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NEWS AND OPPORTUNITIES
RESOURCES/OPPORTUNITIES
NEWS
Assistance on writing
Postdocs are welcome to avail themselves of the services of the Department of
English Writing Center. Trained tutors who are accomplished writers are
available for individual sessions (lasting 50 minutes each) as frequently as
three times in a week. They can address outlining, drafting, revising, and
editing of your writing. The appointments may be set up on the EWC website,
http://depts.washington.edu/wcenter.
The Center is in Padelford Hall in the B-tower, on the lower level in room
B-12. The phone is 206.685.2876 and their e-mail address is wcenter@u.washington.edu.
"Scientists leaving the laboratory
for adrenaline rush of courtroom"
Article from the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, May 27, 2007
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/317455_lawyerscientist28.html
Introduction to Basic Science
Research for Underrepresented Minority Students
Attention Post-Docs: You are invited to share your lab with young
scientists this summer!
Upon approval from your PI, you can provide short hands-on laboratory
sessions with undergraduates and high school students. You can sign-up for
one or more two-hour sessions through the Office of Research & Graduate
Education, in the Deans Office at the School of Medicine.
Please read the programs description below, and contact Anthony Salazar
at the Deans Office [asalazar@u.washington.edu] to sign up.
The BIOSCIENCE EXPERIENCE
An Introduction to Basic Science Research for Underrepresented Minority
Students
SUMMER 2007: BUILDING THE PIPELINE
The School of Medicine (SOM) is continuing its work to develop pipeline
initiatives aimed at recruiting underrepresented minorities to biological
science doctoral programs.
In partnership with the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMCA) and their
summer programs, the SOM has created a bioscience experience that serves to
complement the medical/dental education and training that their minority
students receive, while introducing another facet of science.
VOLUNTEERING YOUR LAB
Volunteer labs would include faculty members, post docs and graduate
students, who would be encouraged to integrate their own research into
age-appropriate short hands-on laboratory lessons for three two-hour slots.
Labs wishing to volunteer should be located within the Health Sciences
complex locations.
To volunteer your lab, contact: Anthony Salazar, Office of Research &
Graduate Education at 206-221-5807 or asalazar@u.washington.edu
For more information, check out:
http://www.uwmedicine.org/Research/BiomedicalAndLifeSciences/Bioscience+Experience.htm
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Oakland
Tribune article on biotech employment
A news item on biotech employment in northern California.
Women in Science
For your information there's an interesting item in the New York Times
(for Tuesday, 12/19) about women in science:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/19/science/19women.html
National Postdoctoral Association
The NPA is pleased to offer
a free affiliate membership to all individuals affiliated with selected
sustaining member institutions. [The University of Washington is a
sustaining member institution.] This includes a subscription to NPA’s
quarterly newsletter (Postdocket) and to its periodic e-mail Alerts
(E-Alerts) and access to all members-only content on the NPA website.
Enrollment as an affiliate
membership is based on the use of the e-mail address associated with your
institution [@u.washington.edu]. Private or personal emails will not
be accepted. To begin enrollment, you need to complete the form that can be
found at the NPA
Affiliate Membership page.
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MentorNet &
The Association of Women in
Science
The Association for Women in Science and MentorNet partner to expand
opportunities for academic career e-mentoring. For more
information, read their
news release.
UW Toastmasters Club
Meets every Tuesday at 12 noon in Health Sciences Building T-wing.
University of Washington Toastmasters Home
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NIH Public Access Law now in effect
Please distribute as you deem appropriate to all units that receive NIH
funding.
As of April 7, 2008, a new federal law authorizes the National Institutes
of Health to require that all journal publications be submitted to the NIH
PubMed Central Website. A summary description of the requirement of this new
law is now available on OSP's web site:
http://www.washington.edu/research/osp/nihPubLaw.html
In brief, NIH is now requiring that the author's final version of any
peer-reviewed journal article resulting from NIH-funded activities must be
submitted to the PubMed Central repository, where it will be made available
to the public within 12 months after the journal article is published. This
new policy has several compliance issues that NIH-funded investigators need
to address.
- Copyright: Authors must ensure that agreements with
publishers permit the submission of the author's manuscript to NIH. OSP
has provided a sample letter that may be used by researchers when
negotiating contracts with journals:
http://www.washington.edu/research/osp/forms/nihPubmedTemplate.doc
Many of the journals will submit journal articles to PubMed Central
automatically, but for those that do not, this letter may be useful.
- Submission of manuscripts: To facilitate submission of
articles to PubMed Central, NIH has developed its NIH Manuscript
Submission System (NIHMS); submission can be done by the author or a
third party in their lab or department. Peer-reviewed manuscripts
accepted for publication after April 7, 2008, authors must submit the
final version of the manuscript, and accompanying files, to NIHMS. A
tutorial on the NIHMS System is available at:
http://www.nihms.nih.gov/web-help/index.html
- Citing PubMed Central ID numbers: When an author's manuscript
is submitted to NIH, s/he will receive a NIHMS ID number, and once it is
available in PubMed Central, it will be assigned a PMC ID number.
Effective May 25, 2008, Principal Investigators will need to cite the
PMC ID or NIHMS ID numbers for any articles cited in progress reports,
new applications, and renewals. These are only needed for articles
accepted for publication on or after April 7, 2008, but PMC ID numbers
for articles already in PubMed Central may be included as well.
If you have questions regarding this new law, please consult the NIH
PubMed Central FAQ (also referenced on the OSP web site):
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/
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NPA Issues Position Paper
on Postdoc StipendsThe NPA issued a position paper on
NRSA Postdoctoral Stipends this June (2008), calling on the leadership of
the National Institutes of Health to take action to ensure that future
budget requests include regular and sufficient increases in postdoctoral
stipend levels to ensure the continued vibrancy of this important training
program.
Read the Position Paper (download
PDF)
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