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NRMN Fall Line-Up

October 9: NRMN presenting for the Mountain West CTR-IN Ambassador Translation Research in Progress (ATRIP) Program Katie Stinson, MLIS will present on Friday, October 9 at 3:30 CST October 19 - October 24: SACNAS NRMN Virtual Exhibitor Booth Schedule 1-on-1 appointments October 27 - October 30: NIH Virtual Seminar NRMN Virtual Exhibitor Booth & Slack Channel Jamboor Vishwanatha, PhD will present on Wednesday, October 28 at 11a CST November 9 - November 13: ABRCMS NRMN Virtual Exhibitor Booth Schedule 1-on-1 appointments Jamboor Vishwanatha, PhD will present on Friday, November 13 at 12:30p CST December 3: Western New Mexico University Career Fair NRMN Virtual Exhibitor Booth December 10: 8th annual San Antonio Postdoctoral Research Forum (SAPRF) Jamboor Vishwanatha, PhD will present on Thursday, December 10 For details about how to find NRMN at these events, join the "NRMN @ Fall 2020 Conferences/Events" My Group on MyNRMN. Would you like NRMN to present at your event? Reach out to us at info@nrmnet.net.

NRMN Virtual Community

NRMN Webinars

The Mentoring Excellence Webinar Series Returns! October 1, 12-1:30p CST: The Power of Saying No By Drs. Antentor Hinton, Jr. and Haysetta Shuler Register in advance: https://unthsc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zVAlwP8pQk6mRj7IqZtD5w October 29, 12-1:30p CST: The Trials and Tribulations of Grad School By Drs. Antentor Hinton, Jr, Haysetta Shuler, and Melanie McReynolds Registration Link: Coming Soon! NRMN's How to Leverage the NRMN Network Webinar Series Next Webinar: October 19 at 11a CST New installment every 3rd Monday of the month at 11a CST Register in advance: https://unthsc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_n1z5j_WDR2q0tvJF7HSvnw Webinars posted to NRMN's YouTube Channel Check out NRMN's past Career Development Webinars!

New Additions to the Mentoring Library

We are excited to share the following new content from our NRMN Community. These publications (and a preprint!) explore different corners of the mentoring landscape. Take a look at the mentoring interventions being adopted across the nation: The ASPET Mentoring Network: Enhancing Diversity and Inclusion through Career Coaching Groups within a Scientific Society (Womack et al) highlights a sustainable career coaching model based in the ASPET Mentoring network supported in part by NRMN Phase 1 Culturally aware mentorship: Lasting impacts of a novel intervention on academic administrators and faculty (Womack et al) explores the impacts of the 8 hour Culturally Aware Mentorship (CAM) intervention on participants’ awareness of cultural differences, their assumptions about and approaches toward interactions with colleagues and students, and their efforts to change their behaviors to promote inclusive practices in their mentoring and teaching of HU students in STEM Leveraging a collaborative consortium model of mentee/mentor training to foster career progression of underrepresented postdoctoral researchers and promote institutional diversity and inclusion (Risner et al) presents evidence that a collaborative model involving multiple institutions of higher education can initiate and execute individual institutional change directed at enhancing diversity and inclusion at the postdoctoral researcher (postdoc) and junior faculty level by implementing evidence-based mentoring practices Reassess -Realign -Reimagine: A Guide for Mentors Pivoting to Remote Research Mentoring (Pfund et al) describes a three-step process grounded in reflective practice that research mentors and mentees can use together to reassess, realign and reimagine their mentoring relationships to enhance their effectiveness Read more NRMN Publications!

Virtual Conferences

Opportunity for Undergraduates to Showcase Research Virtually at a National Student Conference The Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) 2020: The Virtual Experience will be held online Nov. 9-13. As with the face-to-face conference, the cornerstone of the virtual program are the student presentations.  Use research from a virtual lab or past/current research experience as the basis of the abstract submission. ePoster presentations will available asynchronously throughout the conference while 48 live oral presentations will be given Nov. 9-12. All presentations will receive feedback from virtual judges and the top presentations from each discipline will receive a presentation award. Questions? Email abrcms@asmusa.org

2020 SACNAS – The National Diversity in STEM Conference IS GOING VIRTUAL! New Dates: October 19 – 24 New Location: Online!

