Relevance and Rapport: Promoting Inclusion through Public Engagement
September 29, 2021 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
How can scientists be change agents for effective public engagement? Join us to hear from Jason Williams, Assistant Director of Inclusion and Research Readiness at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s DNA Learning Center, for his take on how we can promote…
Applying to Graduate School and Post-Baccalaureate Programs
September 16, 2021 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm EDT
In this webinar, trainees will be presented with general overviews of applying to graduate school and post-bacc programs from the diverse perspectives of the panelists across career stages. They will learn about best practices about applying to these p…
Resolving conflicts- in Lab and with Collaborators
July 21, 2021 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Science communities often have to face many challenges such as troubleshooting failed experiments in time manner, reaching research paper deadlines, grant applications etc. All these factors can create high tensions in a research work environment. Inte…
How to Write a Letter of Recommendation
July 14, 2021 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
In this webinar attendees will learn about the various aspects of writing a good letter of recommendation. We will cover topics such as: Features of a “good” recommendation letter Understanding how to highlight both professional and extracurricular ach…
Navigating the F32 Grant Process
June 23, 2021 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
In this webinar, Anita Corbett will focus on the application and review process for NIH F32 postdoctoral fellowship awards. After her presentation, Dr. Corbett will be joined by Joe Varberg, a postdoctoral researcher at Stowers Institute for Medical R…
Navigating the F30/31 Grant Process
June 17, 2021 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
In this webinar Anita Corbett, Professor of Biology, Co-Director of the Emory MD/PhD Program, will give a brief overview of F30/31 fellowship application and review process. After her presentation, Dr. Corbett will be joined by recent F30 and F31 fello…
Online with LSE: Fourteen Recommendations to Create a More Inclusive Environment for LGBTQ+ Individuals in Academic Biology
June 18, 2021 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
This session of Online with LSE will feature a discussion with Sara Brownell, Arizona State University. Individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and otherwise nonstraight and/or non-cisgender (LGBTQ+) have often not felt…
Queering STEM
June 8, 2021 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
The LGBTQ+ Committee of the ASCB invites you to join us in this celebration for Pride Month, in a very important discussion about LGBTQ+ visibility and inclusion in Science, Technology, Education and Mathematics (STEM) and hear about the importance of…
How to be a Good Mentor
May 19, 2021 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT
Mentoring effectively is a skill that proves useful at any stage in your career – from an experienced PI training graduate students and postdocs to a graduate student training a peer and anywhere in between. This makes it critical to understand what go…
Demystifying Mental Health Support- A webinar for STEMM graduate students
May 12, 2021 1:00 pm - 2:00 am EDT
This interactive webinar outlines common mental health challenges of STEMM graduate students and provides strategies for managing them. Sometimes you can take small steps yourself to address these challenges and sometimes you may need professional help…