1. Seminar Presentation from 1:00 - 2:30 PM - giving an overview of implementing the elements of narrative craft into scientific manuscripts (focusing on Biomedical Sciences).
2. Mini-Writing Workshop from 3:00 - 5:30 PM - where participants will submit and peer review their research abstracts with Dr. Luna, using the elements of narrative craft into scientific storytelling. Space Limited.
3. Dinner from 5:45 - 7:30 PM - Space Limited.

Please refer to flyers at the links above for more information and to sign up for events. Registration will be closed on Thursday March 10.

Saturday, March 26, 2016
Science Center Main Room
Sciences Library, Room 315, 201 Thayer Street

Insight Health Data Science Fellows Program Info Session
Interested in a career in data that integrates your passion for the sciences? Come learn about the Insight Health Data Science Fellows Program. Through this fellowship, PhDs and MDs learn to explore health data (genomics, medical records/claims, quantified self, etc.) and build data solutions for biotech, hospitals, pharma and healthcare industries. The program consists of 7 weeks of full-time, tuition-free project-based learning and mentorship. The application deadline for the June 2016 session in Boston is March 31. Information Session is Tuesday, March 1 from 12:00 - 1:00 PM in the Science Center, Sciences Library, 3rd Floor, Room 315, 201 Thayer Street. Please contact Kate_Duggan@brown.edu with questions.

Virtual Career Fair to be held March 2
The Virtual Career Fair (VCF) is a one-day online career fair for PhD & Master’s students, postdocs, and alumni that offers the opportunity to connect with employers. These employers represent a range of career fields (review hiring details here). They are all seeking advanced-degree candidates. This year’s VCF will be on March 2, 2016. Attend the fair from anywhere! Click here for details and to register.

iBiology: Shirley Tilghman on the Biomedical Research Workforce
In a new iBiology video, Dr. Shirley Tilghman, President Emerita of Princeton University, shares her views on the sustainability of the biomedical workforce. She offers several recommendations including increasing transparency of career outcomes for prospective graduate students, diversification in training for multiple careers, reserving the postdoc for those who wish to go on to research careers, increasing postdoctoral pay, and decreasing the ratio of trainees to permanent staff in labs.

Info Session: Insight Health Data Science Fellows Program
See 'Notice' section above for more information. Tuesday, March 1 from 12:00 - 1:00 PM in the Sciences Library, Room 315, 201 Thayer Street.

Cleaning your data with OpenRefine
Do you have messy data? Of course you do. This hands on workshop will teach you how to clean up that crazy dataset and get you back on the road to analysis and publication. The workshop will use the popular open source tool, OpenRefine. Please download and install this free software ahead of time here. Topics covered include: Getting data IN and OUT of OpenRefine; Filtering your data; Finding and clustering like values; Basic pattern matching (a.k.a. regular expressions); Global changes AND rollbacks. Registration is not required. Tuesday, March 1 from 3:00 - 4:30 PM in the Rockefeller Library's Hecker Room, 10 Prospect Street.

Zika Virus: Strategies for Tackling a World Health Emergency
Please join CLACS for "Zika Virus: Strategies for Tackling a World Health Emergency," a panel discussion with Dr. Jannelle Couret (Department of Biological Sciences, URI), Dr. Annie De Groot (CEO of Epivax), Dr. Andrew Mallon (CEO of Calista Therapeutics), and Dr. Alan Rothman (URI). Wednesday, March 2 from 12:00 - 1:00 PM in the Watson Institute's Joukowsky Forum, 111 Thayer Street.

CVs and Cover Letters: Academic Job Search Series (Life and Physical Sciences)
Join this workshop as we cover the essentials of developing targeted and effective CVs and cover letters for the academic job search in the life/physical sciences. Content, style and presentation must get attention to show you are the right candidate for the position! Those looking for faculty or post-doc positions welcome. Thursday, March 3 from 4:30 - 5:30 PM at CareerLAB, 167 Angell Street.

Managing Your Online Identity, part 2
While you can use others’ tools to showcase your scholarship, perhaps the best way to help people find you on the Internet is to own your own part of it. In this workshop, you will create your own website in less than an hour, for free! We will also discuss building sites related to the classes you teach or your individual research projects. Please register here. Tuesday, March 8 from 3:00 - 4:30 PM in the Rockefeller Library's Hecker Room, 10 Prospect Street.

