Early-career investigators (ECI) require mentoring to succeed to their fullest potential and make it over the ‘career valley of death.’ Since diversity increases the strength of innovation, nonprofit funders may be considering setting up specifically-focused mentoring/training/support programs forblack, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) or other marginalized early-career investigator (ECI). The panel discussion from DEI experts in academia, government and non-profit space did not only give insights into their platforms and programs, they also gave advice on “what to do and what not to do” when you set up a program, and how to determine the short term versus longer... read more →
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If you are not happy with the results below please do another searchThis webinar featured a read-out and discussion of the recent National Academies report on the Science of Effective Mentoring in STEMM (PDF above).
During this session, we will explore how funders can provide support for mentoring within their programs as a part of workforce development. We will review a summary of current mentoring practices by HRA members. This will be followed by a talk from Dr. Chris Pfund from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Pfund will discuss the national landscape of mentoring in STEM and provide resources that funders can use to support grantees. This main session will be followed by a breakout session where Dr. Pfund will lead HRA member organizations through the development of an implementation plan where they identify resources... read more →
This webinar featured a presentation by Christine Pfund, PhD, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who studies the science of mentoring in STEMM. Dr. Pfund is currently a PI on the NIH National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) and is the director of the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) at the University of Wisconsin. In this presentation, Dr. Pfund presented the current landscape of mentoring in science, best practices in mentoring, and resources and training programs that are available. She provided information on services, ranging from free to fee-for-service, that could be used by HRA members to... read more →
Tuesday October 17, 12:45pm-1:45pm CT This session discussed the use of alternative measures to track success in evaluating and highlighting the impact of grant funding – both during the grant term and post award. During this session we learned strategies for collecting data from grantees and alumni to tracking research progress, and professional transitions. HRA member organizations shared measures they use to track success and how they collect that data. Moderator Jennifer Chang, PhD Science Manager | American Brain Tumor Foundation Presenters Bruce Weinberg, PhD Eric Byron Fix-Monda Endowed Professor | The Ohio State University Department of Economics Bruce A.... read more →
Dear HRA members, Happy Summer! HRA will continue to host events throughout the summer, though with less frequency. Upcoming events are listed below, as are links to new resources. Included in those resources are 3 of our newest types of resources - “Key Ideas.” Check them out! Also - please help me welcome our newest HRA member organization –The Critical Path Institute’s (C-Path) Translational Therapeutics Accelerator (TRxA)! Upcoming Events Book Club (This Wednesday!! 6/28/2023 11am-12pm ET) Register here The book club will be discussing ‘Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty’ by Patrick Radden... read more →
The Research Workforce and Early Career Community has identified several potential subgroups of activities or "workstreams", driven by past interest and the evolving landscape of early career researchers in the biomedical workforce. On this call we started by focusing on ALUMNI NETWORKS as a mechanism of mentoring and retaining scientists. HRA members were invited to share their experiences with alumni networks and ask questions of members who have robust networks. We heard about successes and challenges, and what resources are needed to stand these networks up. After the discussion of alumni networks, the group discussed the potential workstreams listed below.... read more →