NINDS's Building Up the Nerve

Listen in for the second of two special guest episodes of NIH's All About Grants podcast! In this episode, host Dr. David Kosub invites NINDS's Building Up the Nerve co-host, Dr. Marguerite Matthews, and the Director of the Division of Biomedical Research Workforce at the NIH Office of Extramural Research, Dr. Ericka Boone, continues conversations unveiling the "hidden curriculum" of scientific training. They share experiences and perspectives on how personal growth and professional development intersect, setting a plan to identify your strengths, reiterate the importance of engaging your network, the power of communication, and much more. The first guest episode featured Building Up the Nerve's other co-host, Dr. Lauren Ullrich: https://www.buzzsprout.com/558574/13505607 Resources All About Grants Inside Cancer Careers Transcript available at http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/.

Are you attending the Society for Neuroscience's Annual Meeting Neuroscience 2023? If you are, join us for a live episode of Building Up the Nerve in the form of a professional development workshop. "Building Up the Nerve" to Develop your NIH Training Application will take place Monday, November 13th, 2023, from 9:00 to 11:00 AM ET at the Washington Convention Center, room 207B. All Neuroscience 2023 attendees are welcome. This interactive workshop will prepare graduate students, postdocs, junior faculty, and their mentors to apply for NIH funding. We will have a panel with advice on strategies from successful awardees and reviewers, then you'll have a chance to ask questions of NIH staff and former podcast guests in small group discussions. Add this event to your meeting planner: https://www.abstractsonline.com/pp8/#!/10892/session/401 Transcript available at http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/.

The fourth Season of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Building Up the Nerve podcast, where we discuss the unwritten rules, or “hidden curriculum,” of scientific research at every career stage. We know that navigating your career can be daunting, but we're here to help—it's our job! In our final episode of the season, we talk about careers outside of academia, with a focus on how to find what jobs exist, how to prepare for these jobs, and what to know when you transition. Featuring Joanne Kamens, PhD, Senior Consultant, Diversity North Group; Kip Ludwig, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Ekemini A. Udofa Riley, PhD, Founder & President, Coalition for Aligning Science. Resources https://www.aaas.org/programs/science-technology-policy-fellowshipshttps://awis.org/https://www.massbio.org/Introducing the Vitae Researcher Development Framework to employers 2011Developing Transferable Skills During Science Training5 Uncommon Ways to Gain Career Skills During an Uncommon TimeWhat is a Peer Mentoring Group? Part 1: Joanne Kamens with iBiologyTop 10 Things Scientists Ask About Transitioning Out of Academia"Not" Networking 101 - Building Relationships for SuccessHow to Choose the Right Next Lab or WorkplaceTranscript available at http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/.

The fourth Season of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Building Up the Nerve podcast, where we discuss the unwritten rules, or “hidden curriculum,” of scientific research at every career stage. We know that navigating your career can be daunting, but we're here to help—it's our job! In episode 9, we talk about succeeding as mid-career faculty, including challenges mid-career faculty face such as maintaining funding, advancing in your career, and balancing internal service expectations. Featuring Rebecca Shansky, PhD, Professor, Northeastern University; Kafui Dzirasa, MD, PhD, Professor, Chief Vision and Values Scientist, Duke University; and Francisco Barrera, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Resources https://braininitiative.nih.gov/about/multi-council-working-grouphttps://smallpondscience.com/2022/07/18/hidden-curriculum-for-mid-career-faculty/Transcript available at http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/.

The fourth Season of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Building Up the Nerve podcast, where we discuss the unwritten rules, or “hidden curriculum,” of scientific research at every career stage. We know that navigating your career can be daunting, but we're here to help—it's our job! In episode 8, we talk about succeeding as junior faculty, including starting a lab from scratch, balancing all aspects of the job, and how to manage tenure expectations. Featuring Ishmail Abdus-Saboor, PhD, Assistant Professor, Columbia University; Katie Wilkinson, PhD, Professor, San Jose State University; and Jack Lipton, PhD, Professor, Michigan State University. Resources https://nigms.nih.gov/Research/mechanisms/MIRAhttps://www.ninds.nih.gov/news-events/events/maintaining-neural-network-transforming-mentorship-workshophttps://grants.nih.gov/grants/glossary.htmhttps://grants.nih.gov/policy/early-stage/index.htmhttps://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/about-funding/types-research-support/research-project-grants/support-research-excellence-sure-program-r16https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/r15.htmhttps://brains.uw.edu/https://btaa.org/https://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/about-funding/types-research-support/research-project-grants/diversity-r01-new-and-risk-investigatorshttps://www.hhmi.org/science-education/programs/resources/making-right-moveshttps://www.grantcentral.com/workbooks/national-institutes-of-health/ Transcript available at http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/.