Endnote X7 desktop (basic)
In this session you will learn how to create a library of citations and how to manage all those references that you have been collecting for various projects. At the end you will be able to import references from databases, catalogs, and downloaded PDFs; annotate PDFs; use the Cite While You Write tool to create bibliographies and in-text citations; find and download full text articles with a click of a mouse; and use many of EndNote's other tools to help you manage this vital aspect of scholarship. Attendees are welcome to bring their own laptops, but should first download EndNote X7 from this link. Please register here. Thursday, March 10 from 12:00 - 12:50 PM in the Rockefeller Library's Hecker Room, 10 Prospect Street.

Inclusive Pedagogy
In this workshop, participants will consider questions of diversity and inclusion in relationship to course design and teaching. We will discuss the concepts of implicit bias and stereotype threat as they affect student learning and explore strategies for teaching a diverse student body, including diverse perspectives on your syllabus, and negotiating your position in the classroom in terms of social identity categories. Please register here. Thursday, March 10 from 12:00 - 1:00 PM in the Sheridan Center for Teaching & Learning, 96 Waterman Street.

Webinar: Professional Development for Scientists: Tacit Knowledge and Current Events
Join James Sterling, PhD, Director of the Postdoctoral Professional Master's program at Keck Graduate Institute for a discussion of key information about the life science industry. Dr. Sterling will cover current events and tacit knowledge that can prove extremely helpful when considering a career in the life sciences. Please register here.
Wednesday, April 6, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Location online

Boston Area Mitosis and Meiosis Group 2016 Meeting
This free, one-day ASCB local meeting is designed to bring together local scientists taking different approaches to studying mitosis, meiosis, the cytoskeleton, and the pathogenic consequences of errors in these processes. As in previous years the goal is to have a venue where discussion and collaboration can flourish as cell division aficionados from across New England get together. Dr. Titia de Lange will be the keynote speaker. For more information and to register, visit the event's website.
May 7, 2016
The Whitehead Institute
9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142

NIH 2016 Regional Seminar on Program Funding & Grants Administration
Register now for the 2016 NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration on May 12 & 13, with optional pre-seminar workshops on May 11. This seminar provides a comprehensive overview of the NIH grants process, including policies, on-line tools and resources, the eRA Commons, Peer Review and so much more! Hosted by NIH and HHS Program, Grants Management, Review, and Policy officials, session tracks include topics for administrators, new investigators, and anyone new or with limited experience working with NIH. Early Registration ends Tuesday, March 1, but regular registration will be open through May. Research trainees (postdocs and graduate students) can save an additional $50 with proof of status. For more information and to register, visit the event's website.
May 11-13, 2016
Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel
202 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

Applied Pharmaceutical Toxicology 2016
This event will feature a variety of meetings and speakers on the topics of Discovery Toxiciology and Development Toxiciology. Sessions include Tox Challenges of Cancer Metabolism Pathways; Combined Translational Biomarkers & New In Vitro Models; Stem Cell Therapies and Gene Therapies; In Vivo Translatability/Clinical Translation; and The Microbiome. Early Bird Registration ends March 15 and includes a student rate for graduate students and postdocs. For more information and to register, please visit the event's website.
May 18-20, 2016
Novartis Cambridge Campus,
250 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139

Managing Science in the Biotech Industry: An Intensive Course for Students and Postdocs
Geared towards those who may be considering careers in the biotech industry, the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB), in partnership with the Keck Graduate Institute, is offering a one-week intensive management training course. The course will introduce PhD scientists to the skills they need to thrive in industry and will expose them to the culture, organizational structures, and practices of life science companies through MBA-style case-based classroom experiences, networking, professional development workshops, and a team-based project. They will learn how academic science is commercialized and gain insight into the way industry views scientific research. The course is designed for advanced graduate students with at least three years of research experience and for postdocs. The course registration fee is $300, with an additional, optional accommodations package of $500. The deadline to apply is April 15; for more information and to apply, please visit the event's website.
July 11-16, 2016
Keck Graduate Institute
535 Watson Drive, Claremont, CA 91711