A peer support group for postdocs on academic track🔬🔭📡💻🧬🌱⚗️🧪🧫💊🩺 To join us ✉️ future.pi.slack@gmail.com provide Gmail & lab/department profile link.
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Attention conference and seminar organizers 🎉🎙️🎞️@CellMigration @ASCBiology @IDPseminars @archaea_power @globalimmuno @EVB_Org @vascularbiology @FNucleosome @ASPB @GeneticsGSA @ASMicrobiology
bioRxiv can now display relevant conference/seminar videos alongside preprints e.g. biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/… 1/2
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Future PI Slack is transitioning to new leadership! We now have an admin team consisting of:
@DrChrisTSmith
@rnaErin
@SSarabipour
They bring fresh vision, new ideas, and will continue nurturing a supportive community for postdocs. Welcome!
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Applying for faculty jobs? @Dr_KatieG1 is taking the lead again this year to organize @FuturePI_Slack members into groups to peer review application materials. 🙌 We have the best members!
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An unexpected benefit of the @FuturePI_Slack network is that successful candidates from last year's academic job hiring cycle are still engaged in the community and helping those who are applying this year. 👏
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@FuturePIslack has launched! Post-docs who want to stay in academics, please DM @FuturePIslack or @pearl_ryder to join!
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We're adding a whole crop of @FuturePI_Slack members this week. Many are approaching the academic job market this fall and looking for the support of other postdocs doing the same. Don't let your favorite postdocs go on the job market alone!
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A lot of discussion around the academic job market is depressing: it’s terribly competitive and you’ll never get a job.
@AcademicChatter
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This week: members are organizing peer editing groups for faculty applications - great to see the collaboration and support!
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Today we celebrate @alexholehouse, who earned a position as an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics at Washington University School of Medicine @WUSTLmed starting Jan 1st 2020: holehouse.wustl.edu
#postdoc_success_stories
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It's always a great day when a @FuturePI_Slack member announces that they've accepted an offer to become a faculty member! Congrats to those who have received offers AND to those on the market putting themselves out there #postdoclife #postdoc
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Hope for @FuturePI_Slack and @NewPI_Slack members
You're starting a faculty position or contemplating one? Here is a rather staggering list of funding opportunities:
research.jhu.edu/rdt/funding…
We found 479 funding opportunities for early-career faculty!
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Today let's celebrate @smitagopinath, who will launch her career as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Immunology and Infectious Disease at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
#postdoc_success_stories
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Congratulations to @FuturePI_Slack member @cdokafor
who earned a position as an Assistant Professor at Penn State University in the Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology @BMB_PSU
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🚨 Recent faculty candidates! 🚨
We'd like to make the faculty job application process a pinch easier by encouraging departments to use the same format for faculty jobs (same documents, page length reqs, # of refs, etc.)
To do so, we need your data!
tinyurl.com/facultyjobapps
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Hey #postdocs! Feeling more isolated than usual as you work from home to help to prevent spread of #COVID19? Join @FuturePI_Slack! We're always here for you
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Congrats to @brianneconnizzo who starts as an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering at Boston University @BUCollegeofENG this Fall!
#postdoc_success_stories
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Interested in joining our group? Send an email to future.pi.slack@gmail.com with a link to show you're a postdoc to request an invite!
(Direct message via Twitter works too)
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For our next round of #postdoc_success_stories, let's celebrate @tejchoksi starting as an Asst. Prof. in the School of Chemical Engineering at Nanyang Technological University @NTUsg in Dec. 2019
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So stay tuned to our #postdoc_success_stories as we celebrate those moving into independent positions and encourage those of us who remain postdocs to continue moving our science and professional development forward
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A must-read for those considering the applying for a faculty position.
Congrats to all the @FuturePI_Slack members involved in this effort!
