Building a Research Career - Grant Writing with Morgan Giddings, PhD

July 12, 20102Comments

The keys to time management: How systems have failed and what I’ve done

As we climb up the science career ladder, time pressures become ever more acute, leading to a sense of frustration at all that remains undone, at ever growing stacks of

by Morgan Giddings

Building a Research Career

Mindset

July 7, 20102Comments

The power of a team for getting your grant funded

A burned out, resentful employee is not a recipe for productivity, even if they are physically present all the time (because you require it).

by Morgan Giddings

Building a Research Career

Communication

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Technology

June 15, 20100Comments

How to be innovative in your NIH Grant Proposal

The US NIH recently changed the grant format, among other things adding a new section titled "Innovation." Many of us have wondered: how can we convey innovation if we're using standard techniques and methods? Morgan has some ideas on this, illustrated with an iPad and a razor.

June 8, 201015Comments

Dealing with grant rejection: the hard way or the easy way

When we get our grant rejected, it is easy to point the blame at the reviewers. "Those stupid reviewers, they didn't get it." While that approach may be emotionally satisfying and ego-stroking, it doesn't solve the problem. Your reviewer didn't understand your proposal, and there is only one person to blame for that.

by Morgan Giddings

Building a Research Career

Communication

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Technology

June 4, 20105Comments

What is the real purpose of a graduate education?

A colleague recently said to me, "Graduate education is fundamentally a fact-based activity." I respond to that somewhat misguided view in the latest video. In my view, a graduate education

by Morgan Giddings

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