The fourth Season of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Building Up the Nerve podcast, where we discuss the unwritten rules, or “hidden curriculum,” of scientific research at every career stage. We know that navigating your career can be daunting, but we're here to help—it's our job! In episode 7, we talk about applying for a faculty position, including preparing your application, negotiating, and the accepting or re-applying process. Featuring Kimberly S Williams, Assistant Professor, Spelman College; Lucas Cheadle, Assistant Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory; and Erin Stephenson, Assistant Professor, Midwestern University. Resources https://nigms.nih.gov/training/RISE/Pages/default.aspxhttps://nigms.nih.gov/training/careerdev/Pages/TWDInstRes.aspxhttps://abrcms.org/https://futurepislack.wordpress.com/https://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/training-career-development/choose-award-career-stage-eligibility/diversity-awards/nih-neuroscience-development-advancing-careers-diverse-research-workforce-r25-faqs/neuroscience-development-advancing-careers-diverse-research-workforce-r25https://brains.uw.edu/Transcript available at http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/.

Listen in for the first of two special guest episodes of NIH's All About Grants podcast! In this episode, host Dr. David Kosub invites NINDS's Building Up the Nerve co-host, Dr. Lauren Ullrich, and the host of National Cancer Institute's Inside Cancer Careers, Oliver Bogler, for a conversation on what they've learned from early career researchers through their podcasts. The next guest episode features Building Up the Nerve's other co-host, Dr. Marguerite Matthews! Resources All About Grants Inside Cancer Careers Transcript available at http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/.

The fourth Season of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Building Up the Nerve podcast, where we discuss the unwritten rules, or “hidden curriculum,” of scientific research at every career stage. We know that navigating your career can be daunting, but we're here to help—it's our job! In episode 6, we talk about conducting research as a clinician-scientist, including the different paths to research as a clinician and what a clinician-faculty position can look like. Featuring Erika Augustine, MD, Associate Chief Science Officer, Kennedy Krieger Institute; Edjah Nduom, MD, Associate Professor, Emory University; and Audrey Brumback, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Austin. Resources https://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/training-career-development/institutional-grantshttps://www.kennedykrieger.org/cncdp-k12https://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/training-career-development/career-development-awardshttps://www.ninds.nih.gov/news-events/events/open-stage-webinar-clinician-scientist-clinic-overview-ninds-funding-opportunities-and-qahttps://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/training/index.htmlhttps://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-world-wasnt-ready-for-you-justin-c-key?variant=41016598036514 Transcript available at http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/.

The fourth Season of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Building Up the Nerve podcast, where we discuss the unwritten rules, or “hidden curriculum,” of scientific research at every career stage. We know that navigating your career can be daunting, but we're here to help—it's our job! In episode 5, we talk about succeeding as a postdoc, including what graduate students need to know about what to ask during a postdoc interview, how to develop independent lines of research, and when to know it’s time to enter the job market. Featuring E. Mae Guthman, Postdoctoral research fellow, Princeton University; Rapheal Williams, Postdoctoral fellow, University of Washington; and Mai-Anh Vu, Postdoctoral fellow, Boston University. Resources https://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/training-career-development/postdoctoral-fellows/nih-pathway-independence-awardhttps://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/training-career-development/postdoctoral-fellows/mosaic-postdoctoral-career-transition-award-promote-diversityhttps://acd.od.nih.gov/working-groups/postdocs.htmlhttps://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-23-076.htmlhttps://commonfund.nih.gov/earlyindependencehttps://www.lrp.nih.gov/Transcript available at http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/.

The fourth Season of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Building Up the Nerve podcast, where we discuss the unwritten rules, or “hidden curriculum,” of scientific research at every career stage. We know that navigating your career can be daunting, but we're here to help—it's our job! In episode 4, we talk about succeeding in graduate school, including finding mentorship, performing research, and applying for funding. Featuring Maya Gosztyla, Ph.D. Candidate, The University of California San Diego; Cellas Hayes, Postdoctoral fellow, Stanford University; and Shekinah Phillips, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Resources Individual Development Plan (IDP) resourceDSPAN F99/K00NIH RePORTERNINDS Advancing Diversity R25 Programs Summer Program in Neuroscience, Excellence and Success (SPINES)NIH Blueprint and BRAIN Initiative ENDURENINDS Diversity Supplements pageHow to find, read and organize papersHow to manage your time as a researcherBlack Scientists Are Not the Door to DiversityAWISNSF Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramSREB-STATE DOCTORAL SCHOLARS PROGRAMSfN’s Neuroscience Scholars ProgramSfN Trainee Professional Development AwardSmith Scholars ProgramoSTEM ScholarshipList of Cellas's applicationsInternational Brain Research OrganizationBlack in Neuro Transcript available at http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/.

