Transi’oning:+PostDoc+to+Inves’gator+...Ribosome Biogenesis Structural Biophysics Inhibitor...
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Transi'oning: Post-‐Doc to Inves'gator
Nicole A. LaRonde Associate Professor
University of Maryland – College Park Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
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Ribosome Biogenesis
Structural Biophysics
Inhibitor Design
Biochemistry
Structure-based design and screening
In vivo and in vitro inhibition
assays
In vitro and in vivo functional
characterization
Introduc'on
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First Steps! Get Informa'on • Talk to your mentors. • Think about and design your new research projects.
• Learn about grant funding opportuni'es. • Read! Lab management, Lab setup, mentoring. • Talk to people at your new ins'tu'on. • Talk to sales reps. • Talk to incoming students. • Learn about teaching responsibili'es and resources.
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Some Resources Lab Setup and Management • HHMI Early Career Scien'st resource page: hNp://www.hhmi.org/programs/resources-‐early-‐career-‐scien'st-‐development. Check out “Making the Right Moves” and “Entering Mentoring” • “Academic Scien'sts at Work” by Jeremy Boss. Teaching: • Teaching centers. • “A brief summary of best prac'ces in College Teaching” Tom Drummond. Challenges faced by faculty of color: • hNp://teaching.uncc.edu/learning-‐resources/ar'cles-‐books/best-‐prac'ce/
instruc'onal-‐methods/best-‐prac'ces-‐summary • “The Black Academic's Guide to Winning Tenure—Without Losing Your
Soul” Kerry Ann Rockquemore and Tracey Laszloffy
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Next steps: Planning
• Plan your projects for the first few years. • Plan your teaching schedule and course design strategies.
• Plan your 'me management: You are your best hands in the lab, so plan to be in it.
• Plan your lab setup. • Plan your first publica'on.
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Work Hard and Train Well
• Students, Post-‐docs and research staff all need training and mentoring.
• The best way to be produc've is to create a culture of excellence and hard work.
• Limit your 'me away from the lab in the first years.
• Plan separate 'me for lab work and wri'ng. • Submit proposals as soon as possible a^er you start.
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Challenge 1: Time management • Lab • Wri'ng • Training/Mentoring • Mee'ngs/CommiNee work • Interac'ons with Colleagues • Teaching
• Home
Learn how to protect 'me for important things!
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Challenge 2: Produc'vity
• How is produc'vity measured? • What is considered produc've? • Is 'me being spent in a way that maximizes produc'vity?
• What are effec've strategies to maximize produc'vity?
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Challenge 3: Managing people • What is the culture you would like to create in your lab?
• How will you decide which people to hire? • How will you train students/trainees? How will they train others?
• How will you manage interac'ons with colleagues and the department?
• Etc…
Remember, you are now the lab head!
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Challenge 4: Managing a Budget
• Be reasonably conserva've. • Set up the lab! Start small. • Set up an expense recording system/or learn what is available.
• Second hand can be a budget saver. • Keep travel reasonable and be selec've. • Explain your spending philosophy to the lab personnel.
• Plan ahead!
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Challenge 5: Networking
• Selec've appearance at key mee'ngs in your field.
• Invite people you’d like to meet to give a department seminar.
• Interact with funding agency representa'ves. • Join groups of fellow scien'sts who face similar challenges.
• Keep in touch with people you know/meet. • Set up new collabora'ons.
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A Word (or a few) About Tenure • Learn what you need to do to get tenured, from several
sources. • ANend workshops and group sessions that address the
challenges of geing it. • Have frequent and frank discussions with your department
head (if you can) and interact with senior members of the department.
• Be visible in the department (while respec'ng your protected 'me).
• Be a produc've scien'st, a good teacher and a good mentor.
• Cul'vate your network of future leNer writers. • Document everything!
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Have Fun and Grow!
• Remember why you want to do this. • Keep learning. Set aside 'me for reading, workshops, seminars or classes you are interested in.
• Discuss your science with others: Colleagues, Friends, Mentors, Trainees.
• Don’t be afraid to try new, risky ideas. • Learn from your trainees. • Build a suppor've network. My email address: [email protected]
• Remember to have a life outside of work.