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April 2020
Inside View of Review Panels 4/1
Knowing your audience is the key to successful communication. So who is reading your grant proposal? Come and get some inside tips to help make your proposal reviewer-friendly from Becky James, PhD. Join us at 12:00 pm in Lighty 280! Seating is limited, please RSVP. Zoom is available. Both Inside View of Review Panels sessions will share the same content.
Find out more »Evaluation as an Integral Component of Successful Proposals/Projects 4/14
Want to have a better grasp of evaluation/assessment as it relates to grant proposals and funded projects? This presentation will define evaluation and assessment and explain how to incorporate evaluation plans for a more competitive proposal and a meaningful, goal-driven project. Join us at 11:00 via Zoom! RSVP now!
Find out more »NCBI Functional Genomics Workshop – 9a-12p
An Update on NCBI BLAST and Other Sequence Analysis Tools This workshop highlights new displays and features and introduces best practices for use of NCBI BLAST services. You will learn when and how to use important but often misunderstood aspects of the BLAST programs, specialized services, and databases. You will explore other important sequence analysis services, including Primer BLAST, an oligonucleotide primer designer and specificity checker, and COBALT, a multiple protein sequence alignment tool. Finally, you will see brief demonstrations…
Find out more »NCBI Functional Genomics Workshop – 1p-4p
NCBI Resources for Animal and Plant Genomics Research This workshop focuses on NCBI’s web-based resources for accessing and analyzing genome assemblies and annotation data, with an emphasis on non-human organisms. You will learn which databases at NCBI best meet your needs, including Genome, Assembly, BioProject, Taxonomy, Gene, and SRA. We will also briefly discuss NCBI’s analysis and stand-alone tools, such as the Genome Data Viewer (GDV), SRA Toolkit and Magic-BLAST.In this workshop you will learn how to: Find, view and…
Find out more »Resources for Gene Expression and Genetic Variation Research – NCBI Functional Genomics Workshop – 1p-4p
NCBI Resources for Gene Expression and Genetic Variation Research This workshop focuses on NCBI’s web-based resources for accessing gene expression and genetic variation data for non-human organisms. You will learn about NCBI’s gene expression databases, including Gene, GEO, and SRA. You will learn how you can leverage SRA data for your gene expression and genetic variation analyses. We will also briefly discuss NCBI’s analysis and stand-alone tools, such as GEO2R, the Genome Data Viewer (GDV), SRA Toolkit and Magic-BLAST.In…
Find out more »September 2020
Promoting Your Research in the Media
WSU’s central news unit regularly works with faculty to promote research to external audiences through press releases and direct pitches to media. Sara Zaske, WSU News’ science writer, will explain the process to get your research highlighted from identifying good stories to talking with reporters. This will be a short presentation followed by a chance to ask questions. Join us via Zoom https://wsu.zoom.us/j/93585336400?pwd=dXcydE4yT04waGtNWllmRmpVaTFmdz09&from=msft
Find out more »February 2021
Washington Research Foundation: Meet Reps & Learn About the Post Doctoral Fellows Program – 2/25
You are invited to meet with Lisa Caldwell and Dale Wadman from the Washington Research Foundation (WRF) to learn more about the WRF Postdoctoral Fellowship program. The program, which opens for applications in Spring 2021, provides a $65K-$70K stipend per year, plus benefits and a $5K budget for research supplies, equipment or travel for three-years. The selected fellows can have a background in any STEM field, but preference will be given to applicants whose project proposals are in life sciences…
Find out more »March 2021
NMR Services at WSU – 3/4
NMR spectroscopy is one of the preeminent techniques for determining the composition, structure, and dynamic behavior of biological/molecular compounds, agricultural samples, and materials. WSU’s Center for NMR Spectroscopy provides access to state-of-the-art NMR instrumentation for users from across the WSU campuses and from outside institutions. The NMR facility provides access to spectrometers that are commonly used for both routine and specialty NMR experiments - including solid-state, diffusion, variable temperature, and multi-nuclear experiments. Come learn how to access these facilities for…
Find out more »Working with Industry: Support Structures and How-to Guides for WSU Faculty – 3/11
The value of having research partnerships with industry is multifaceted: access to new routes for funding, new directions for research, opportunities for students and a broader audience for your research. Establishing such partnerships, however, requires an approach that is distinct from typical grant writing for public-sector sponsors. Come learn from Heidi Medford about the Innovation and Research Engagement Office and the programs they lead to help WSU faculty get connected and find partnerships with industry. Join us at 11:00 am. RSVP below…
Find out more »Best Practices for Team Grant Proposal Development – 3/18
Planning and developing a successful multi-investigator grant proposal requires skills beyond those you would use to develop a winning single-investigator proposal. In addition to thinking more broadly and strategically about the project, you will need management and leadership skills to bring the team together and inspire them to produce exceptional work under tight time constraints. Join expert large grant proposal consultants Becky James, PhD. (CAS), Sammy Rodriguez, PhD (ORAP), and Maureen Bonnefin, CRA (ORAP) to discover best practices and tips…
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