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Information Timesaver: More on PubMed…

January 31 2012 at 10:30 AM

Mazurek Education Commons Building, 320 E

This session was created for busy clinical and research-educators and support staff who are familiar with PubMed, but need to learn quick search tips and system features to retrieve relevant information and access articles faster.  This session will highlight new and advanced features which help users get the most out of PubMed such as customizing the PubMed interface, using a MyNCBI account, current awareness and creating writing portfolios. Presenter: Sandra MartinAssistant DirectoryShiffman Medical Library To register, click here.

Write Winning Grants

February 1 2012 at 8:30 AM

Mazurek Medical Education Commons

The Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to host a research grant writing seminar for WSU faculty, post-docs, and space permitting, advanced doctoral students. The OVPR is sponsoring a major portion of the cost to bring Grant Writers’ Seminars and Workshops to campus. Dr. John Robertson will be presenting this seminar. The fee for seminar materials for either seminar is $75 and may be paid for by personal check or through a department index account transfer. Payment or index information must be received prior to the seminar to reserve your spot. Winter seminar (medical campus) – must register by December 15, 2011: Feb 1, 2012 – 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mazurek Education Commons, Margherio Family Conference Center, School of Medicine (320 E. Canfield) Parking information will be provided to registrants in registration confirmation email. Seminar Information:  This seminar focuses on writing research grant proposals, and is open to WSU faculty, post-doctoral fellows, and space permitting, advanced doctoral students. The November seminar on main campus will be geared toward hypothesis-driven grant writing for a broader variety of discipline areas and target sponsors. The February seminar on the medical campus will be primarily geared toward grant writing for hypothesis-driven research in biological, physical sciences, and engineering. Light morning refreshments and lunch will be served. The seminar will address both conceptual and practical aspects that are associated with the grant-writing process. It will emphasize idea development, how to write for reviewers, and tips and strategies that have kept the co-founders of Grant Writers’ Seminars and Workshops funded continuously for over twenty-five years. Those attending the seminar should learn, among other things, the following specific points: The three most common reasons that grant applications fail How to develop an irresistible, fundable idea for a grant application How to get the most important aspects of your message up front How to identify the most applicable sources of funding for an idea New-investigator programs, and how to take advantage of them How to assess your competition and benefit from your competitors ideas How to make an application maximally reviewer friendly The review process: mechanics and psychology What reviewers look for first! – next! – and last! Tips on how to write for reviewers with maximal clarity and compelling logic How to deal with changes in application requirements effectively (e.g., NIH) Tips and strategies applicable to writing the specific sections of an application Understanding significance/innovation and transformative research Tips and strategies for competing renewals The NIH application review – interpreting critiques Resubmission of the application (the A1 application) Registration and requested information needs to be completed by December 15, 2011 for February 1, 2012 seminar. Each attendee will receive a copy of The Grant Application Writer’s Workbook. You will need to identify which workbook you need at the time of registration. Below is the list of available versions from which you can select. Please have your choice ready when you go online to register.  The NIH edition. Required for all submitting NIH proposals The NSF edition. Required for all submitting NSF proposals Successful Proposals to Any Agency USDA edition with updated insert

PowerPoint Poster Module

February 1 2012 at 2:00 PM

Mazurek Education Commons Building, 320 E. Canfield

(Must be familiar with PowerPoint menus.  Perhaps, attend Introductory PowerPoint for a refresher) Learn how to create a poster session using PowerPoint.  You will learn how to change page size, create and design content layout, discuss how to handle headings, use colors, and do editing in PowerPoint.  You will review examples of other posters for do’s and don’ts as well as develop a poster on your own. To register, click here.

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