What does the academic job market look like? Do I need a CNS paper? (no) Do I need a K99? (no) How many applications? (>15)
It’s peak application season & the @FuturePI_Slack survey results are in! biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
Here's some key takeaways 1/6
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It's always a great week when @FuturePI_Slack members announce that they are accepting independent positions. This week members have offers from industry and research institutes -- no matter where you go, we'll help you get there and celebrate your success! #postdoclife
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Wondering what's happening on @FuturePI_Slack? Our faculty-job-search board has been very busy lately: lots of folks are navigating the application process and helping each other along the way. #postdoclife #postdoc
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Congratulations to @FuturePI_Slack member @calinplesa, who will launch the @PlesaLab as an Assistant Professor at the Knight Campus at University of Oregon @UOKnightCampus
#postdoc_success_stories
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@NIH @NIHDirector All postdoctoral researchers nationwide deserve a living wage and fair work conditions. How will funding allocation and grant structure support PIs and Institutions to achieve this?
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Organizing a virtual lecture series for the fall? Consider picking a speaker from one of our top-notch future PIs!
@NewPI_Slack @Mid_Career_PI
#AcademicTwitter #ScienceTwitter #SciTwitter
futurepislack.wordpress.com/…
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It's that time of year! Our members are organizing into groups to review each other's faculty application materials. Good luck to all our Future PI Slackers on the job market!
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Big 👏to @daniellejmai who starts as an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University in Jan. 2020 | website: daniellejmai.com
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Interesting in joining Future PI Slack? Send an email directly to future.pi.slack@gmail.com - our DMs are now closed.
(This makes the joining process easier for admins and hopefully no more challenging for y'all).
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Congrats to @mandy_ridd, @FuturePI_Slack member who is now an Assistant Professor in the Education Scholar Track at the Dept. of Biomedical Sciences @UNDSMHS at University of North Dakota @UofNorthDakota
#postdoc_success_stories
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Many, many @FuturePI_Slack members on the job market are navigating how to deal with illegal questions regarding partners and reproductive plans while interviewing. How can we do better, #scitwitter?
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Congrats to @FuturePI_Slack member @edemmott who will start as a Tenure-Track Fellow at the Centre for Proteome Research @C4pr_liv / University of Liverpool (UK) in November 2019. #postdoc_success_stories
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Academic research can present unexpected and sometimes emotional challenges. Multiple examples on @FuturePI_Slack recently of postdocs bringing their challenges to the group for kind ears and support. Starting this new year off right. 🌟
#AcademicTwitter #ScienceTwitter
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🙌 to Dr. Tiffany Lowe-Power @tlowepower who recently opened the Lowe-Power lab as an Asst. Prof of Plant Pathology @ucdavis.
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But there are a lot of @FuturePI_Slack members who are proving that myth wrong and transitioning into independent faculty positions. We'll be sharing their #postdoc_success_stories over the next several weeks
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What is next for you and your lab members?
Recommended book for every PI, team members and your lab meetings!📙👥
Explore diverse, exciting and rewarding careers on or off the bench via these informational interviews, experiences, Dos & Don'ts & more. cshlpress.com/default.tpl?ca…
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Thrilled to report that @DrEmilyGoldberg will join @UCSFPhysiology @UCSF in Spring 2020! Yet another @FuturePI_Slack member inspiring those of us in the midst of our postdoc.
#postdoc_success_stories
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Today we celebrate @LaurelHind, who joins the University of Colorado Boulder as an Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering @CUEngineering in Jan. 2020
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Here's an excellent, thought-provoking thread to help faculty applicants with their teaching statements - thanks @NewPI_Slack for initiating it!
New PIs and search committee members, can you share your thoughts on teaching statements for the benefit of faculty applicants? cc @FuturePI_Slack
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It's wonderful to see pictures of a new lab space shared on our community - great to witness hard work pay off into something tangible!
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Congrats to @FuturePI_Slack-er @shikhaprashad, who earned a position as an Asst. Prof. of Kinesiology @WSUPullman
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🙌to @mbeyelerCH who begins as an Asst Prof in Jan 2020 in the Department of Computer Science @ucsbcs and Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences @UCSBPsych at the University of California, Santa Barbara
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Yes, another great recent effort by @FuturePI_Slack members -- if you're on the faculty job market and wondering if you'll ever hear back from your applications, join our group to see if other applicants have heard from the same depts
I highly recommend @FuturePI_Slack. There is a collective effort to self report the status of job applications, so we are no longer in the dark! A lot of valuable materials for interview preparation too.