The fourth Season of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Building Up the Nerve podcast, where we discuss the unwritten rules, or “hidden curriculum,” of scientific research at every career stage. We know that navigating your career can be daunting, but we're here to help—it's our job! In episode 3, we talk about applying for graduate school, including what you should know about preparing PhD applications, how to choose a program and advisor, and what to expect during a campus visit or during interviews. Featuring Daniel Colón-Ramos, Associate Professor, Yale University; Taylor McCorkle, PhD student, Drexel University; and Thibaut Pardo-García, Chief Sales Officer and Co-Founder, Microscape, Inc. Resources https://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/training-career-development/diversity-awards/nih-neuroscience-doctoral-readiness-program-dr-programhttps://www.indeed.com/career-advice/interviewing/how-to-use-the-star-interview-response-techniquehttps://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/training-career-development/diversity-awards/nih-blueprint-and-brain-initiative-endurehttps://nigms.nih.gov/training/PREPTranscript available at http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/.

The fourth Season of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Building Up the Nerve podcast, where we discuss the unwritten rules, or “hidden curriculum,” of scientific research at every career stage. We know that navigating your career can be daunting, but we're here to help—it's our job! In episode 2, we talk about what to do next after your bachelor's degree, specifically focusing on the gap year or years between finishing undergrad and starting a PhD. And just as a note to our listeners, we do talk about heavier subjects like miscarriage, so we have put chapter markers if you'd like to skip that section. Featuring Cheyanne Lewis, Doctoral Student, Stanford University; Christian Cazares, Postdoctoral Fellow, Salk Institute for Biological Studies; and Gabriela Gomez, MD, MPH Candidate, Johns Hopkins University. Resources https://colorsofthebrain.com/resources/https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/postbac_irtahttps://mcb.berkeley.edu/marc/marc-program-descriptionhttps://www.sacnas.org/https://abrcms.org/https://www.associationofsciencecommunicators.org/https://blackinneuro.com/undergraduateshttps://www.cientificolatino.com/post-bachttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22633484/http://cup.columbia.edu/book/so-you-want-to-be-a-neuroscientist/9780231190893Transcript available at http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/.

The fourth Season of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Building Up the Nerve podcast, where we discuss the unwritten rules, or “hidden curriculum,” of scientific research at every career stage. We know that navigating your career can be daunting, but we're here to help—it's our job! In the first episode of the season, we talk about how to get started in undergraduate research, what undergraduates need to know about types of research opportunities available, how to find a lab, and what makes a successful research experience. Featuring Michael D.L. Johnson, PhD, Director, National Summer Undergraduate Research Project and Associate Professor, University of Arizona; Hannah D. Nacht, NIH Diversity Fellow and Undergraduate student, Rutgers University and Oregon State University; and Ya’el Courtney, PhD candidate, Harvard University. Resources Burgers, Bartending and Benchwork: My Journey to Graduate SchoolNational Summer Undergraduate Research Project (NSURP)NIH Blueprint and BRAIN Initiative ENDURE program for undergraduate students from diverse backgroundsNINDS Diversity SupplementsTranscript available at http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/.

Welcome to Season 4 of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Building Up the Nerve, where we discuss the unwritten rules, or “hidden curriculum,” of scientific research at every career stage. We know that navigating your career can be daunting, but we’re here to help—it’s our job! Transcript available at https://ninds.buzzsprout.com/

The third Season of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Building Up the Nerve podcast helps you strengthen your mentoring relationships with tools and advice from both trainees and faculty. We know that navigating your career can be daunting, but we're here to help—it's our job! In the last episode of the season, we focus on structural interventions around mentoring. Mentorship doesn’t happen in a vacuum—what can program directors, department chairs, and other institutional leaders do to create an environment in which supportive mentorship thrives? Featuring Sherilynn Black PhD - Associate Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement, Duke University; Beronda Montgomery, PhD –Professor of Biology & Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, Grinnell College; and Thomas Schwarz, PhD - Professor, Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital. Resources https://www.bwfund.org/funding-opportunities/diversity-in-science/https://www.hhmi.org/science-education/programs/gilliam-fellowships-advanced-studyhttps://cimerproject.org/https://www.berondamontgomery.com/lessonsfromplants/The Journal of Values-Based Leadershiphttp://dx.doi.org/10.22543/0733.132.1316https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt38C2l-o2ohttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236983https://www.nigms.nih.gov/Training/IMSD/ Transcript available at http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/.