The virtual conference brings you a unique blend of STEM, culture, and community in an online space where you can bring your whole self to STEM. The conference will feature a rich agenda including virtual: Motivational keynote speakers Robust offering of STEM Symposia and Professional Development sessions Student research presentations Graduate School & Career Expo Hall — NEW! With non-competing hours Two full days with no other conflicting conference programming. Attendees and exhibitors alike will be able to maximize their networking opportunities! Cultural celebrations, art, and music Group and 1-on-1 mentoring opportunities Read more...

Free Registration for the Fall 2020 NIH Virtual Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration!   No plane tickets, hotel costs, or food budgets to worry about! In fact, no registration fees either! The NIH is bringing the Fall 2020 NIH Virtual Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration direct to your computer…free of charge, Tuesday, October 27 – Friday, October 30!   This event is designed to demystify the NIH grant application and review process! Register today at https://nihvirtualseminar2020.vfairs.com/ and be sure to check out all the networking opportunities taking place during the seminar. For instance, the Meet the Experts page highlights all of the NIH Institutes and Centers, offices and special programs offering booths filled with resources to fill your “swag bag” and times to chat with grants management, policy, review, and program officials throughout the seminar. Be sure to visit the NRMN booth in the virtual exhibit hall. We'll feature helpful info on how to interact with a variety of NRMN resources and platforms, as well as introduce courses like the new "Unconscious Bias" course. Chat with our experts to learn more about mentoring best practices and how to best leverage all that NRMN has to offer!   If you’re new to working with the NIH grants process as an investigator or administrator, join us as we connect and collaborate! Here’s what to expect: Four days of sessions with live and simu-live sessions, as well as an on-demand video library Three tracks designed around grants policies and programs, including case studies and Q&As Live chat opportunities with NIH & HHS experts on the grants process and policies Downloadable resources to reuse and/or share with others at your institution Free registration! Yes, you read it right. Are you excited yet? Keep tabs on the latest registration and agenda updates on the seminar site. We hope to “see” you there!

NRMN Partner Announcements

The NPA is a charitable and educational non-profit association headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, that seeks to improve the postdoctoral experience by supporting a culture of enhanced professional growth. At the individual, organizational, and national levels, the NPA facilitates connections, raises awareness, and collaborates with stakeholders in the postdoctoral community. Membership in the NPA is open to all organizations and individuals interested in advancing the interests of postdocs in the U.S. Affiliate membership in the NPA for most postdocs is free and available at https://www.nationalpostdoc.org/. Society for Leukocyte Biology 2020 Host-Microbial Interactions in Health and Disease: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly SLB 2020 Going Virtual! Join over 40 hours of scientific and professional development programming for free! June through October 2020 See the full schedule and register today Chairs: Ilhem Messaoudi, University of California, Irvine and Louis Justement, University of Alabama Read More...

Events in the Community

Apply today to participate in the University of Utah Grant Writing Coaching Group Study! All study activities are conducted virtually Are you finding it challenging to learn the intricacies of writing NIH-style research proposals? Do you struggle with making a compelling case to reviewers for the importance of your research project? Are you having trouble getting consistent feedback from experts as you write research proposals? If any or all of these apply to you, then consider applying for entry into the University of Utah Grant Writing Coaching Group Study. This study is funded by NIH grant #U01 GM132366. The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the University of Utah IRB (approval #00113440). Applications for Cohort 3 are being accepted now through October 30, 2020. For more information about this study, to find out if you're eligible, and to access the application, visit our website HERE. Questions? Contact our study team at NRMNUtah@utah.edu.

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