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BWH PLC Travel Support for BWH Postdocs

Due Friday, February 17, 2023

This award is provides transitional funding during the early critical years of an academic career when junior faculty must teach, do research, compete for grants, publish, and practice at the same time they may be assuming increased family or other responsibilities. The award provides $30,000 plus 20% overhead. Priority is given to primary caregivers, faculty who are URM, or women faculty.

Postdoc Leadership Council Elections: Nominations Open Now

Due Tuesday, July 25, 2023, 11PM It’s time for the Postdoc Leadership Council (PLC)’s annual elections! This is a great way for everyone in our community of BWH postdocs to get more involved and shape the future of the PLC, even if you are not already a member. You can learn more about the structure of the PLC and how these positions work together in our new bylaws which were ratified in November, or read on for some more details. How do I nominate myself for a position? To nominate yourself, please email BWHPDA@partners.org stating your name, department, and which

Open Call for Cores and Resources – Brigham Research Cores and Resources Fair

Due Monday, April 3, 2023, 12PM The Brigham Research Cores and Resources Fair will take place on Monday, April 24th from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. in the Hale Café Atrium. We are currently soliciting representatives from BWH, MGB, and Harvard cores and resources who would be interested in promoting their resources/services at this annual event. This is an opportunity to staff an informational table with brochures, business cards, or other materials helpful to the community. Representatives from each core or resource will have the full hour and half to meet with attendees. Attendees from the Brigham and other MGB affiliated

PLC Voting Opens: Registrar & Treasurer

Due Monday, January 23, 2023, 5PM We have one nominee each for the new Registrar and Treasurer positions! Thank you to Alexandra Eicher (Registrar) and Evgenii Kim (Treasurer) for your interest in serving on the PLC Executive Board. Read Alex’s Nomination Statement for Registrar here. Read Evgenii’s Nomination Statement for Treasurer here. Because the positions are not contested, the election will proceed as a confirmation vote. Each current BWH postdoc is entitled to submit one ballot, voting either “Yes” or “No” for the candidate nominated for each position (or abstaining). A simple majority of votes cast in favor will confirm

Postdoc Leadership Council Nominations Open: Registrar and Treasurer

Due Monday, December 19, 2022, 11PM During the last Quarterly Meeting on November 29, BWH PLC members voted to ratify an overhaul of our bylaws. The new bylaws introduce two new elected positions to the PLC Executive Board: the Registrar and the Treasurer. You can read the descriptions and responsibilities of these positions below or on page 4 of the bylaws here. Since the bylaws were ratified partway through the year, the PLC is holding a special election to fill these roles for the remainder of the one-year term, until the next General Election in August. Any BWH PDA Affiliate

1st Annual BWH Postdoc Survey

Closes Monday, Oct 17, 2022

The BWH PLC Advocacy Committee is proud to launch our first annual Postdoc Survey to collect information on the needs and challenges faced by the BWH postdoc community.

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RCR Rounds 2023: Misconduct of Research Integrity

Zoom (click website to register/receive link)

Join Paul Anderson, MD, PhD - Senior Vice President of Research and Education and Brigham, Brigham and Women's Hospital Chief Academic Officer, and Mass General Brigham Interim Chief Academic Officer

Transplant Oncology: Cellular Therapies for Transplant Patients

Virtual Event

Course Overview Solid organ transplant recipients are at 3-10 times higher risk of cancer compared to non-transplant patients, due to long-standing immunosuppression. Cellular therapies, such as CAR-T or virus-specific T

Research Connection LIVE

Hybrid

These monthly seminars are open to the community and focus on resources for the research community. They also provide an opportunity to meet and ask questions of BWH decision makers.

Brigham Research Project Manager Forum

Zoom (click website to register/receive link)

**These sessions will be held virtually on Zoom. The link will be sent to those who register with a BWH/MGB-affiliated email address 1-2 days prior to the session**   This monthly forum

Biobank Portal Training

Zoom (click website to register/receive link)

The MGB Biobank Portal is a tool that links consented subjects from the MGB Biobank with their health care data from the electronic medical record (EMR) and allows researchers to

Introduction to the Research Patient Data Registry (RPDR)

Zoom (click website to register/receive link)

The Research Patient Data Registry (RPDR) brings clinical information to the researcher's fingertips and ensures the security of patient information by controlling and auditing the distribution of patient data within