The Whole ScientistPast Event

The Whole Scientist

Location: The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME

Join us to expand your professional skills as you embark on a fulfilling science career. This course explores the many facets of being a scientist beyond the science and future career paths.

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May 14 - 18

2018

About

Do I Have the Skills I Need for My Career?

Am I prepared for the next step in my scientific career? What skills do I need to work in academia or industry? What if I don’t want to do research? How do I get a job?

The Whole Scientist™ answers these questions and helps scientists like you prepare for the next step. Join us to expand your professional skills as you embark on a fulfilling science career. This course explores the many facets of being a scientist beyond at-the-bench technical skills. With advice from leading experts, including Melanie Sinche, author of the career guide for biomedical scientists Next Gen Ph.D.: A Career Guide for Scientists

The Whole Scientist™ will instill skills and confidence in:

People and project management
Individual Development Plan preparation and execution
Pedagogy and teaching
Mentoring and team-building
Networking and negotiating
Communication to a variety of audiences
Career exploration and the job market

This year's The Whole Scientist™ course will emphasize grant-writing - including hands-on experience - and management of both projects and personnel. We'll also work on navigating interpersonal communications within a working group. Check the day-by-day schedule below for details.

Schedule

May14

May15

May16

May17

May18

7:00 PM

Welcome

3:00 PM Arrivals

4:30 PM Welcome Reception & Introductions

6:00 PM Dinner

Highseas Conference Center

11:30 AM

Day 1

7:30 AM Breakfast

8:30 AM Opening of the course: Welcome & Overview • Melanie Sinche, NCC, Director of Education, The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine

8:45 AM If Tomorrow Never Comes: How to Stop Procrastinating on Grant Writing • Thomas Magaldi, Ph.D., Administrator of Career and Professional Development, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

10:00 AM Break

10:30 AM Anatomy of a Grant • Sara Cassidy, Senior Scientific Writer, The Jackson Laboratory

12:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM Specific Aims Workshop, part 1 • Kelly LaRue, Ph.D., Genomics Education Specialist, The Jackson Laboratory

2:30 PM Break

3:00 PM Panel Discussion: Effective Grant Writing Tips from PIs

4:30 PM Panel Discussion: Effective Grant Writing Tips from Postdocs

5:30 PM Adjourn for the day

6:00 PM Dinner

Highseas Conference Center

11:30 AM

Day 2

7:00 AM Breakfast

8:00 AM Managing Communication • Melanie Sinche & Heather Dillon

9:30 AM Break

10:00 AM Managing Conflicts - Alaina Levine

11:00 AM Managing Conflict: Case Studies - facilitated by Alaina Levine and course staff

12:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM Promoting Diversity and Inclusion -Tiffani St.Cloud and course staff

2:30 PM Diversity & Inclusion: Case Studies - facilitated by Tiffani St.Cloud and course staff

4:00 PM Break

4:30 PM Panel Discussion: Managing People -Alaina Levine and Tiffani St.Cloud

5:30 PM Adjourn for the day

6:00 PM Dinner

Highseas Conference Center

11:30 AM

Day 3

7:30 AM Breakfast

8:30 AM Managing Projects & Personnel • Alaina Levine

9:30 AM Break

10:00 AM Managing Budgets - Neha Kumar

11:00 AM Managing Resources: Case Studies • Alaina Levine

12:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM Specific Aims Workshop, part 2 • Kelly LaRue

2:30 PM Skills Blitz or Free Time

CV/résumé review - Alaina Levine, course staff
Work on specific aims
Meet with JAX faculty
Hike in Acadia
Visit Bar Harbor

6:00 PM Banquet Dinner for all faculty and participants

Highseas Conference Center

11:30 AM

Day 4

7:30 AM Breakfast

8:30 AM Grant Review Study Section • study section members: JAX faculty members; moderator: Carrie Cowan, Ph.D., Director of Pre- and Postdoctoral Programs, The Jackson Laboratory

10:30 AM Wrap-up discussion and adjourn

11:00 AM Brunch

Afternoon Optional, pre-arranged discussions with JAX faculty

Participants depart

Highseas Conference Center

Registration

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Registration Fee: The $500 fee includes all course materials, shared lodging and most meals. Payment is not due at the time of application.

Apply to Attend

Scholarships are supported by the the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, NIH grants, foundation awards and gifts or donations to The Jackson Laboratory.

To apply for a scholarship, select the "Visiting Attendee and Scholarship Application" participant type when you "Apply to Attend".

The Jackson Laboratory strongly encourages individuals who are from underrepresented populations to apply. Underrepresented populations are defined by the National Institutes of Health. (See also NIH NOT-OD-15-053 for definitions regarding under-represented groups).

For scholarship awards, first preference will be given to students, post-doctoral fellows, or junior faculty from populations under-represented in the biomedical sciences currently enrolled in, or working at, a U.S. institution.

Scholarship funds will offset a portion of the tuition and fees required to attend the educational program; in rare cases, scholarships will be awarded to cover the full registration fee. Funds will not be sent to scholarship awardees; rather funds are credited to applicants who register to take the course.

Scholarship Application Deadline: April 15, 2018

Scholarship applications require the following information:

A CV or resume
A written statement of financial need (100-250 words)
A written statement describing how the course/workshop will foster your academic or career objectives (100-250 words)

Lodging accommodations will be at Highseas Conference Center, a spacious mansion built in 1912, overlooking the entrance to Frenchman Bay and adjacent to beautiful Acadia National Park. The registration fee includes lodging (minimum double occupancy). Transportation will be provided from the conference center to the course venue for the duration of the course. Highseas cannot accommodate families. Please refer to the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce for off-campus lodging alternatives.

Air

Bar Harbor is served by two airports:

Hancock County/Bar Harbor Airport (BHB)
Bangor Airport (BGR)

Car

Bar Harbor is approximately 6 hours by car from the greater Boston area.

Area information:

Event Contact

Melissa Johnson

207-288-6676

People

Supporters

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

The Whole ScientistPast Event

The Whole Scientist

Location: The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME

About

Do I Have the Skills I Need for My Career?

Am I prepared for the next step in my scientific career? What skills do I need to work in academia or industry? What if I don’t want to do research? How do I get a job?

Schedule

Registration

Apply to Attend

Travel Information

Air

Car

Area information:

Event Contact

Melissa Johnson

207-288-6676

People

Charlie Wray, Ph.D.

The Jackson Laboratory

Heather Dillon

The Jackson Laboratory

Supporters

Funding for this workshop has been generously provided by

Gold Level Sponsors