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Check this paper which was churned out of discussions and collaborations within our group! @Mid_Career_PI @NewPI_Slack @nationalpostdoc @NIHDirector @NIHFunding @NSF
What does the academic job market look like? Do I need a CNS paper? (no) Do I need a K99? (no) How many applications? (>15)
It’s peak application season & the @FuturePI_Slack survey results are in! biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
Here's some key takeaways 1/6
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Always wonderful to see these announcements from @FuturePI_Slack colleagues! 🙌
Thrilled to announce that I will be joining the Microbiology & Immunology Department and the @WilmotCancer Institute at the @UR_Med in Rochester NY. Opening spring 2020, the @CiucciLab will work on T cell responses to pathogens and cancer.
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**Thread** We recently had a discussion about the best resources for project / idea management. Here's a summary of recommendations from our group -- please share your ideas and experiences too! 1/11
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This is awesome! Every PI should do this in some form. Your success is defined by your mentee's success as well!! 👍🏻
New Blog Post: Avasthi Lab Career Development Week 2017
wp.me/p6ocGB-7d
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Please RT and spread the word!🌎
Are you a postdoctoral researcher?
Have you recently gone on the faculty job market?
If so please take a few minutes to take our job market survey!🙌👏💻
faculty-job-market-collab.gi…
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Thanks to @EitanHoch Future PI Slack now has a website AND a great list of seminar speakers! Check out futurepislack.wordpress.com/
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📣Attention Conference Organizers! distributed conference in a box! 🎁🎉@neuromatch published the their conference code OA 💻github.com/neuromatch/nmc-bo… (demo box.neuromatch.io). Go to abstract browser page & try the recommendation engine. ht @titipat_a @neuralreckoning et al👏
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This week @FuturePI_Slack members are sharing interview / haven't heard / rejection statuses for their (many!) job applications using an anonymous polling option in slack. Seems both useful and cathartic
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And we don't believe that the only success out of a postdoc is transition into a faculty role. So we'll also be celebrating the #postdoc_success_stories of our members who have transitioned into a myriad of other independent positions
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Today on @FuturePI_Slack: a nice thread discussing when to go on the job market and the benefits / risks of a "trial run" to test the market before you think you're read. So nice to be able to easily hear from other postdocs' experiences!
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This week several @FuturePI_Slack members are getting their first interviews, sharing their experiences, and helping each other prepare
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Who gives support? Postdocs give support. To each other (often via @FuturePI_Slack) and to those coming up through the system. Let's help @eLifeCommunity document this trend through this survey: surveymonkey.co.uk/r/CeLifeM…
@NewPI_Slack @Mid_Career_PI
#PhDchat #ECRchat #academia
Do you know someone in academia who’s struggled with their mental health❓
We’d like to hear from you 💬
📢 Today we're launching a survey to find out #WhoGivesSupport, so that more can be done to help those who support others
surveymonkey.co.uk/r/eLifeMH…
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It's the small things. Sometimes you're going to a semi-remote conference venue and you don't know the best way to get there. @FuturePI_Slack is here to help - great to see postdocs helping postdocs
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Happy Birthday Future PI Slack! 🎂🎉
FIVE years of phenomenal postdoctoral community support, peer-mentorship & growth 🍾
A hearty Thank You to founder @pearl_ryder, current community leaders, our members & followers 🙌
Together, we have improved research & its culture 👏👏👏
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Congratulations to @FuturePI_Slack member @TimRDavies who starts as an Assistant Professor in the Dept of Biosciences (@DurBiol) at Durham University, UK Jan 2020.
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A recommended read from @FuturePI_Slack member @Dr_KatieG1. Ask yourself: what are you doing to combat gender bias and promote retention of underrepresented minorities in the scientific community? nature.com/articles/s41559-0…
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Congrats @NewPI_Slack for reaching 500 members! We're at almost exactly half that with 224 members - it's been a great journey so far!
