TRAINEE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE AND MEMBERSHIP
CAREER INFORMATION
- American Society for Cell Biology, Career Development Page
Links to publications on:- Career Advice for Life Scientists
- Life Sciences Research and Teaching: Strategies for the Successful Job Hunt
- How to Get a Research Job in Academia and Industry
- Andrology Careers
- ASCB Books on Career Advice and the Job Hunt
- Career Basics: Advice and Resources for Scientists from Science Careers
- Council on Undergraduate Research
Visit publications link for informative books on:- How to Get a Tenure-Track Position at a Predominantly Undergraduate Institution
- How to Mentor Undergraduate Student Researchers
- How to Get Started in Research
- EndoCareers
The Endocrine Society offers EndoCareers as a tool for job seekers at any stage of their endocrinology careers. - Howard Hughes Medical Institute Lab Management Site
Resources for the Development of Early-Career Scientists. An excellent resource for postdoc searching, finding a faculty position, and managing own laboratory. - NIH Office of Intramural Training & Education
Virtual Career Center for a wealth of resources on job hunting and career advice. - Science Careers
From the journal Science - Undergraduate Opportunities and Careers in Andrology
- Vitae: A Service of The Chronicle of Higher Education
BOOKS
- At the Helm: Leading Your Laboratory
Barker, Kathy; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press; 2nd edition (April 13, 2010) - At the Bench: A Laboratory Navigator
Barker, Kathy; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press; 2nd edition (November 2, 2004) - Lab Dynamics: Management and Leadership Skills for Scientists, Second Edition
Cohen, Carl M. and Suzanne L. Cohen; Cold Spring Harbor Lab; 2nd edition (April 30, 2012) - Every Other Thursday: Stories and Strategies from Successful Women Scientists
Daniell, Ellen; Yale University Press (July 1, 2008) - Building a Successful Career in Scientific Research
Dee, Phil; Cambridge University Press; First Edition edition (March 20, 2006) - How to Write a Really Bad Grant Application (and Other Helpful Advice for Scientists)
Fricker, Lloyd; AuthorHouse (November 16, 2004) - Writing Successful Science Proposals, Second Edition
Friedland, Andrew and Professor Carol L. Folt; Yale University Press; 2 edition (June 9, 2009)
- Writing the NIH Grant Proposal: A Step-by-Step Guide
Gerin, William et. al.; SAGE Publications, Inc; Second Edition (December 3, 2010) - Careers in Science and Engineering: A Student Planning Guide to Grad School and Beyond
National Academy of Sciences et. al.; National Academies Press; English Language edition (March 18, 1996) - Grant Application Writer’s Handbook
Reif-Lehrer, Liane; Jones & Bartlett Learning; 4th edition (September 24, 2004) - Alternative Careers in Science, Second Edition: Leaving the Ivory Tower
Robbins-Roth, Cynthia; Academic Press; 2nd edition (September 9, 2005) - Guide to Effective Grant Writing: How to Write a Successful NIH Grant Application
Yang, Otto O.; Springer; 2nd edition, 2012 edition (June 13, 2012)
GRANTS
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- NCI Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD)
- NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
- NIH Enterprise Directory (NED)
NIH Staff Directory - NIH Extramural Training Mechanisms
- NIH Forms and Applications
- NIH Guide LISTSERV
Including instructions for how to subscribe to the weekly Table of Contents email. - NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts
- NIH Institutes, Centers & Offices
- NIH Office of Extramural Research
- NIH Pathway to Independence Award
- NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT)
A searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions. - NIH Resources for New Investigators
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
- NIH Office of Research Services
NIH fellowships for foreign citizens, and Division of International Services - NIH Office of Technology Transfer
Tech Transfer internships (from developing countries)
TRAINEE AND POSTDOCTORAL ADVOCACY
- American Society for Cell Biology Committee for Postdocs and Students (COMPASS)
- International Network for Young Researchers in Male Fertility (INYRMF)
- Network to improve interactions between young researchers from all over the world.
- Free membership for all doctoral students, postdocs and MD’s.
FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS IN THE US AND EUROPE
- Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) Fellows Programme
Austria - Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowships
United Kingdom - St. John’s College Research Fellowships
United Kingdom - Harvard University Junior Fellowship
United States - Carnegie Institution for Science Staff Associate Program
United States - Whitehead Fellows Program
United States - FAS Center for Systems Biology Bauer Fellows Program (Harvard)
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- Rowland Institute at Harvard Junior Fellows Program
United States - Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics Fellows (Princeton)
United States - Sara and Frank McKnight Fellowships in Biomedical Research at UT Southwestern Medical Center
United States - Broad Fellows Program in Brain Circuitry at CalTech
United States - Janelia Farm Fellows
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