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Highlight: F-Series Fellowship Submission Info Session


This workshop, presented by Justine Allen, PhD, Training Grant Manager in the BioMed Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, will offer guidance and tips for those preparing (or planning to prepare) a NRSA F-Series Fellowship. This basic training session will cover:

  • fellowship overview
  • program announcement vs. instructions
  • tour of available resources
  • timelines and administrative contacts

This session is open to all BioMed graduate students, postdocs,
faculty and staff. Space is limited, so please register here.

September 29, 12-1 PM
J. Walter Wilson, Room 302, 69 Brown Street

Notices

Postdoctoberfest 2016 - TONIGHT!
Friday, September 23, 5-7:30 PM in the Underground, Faunce House, 75 Waterman Street.

Take 30 Seconds to Support Science Funding!
Academics for the Future of Science asks you to please take 30 seconds of your time to help ensure science funding and prevent government shutdown using our super easy online email tool.

Child Care Subsidy Application Open
University Human Resources is now accepting Child Care Subsidy applications for calendar year 2017. Eligible faculty, non-union staff, Dining Services union employees, postdoctoral research associates, postdoctoral research fellows, graduate students, and medical students must submit their applications by October 17, 2016. Click here to access the application and program overview.

EB & ASCB Abstract Deadlines Approaching
The abstract deadline for the Experimental Biology (EB) 2017 annual meeting in Chicago is November 17. The abstract deadline for American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) 2016 in San Francisco is October 13 (and discounted early meeting registration ends September 30!).

Mentoring Opportunity: Be a Mentor, Change the World
Applications for 1000 Girls, 1000 Futures and The Junior Academy are now open! 1000 Girls, 1000 Futures pairs successful female STEM professionals with girls around the world to engage and inspire them to study STEM fields and pursue STEM careers. The Junior Academy connects teams of exceptional students from around the world with STEM professionals in order to solve the world's greatest challenges. Click here to learn more and apply to one (or both) of these virtual mentoring programs!

Campus Events

Masters Job Search Series: Using Social Media
Monday, September 26 from 12-1:30 PM in CareerLAB, 167 Angell Street.

Graduate Student Employer Spotlight: CONSULTING COMPANIES
Meet with recruiters to discuss specific opportunities for advanced degree candidates--postdocs welcome! Please register here. Monday, September 26 from 3:30-5 PM at Hillel, 80 Brown Street.

The First Year in a New Position - Transitioning to a Leadership Role
This OWIMS/CME Professional Development Series Program will feature guest speaker Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH,
Director, Rhode Island Department of Health. Please register here. September 27 from 8 - 9:15 AM in the Alpert Medical School Case Study Room 280, 222 Richmond Street.

Eppendorf 5920 R Centrifuge Viewing Party        
Two chances to view Eppendorf's new centrifuge and new promotions--enter your name for a chance to win a pizza party for your lab! Tuesday, September 27. 9:30-11 AM in the BioMed Center 2nd floor lobby by Herbarium; breakfast will be provided. 2-3:30 PM in Room 106 – 70 Ship Street; sweet treats will be provided.

ORI's Export Control Brown Bag Series: "Do I need a license for this?"
This session will look at physical exports out of the U.S. and deemed exports within the U.S. Please RSVP to juliane_blyth@brown.edu. Tuesday, September 27, 12-1 PM in Horace Mann 103.

Teaching Portfolios
Please register here. Tuesday, September 27 from 4-5 PM in the Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning, Sciences Library 720, 201 Thayer Street.

CareerLAB: CVs and Cover Letters (Sciences)
Wednesday, September 28 from 12-1:30 PM at Hillel, 80 Brown Street.

Graduate Student Employer Spotlight: TECH COMPANIES
Meet with recruiters to discuss specific opportunities for advanced degree candidates--postdocs welcome! Please register here. Wednesday, September 28 from 3-4:30 PM at Hillel, 80 Brown Street.

Masters Job Search Series: Nailing the Interview
Wednesday, September 28 from 4-5:30 PM at Hillel, 80 Brown Street.