We’ve reached 500 members! What a fantastic and generous community! Thank you all for your many contributions! ❤️🎉
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To end the week, we celebrate @The_DataDragon who will begin as an Assistant Professor in the Computational Medicine program at UNC-Chapel Hill starting March 2020!
#postdoc_success_stories
#best_twitter_handles
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Way to go,
@postdocparents
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This change is an important step in the right direction. We hope @NIH @NIHFunding will clarify their language to include adoption and support all parents
Thank you @NIH for hearing concerns of postdocs everywhere and making changes: "...effective immediately, NIH will approve an extension of one year for childbirth within the 4 year K99 eligibility window." grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/… @NIHDirector #supportpostdocparents #WomenInSTEM
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Hey @NewPI_Slack and other new PIs -- anyone have budgets that they're willing to share with current postdocs on the job market?
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Congrats to @VasileiosPetrou, who recently started as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Genetics and Center for Immunity and Inflammation at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. @RutgersU @Rutgers_NJMS
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On the job market or going on the job market soon? Imagine having a forum where you can meet current trainees in the departments where you're applying and learn more about the dept from them. Wouldn't that be great?
All that and more @FuturePI_Slack!
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Many congratulations to @Annika_Barber who will launch as an Assistant Professor at the Waksman Institute and the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Rutgers University waksman.rutgers.edu/barber
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This week at @FuturePI_Slack, postdocs are discussing strategies to best mentor high school students over summer! A blog post might be in the works! @NewPI_Slack @Mid_Career_PI
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Congrats to @PracheeAC! In addition to founding @NewPI_Slack, Dr. Avasthi inspired @FuturePI_Slack -- we're grateful for her work and certain that she'll bring an important voice to the @eLife board.
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We'd love to see a member of @FuturePI_Slack get this award! Go female postdocs, go!
Applications are now open for the 2018 L'Oréal USA For Women in Science fellowship program! Female postdocs, apply today to be awarded $60k for research in a #STEM field: lorealusa.com/forwomeninscie… #womeninscience
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Recently on @FuturePI_Slack: lots of discussion about applying for K awards including strategies, insight, and tips from those who have applied
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Congrats to @JingjieYeo who will start as an Asst. Prof. @Cornell @CornellMAE in 2020
jingjieyeo.github.io/
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We're delighted to be adding several new members thanks to this shout-out from @realscientists!
Q👇: Is there a community for postdocs similar to @NewPI_Slack?
A: Yes. It's called @FuturePI_Slack.
Also @Mid_Career_PI = after tenure.
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Good luck to all the @FuturePI_Slack members applying for K grants this fall and next winter!
Here are my #NIHmosaic notes from yesterday's @NIGMSTraining webinar:
@FuturePI_Slack
1) K99R00 to increase diversity in the faculty
2) Coupled with a program to provide cohort support and professional development to increase likelihood of retention
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How can Funders, Researchers and others act to reduce barriers to publishing negative results & null studies?
@NINDS4Rigor is seeking your opinion🤝
📰Do you share your negative/null research findings as ✨preprints✨?
👉Please share your input here: ninds.nih.gov/current-resear…
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This new K99/R00 seems like a great opportunity! Hopefully lots of @FuturePI_Slack members will be able to take advantage
New NIH K99/R00 BRAIN Initiative program for DIVERSITY. Eligible groups include: persons underrepresented by race/ethnicity, persons with a disability, and/or women. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/… Webinar on June 12 at 1:00 pm EDT: bit.ly/BRAINK99Webinar
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👏 @mhhettiaratchi will begin as an Assistant Professor at the University of Oregon Knight Campus @UOKnightCampus in January 2020
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Totally agree - and there is a lack of consequences for bad mentoring #MentoringFutureSci
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Next time you write an evaluation for someone, ask: is my language biased? It affects us all. @FuturePI_Slack, @GradSlack, @NewPI_Slack, @Mid_Career_PI
Double bingo "corroborated" by @HarvardBiz! People mostly describe me (in good faith!) as "enthusiastic" and "energetic". But pls mind the gap: would a man candidate be described in the same way? I know I bring more than energy & enthusiasm to the table!
hbr.org/2018/05/the-differen…
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The Okafor lab will investigate structural mechanisms of signaling and regulation in protein complexes, combining molecular dynamics simulations with experiments to elucidate these mechanisms and identifying strategies to selectively modulate protein function. 🙌 @cdokafor!
