Agenda - Howard University, Graduate School
Agenda - Howard University, Graduate School Agenda - Howard University, Graduate School
Institute on Preparing for Postdoctoral Experiences in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1200 New York Ave., NW, Washington, DC Agenda WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18 4:00 pm Registration 4:30 pm Welcome Orlando L. Taylor Howard University Chuck Ambler University of Texas at El Paso 4:50 pm Participant Orientation and Introductions Cherie Butts National Institutes of Health 5:30 pm What Are Postdocs and Why You Should Do One Arti Patel, Chair National Institutes of Health Overview Laure Haak COSEPUP The National Academies A Personal Perspective Vernon Morris Howard University The Case for the Postdoc Arti Patel National Institutes of Health 6:30 pm Reception 7:00 pm Dinner and Keynote Address Roosevelt Johnson National Science Foundation
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Institute on Preparing for Postdoctoral Experiences<br />
in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)<br />
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)<br />
1200 New York Ave., NW, Washington, DC<br />
<strong>Agenda</strong><br />
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18<br />
4:00 pm Registration<br />
4:30 pm Welcome<br />
Orlando L. Taylor<br />
<strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Chuck Ambler<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Texas at El Paso<br />
4:50 pm Participant Orientation and Introductions<br />
Cherie Butts<br />
National Institutes of Health<br />
5:30 pm What Are Postdocs and Why You Should Do One<br />
Arti Patel, Chair<br />
National Institutes of Health<br />
Overview<br />
Laure Haak<br />
COSEPUP The National Academies<br />
A Personal Perspective<br />
Vernon Morris<br />
<strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
The Case for the Postdoc<br />
Arti Patel<br />
National Institutes of Health<br />
6:30 pm Reception<br />
7:00 pm Dinner and Keynote Address<br />
Roosevelt Johnson<br />
National Science Foundation
THURSDAY, AUGUST 19<br />
9:00 am Developing Goals for the Postdoc Experience<br />
Chuck Ambler, Chair<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Texas at El Paso<br />
9:10 am What Are We Looking for in A Postdoc: An Opportunity for<br />
Participants in the Workshop to Express Their Goals for Postdoctoral<br />
Positions<br />
Tyisha Williams<br />
<strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
9:30 am Postdocs and Career Paths<br />
Renee Hayslett, Chair<br />
<strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Joan Lakoski<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Pittsburgh<br />
10:00 am Developing Postdoc Goals (facilitated small group sessions)<br />
Facilitators:<br />
Jim Gentile, Hope College<br />
Juan Noveron, <strong>University</strong> of Texas at El Paso<br />
Michael Radis, <strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
11:15 am Sources of Funding<br />
Vi Black, Chair<br />
National Institutes of Health<br />
Walter Goldschmidts<br />
National Institutes of Health<br />
Alfred Johnson<br />
National Institutes of Health, Office of Loan Repayment<br />
April Erickson<br />
National Aeronautics and Space Administration<br />
12:00 pm Networking Lunch<br />
1:30 pm Grantsmanship: Making Competitive Applications<br />
Katie McGraw<br />
<strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
3:30 pm Visit to the National Science Foundation (leave AAAS at 2:45)<br />
Meetings with NSF staff (National Science Board Room 1235)<br />
5:30 pm Dinner on Your Own
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20<br />
9:00 am Strategies for Identifying the Right Postdoc for You<br />
9:00 am What are the Characteristics of the “Right” Postdoc?<br />
Elizabeth Fryar, Chair<br />
<strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Antonio Baines<br />
<strong>University</strong> of North Carolina<br />
Chad Womack<br />
National Institutes of Health, Black Scientists Association<br />
Andrea Stith<br />
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology<br />
10:00 am What I Wish I Had Known: Strategies for Finding the Right Postdoc<br />
Position: Views from Current Postdocs and Junior Faculty<br />
Lisa Kinnard<br />
Georgetown <strong>University</strong><br />
Jacqueline Wiltshire<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Wisconsin<br />
Juan Noveron<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Texas at El Paso<br />
Tori Rhoulac<br />
<strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Break<br />
11:30 am Strategies for Finding the Right Postdoc Position: Views from Postdoc<br />
Supervisors<br />
Karl Thompson, Chair<br />
<strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Bob Kadner<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Virginia<br />
Jim Gentile<br />
Hope College<br />
Georgia Dunston<br />
<strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong>
12:30 pm Lunch: Diversity Issues and Postdoc Experiences<br />
Alberto Roca, Chair<br />
<strong>University</strong> of California, Irvine<br />
Ansley Abraham<br />
Southern Regional Education Board<br />
Jabbar Bennett<br />
Harvard Medical <strong>School</strong><br />
Robin Arnette<br />
Science Next Wave<br />
2:30 pm Revising Goals and Developing Strategies<br />
Small groups breakout sessions<br />
Paul Zielinski<br />
National Research Council<br />
3:30 pm Wrap-up<br />
Orlando L. Taylor<br />
<strong>Howard</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Cherie Butts<br />
National Institutes of Health
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