NSF Public Access Policy
Please register here. Thursday, September 29 from 4-5 PM in the Digital Scholarship Lab (First Floor of the Rockefeller Library), 10 Prospect Street.

My Bibliography & SciENcv
Please register here. Friday, September 30 from 12-1 PM in the Digital Scholarship Lab (First Floor of the Rockefeller Library), 10 Prospect Street.

Office of Research Integrity (ORI) Open House
Tuesday, October 4 from 10 AM - 12 PM in Horace Mann, 1st floor conference rooms.

Visit to the Broad Institute
Join OGPS for a tour of the facilities and a chance to learn about what it's like to work at The Broad Institute. Please register here. Wednesday, October 5 from 10 AM-5 PM.
Location: The Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA

Getting started in Data Visualization
Please register here.
Wednesday, October 5 from 11 AM-12:30 PM in the Rockefeller Library, Digital Studio Seminar Room (Rock 160), 10 Prospect Street.

SPS Pre-College Teaching Overview and Lunch
For those interested in learning more about teaching opportunities for summer 2017 or beyond at the School of Professional Studies. Please register here. October 11 from 12-1:30 PM in the Kasper Multipurpose Room, Campus Center, 75 Waterman Street.

For more information about events, visit the University Calendar

Events Outside Brown

October NCBI Discovery Workshops
The University of Michigan’s Taubman Health Sciences Library is hosting a series of National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) workshops, conducted by Drs. Peter Cooper and Wayne Matten of NCBI.

  • Tuesday, October 4, 9 AM-12 PM: Navigating NCBI Molecular Data Using the Integrated Entrez System and BLAST.
  • Wednesday, October 5, 9 AM-12 PM: A Practical Guide to NCBI BLAST.
  • Thursday, October 6, 9 AM-12 PM: EDirect: Command Line Access to NCBI’s Biomolecular Databases.

Each workshop will be live streamed in the Rockefeller Library Digital Scholarship Lab, 10 Prospect Street; light refreshments will be served. Feel free to contact Hope Lappen with any questions.

Postdoctoral Professional Master's (PPM) Preview Day
The PPM is an accredited master's degree that helps PhD scientists and engineers acquire the business and management skills needed to pursue senior management positions within the life sciences industry or embark on entrepreneurial ventures that are intended to commercialize technologies developed in laboratories. Learn about the program at this event; travel reimbursement is available for up to $500. For more information and to apply to attend, visit the event's website.
Friday October 7, 2016 at 2-7 PM
Keck Graduate Institute, Claremont, CA 91711

Overview of Commercial II Career Paths in Life Sciences
This Futures in Life Science event will provide an overview of career paths in the commercial areas of the industry including pharmacoeconomics, reimbursement, market access and patient advocacy. Tickets are $20; for more information and to register, please visit the event's website.
Tuesday, October 18, 2016, 5:30 - 8:00 PM
MassBio Office
300 Technology Square, 8th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139

CrawFly Invertebrate Neurophysiology Workshop
This workshop provides instructors with hands-on experience with invertebrate preparations that demonstrate basic principles of nervous system physiology, and can easily be incorporated into laboratory courses back home. The courses costs $1,100; scholarships are also available--click here to apply. For more information and to apply to attend, visit the event's website.
January 11-15, 2017
Pomona College, Claremont, CA 91711

Community Events

WaterFire Providence - Full Lighting at Sunset (6:38 PM)
This event will feature over eighty lit braziers from Waterplace Park to Memorial/South Main Street Park with event themes of Chinese Culture Night and a Salute to Rhode Island Educators! Saturday, September 24, Waterplace Park, Providence.

Oktoberfest in Downtown Providence
Come enjoy the tastes, sights, and sounds of a bit of Bavaria in Rhode Island. Seasonal brews and savory German cuisine compliment the lively and spirited sound of music spilling from the Biergartens. Tickets are $17-$25. Saturday, September 24: Session 1: 12-4 PM; Session 2: 5-9 PM; Sunday, September 25: 12-5 PM at The Alex and Ani City Center, 2 Kennedy Plaza, Providence.