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Congratulations to @PepLarkin who will launch a career at Boston University as an Assistant Professor with a joint position in the Physics and Biology Departments!
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Have a preprint or preprinting soon @biorxivpreprint @medrxivpreprint @PsyArXiv @OSFramework? Present your work as a flash talk or contributed talk @neuromatch, network with a wonderful global community of neuroscientists & have your talk linked to your preprint! 📰
The 4th Neuromatch conference will focus on computational neuroscience and we are integrating with preprints. Present your work at NMC4 and have your talk linked to your manuscript at bioRxiv or other servers.
You can submit to NMC4 at conference.neuromatch.io by October 25
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Here @FuturePI_Slack we all hope to get to the Y1 recap someday! Well done @soragnilab!
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This wk @FuturePI_Slack members are sharing training experiences leading to improved PD training opportunities at home institutions
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7th 🤩Birthday of the Future PI Slack! 🎂🙌
Thank you to all our community members and followers 🤘7 -> 8 🤘
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The @emmottlab will use single-cell mass spectrometry, microscopy, and virology approaches to study virus replication and virus-host interactions. 🙌#postdoc_success_stories
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A1 4/4 since it's hard for one person to be mentor, coach, and sponsor simultaneously, we need many mentors! #mentoringfuturesci
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Big congrats to @JannaWilloughby, former @FuturePI_Slack member and recently launched Asst. Prof. @AuburnU Forestry and Wildlife Sciences @ausfws
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Congrats to @evehigby, @FuturePI_Slack member who recently started as an Assistant Professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at Cal State, East Bay
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We like to think of @FuturePI_Slack as one big peer mentoring group for postdocs interested in academia #MentoringFutureSci
Peer mentoring groups are a great way to go #MentoringFutureSci blog.addgene.org/form-your-o…
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There is a lot of distressing news in our country.
The goal of @FuturePI_Slack is to create a safe, welcoming, and inclusive community for postdocs to gather and offer each other support virtually.
If you need us, please reach out for an invite to join.
#blacklivesmatter
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The group will employ quantum mechanical models to design transformative new catalysts that unlock pathways towards the sustainable production of fuels and chemicals. #postdoc_success_stories. Congrats @tejchoksi! 👏
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🙌 way to go, y'all! It's wonderful to see publications resulting from @FuturePI_Slack!
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👏👏👏 Wonderful to see the final product!
Excited to see this publication online! elifesciences.org/articles/5…
Great working with @FuturePI_Slack @mandy_ridd
@jdf_ev @SSarabipour @dr_kozik @nieminm
@vikaspejaver @DrChrisTSmith @alexholehouse
@Alex___Bisson @usymmons
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Congrats to @DrDiehl_neuro, newly minted Asst. Prof at Kansas State University in the Dept of Psychological Sciences @KSUPsychSci
#postdoc_success_stories
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We're all about horizontal networking here at @FuturePI_Slack! (Same for our fellow groups @GradSlack and @NewPI_Slack and @Mid_Career_PI) nitter.app/CharlieSeguin/status/1…
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We like excuses to get out of the lab sometimes -- good for mental, physical, spiritual wellbeing
#postdocs take note: work/life #balance is good for productivity, creativity and wellbeing. Find a hobby or outlet so that you can harness this. lnkd.in/ecpTY5d
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Postdocs, do you have a killer seminar that you're ready to share with the world? Join our group and get on this list! futurepislack.wordpress.com/…
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And a special thank you to @tlowepower, who has been especially active in sharing her lab startup process with all of us @FuturePI_Slack - we have learned a lot from her superb negotiation and management skills!
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