The third Season of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Building Up the Nerve podcast helps you strengthen your mentoring relationships with tools and advice from both trainees and faculty. We know that navigating your career can be daunting, but we're here to help—it's our job! In the sixth episode of the season, we focus on moving from mentee to mentor, developing your mentoring philosophy, co-mentoring, and culturally aware mentorship. Featuring Ruben Dagda, PhD - Associate Professor, University of Nevada, Reno; Kathryn Graves - Psychology PhD Candidate, Yale University; and Jasmine Quynh Le - Neuroscience PhD Candidate, Brandeis University. Resources https://myidp.sciencecareers.org/https://www.possefoundation.org/https://neuroscienceblueprint.nih.gov/training/nih-blueprint-d-span-award-f99k00https://nrmnet.net/https://www.sacnas.org/https://abrcms.org/https://gsas.yale.edu/diversity/office-graduate-student-development-diversity-ogsddTranscript available at http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/.

The third Season of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Building Up the Nerve podcast helps you strengthen your mentoring relationships with tools and advice from both trainees and faculty. We know that navigating your career can be daunting, but we're here to help—it's our job! In the fifth episode of the season, we focus on transitioning out of a mentoring relationship. Even good mentoring relationships can run their course or become ineffective as time goes on. This episode is a conversation about navigating rough patches in mentoring relationships and knowing when and how to move on. Featuring Ismail Ahmed, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, New York University School of Medicine; Imogen Hurley, PhD, Director, Office of Postdoctoral Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Sharon Mina Noh, PhD, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Irvine. Resources https://www.nsfgrfp.org/https://ombuds.wisc.edu/Transcript available at http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/.

The third Season of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Building Up the Nerve podcast helps you strengthen your mentoring relationships with tools and advice from both trainees and faculty. We know that navigating your career can be daunting, but we're here to help—it's our job! In the fourth episode of the season, we focus on adaptive and resilient mentoring. While this is an evergreen topic, the last two years of the COVID-19 pandemic have tested the limits of our mentoring relationships. In this episode, we discuss how mentors and mentees can navigate these challenges. Featuring Theanne Griffith, PhD, Assistant Professor, UC Davis, Sarah Kucenas, PhD, Professor of Biology, University of Virginia, and Raele Robison, PhD, CCC-SLP, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Resources Personality and social psychology bulletinhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0146167297234003https://hbr.org/2012/06/instantaneous-intimacy-skillfuhttps://phassociation.org/unknown-led-certainty-phd-student-ph-patient-raele-robison/https://diversity.nih.gov/blog/2021-07-21-advancing-disability-inclusion-scientific-workforcehttps://www.uclpress.co.uk/products/123203https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02695-0https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02907-7Transcript available at http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/.

The third Season of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Building Up the Nerve podcast helps you strengthen your mentoring relationships with tools and advice from both trainees and faculty. We know that navigating your career can be daunting, but we're here to help—it's our job! In the third episode of the season, we are talking with mentor mentee pairs about how they develop productive relationships, including aligning their expectations and working through challenges. Featuring Avital Rodal, PhD - Associate Professor of Biology, Brandeis University; Matthew Pescosolido, PhD – Postdoctoral Fellow, Brandeis University; Kay Tye, PhD – Professor, Salk Institute for Biological Studies; and Austin Coley, PhD - Postdoctoral Associate, Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Resources https://thebiologist.rsb.org.uk/biologist-features/how-to-write-a-lab-handbookhttps://osf.io/2xn6z/wiki/Other%20lab%20manual%20resources/http://kordinglab.com/2019/12/20/lab-redesign.htmlhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1gUtWSk7CqV3syAenEc11rnz4H5-yvU65b48NM46n-Vs/edithttps://myidp.sciencecareers.org/https://cimerproject.org/https://ninds.buzzsprout.com/Transcript available at http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/.

The third Season of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Building Up the Nerve podcast helps you strengthen your mentoring relationships with tools and advice from both trainees and faculty. We know that navigating your career can be daunting, but we're here to help—it's our job! In the second episode of the season, we focus on finding mentors that are a good fit, how to choose a research advisor, and how to build a mentoring team. Featuring Shawn Bates, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at California State University, Chico; Yesenia Garcia, Neuroscience PhD Student, Emory University; and Kaela Singleton, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory University School of Medicine. Resources https://brains.uw.edu/https://www.mbl.edu/education/advanced-research-training-courses/course-offerings/summer-program-neuroscience-excellence-and-successhttps://www.sfn.org/initiatives/diversity-initiatives/neuroscience-scholars-programTranscript available at http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/.