Contact Information
Elaine Young, Ph.D.
E-Mail
Phone: (352) 273-5088
Location: Medical Science Building (MSB), Room M-100
Postdoctoral Affairs
Funding Opportunities
- NIH Pathway to Independence Awards
- NIH - NEW INVESTIGATORS PROGRAM
- UF Research & Graduate Programs Funding Opportunities
- Community of Science Grants Database
- GrantsNet
Resources
- National Postdoc Association
- Science's ScienceCareers.org
- Addressing the Nation's Changing Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists
- Policy on Instruction in the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) - Office of Research Integrity (ORI)
- Guidelines for the Conduct of Research in the Intramural Research Program at NIH
- Office of Human Subjects Research Computer-Based Training
- Univ. Pittsburgh Survival Skills & Ethics Program
- Figure manipulation: Assessing what is acceptable
- NIH Handbook for Postdoctoral Fellows
- Web Guide to Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists
- Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty, a practical guide for postdocs and new faculty, published by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
- Advisor, Teacher, Role Model, Friend: On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering
- COM postdoc listserv (send email)
Career Development
- Preparing for Your Post PhD Career
- General Outline for Grant Writing Course
- Compact Between Postdoctoral Appointees and Their Mentors (PDF)
- Career development at the Post-Doc career stage from Science's ScienceCareers.org
- A Short Guide to the Preparation of NIH Grant Applications
- Grants & Grant Writing
- NIAID's All About Grants Tutorial
News :: Archives
- 3/06/2008 | Funding Opportunities for Cancer Researchers
American Cancer Society (deadline 4/1/08)
Research Scholar Grants in Cancer Control and Prevention: Health Services and Health Policy Research - Awards are for up to four years and for up to $200,000 per year (direct costs). Eligibility Criteria: These grants are open to investigators at any stage of their career.
Postdoctoral Fellowships - This award is to support the training of researchers to enable them to qualify for an independent career in cancer research (including basic, preclinical, clinical, psychosocial, behavioral, and epidemiologic research). Awards are made for one to three years with progressive stipends of $40,000, $42,000, and $44,000 per year, plus a $4,000 per year institutional allowance. *US citizen or permanent residency status is required.
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation (pre-proposals due 6/2/08) - The Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award is designed to provide support for the next generation of exceptionally creative thinkers with "high risk/high reward" ideas that have the potential to significantly impact our understanding of and/or approaches to the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of cancer. The Innovation award is specifically designed to provide funding for extraordinary early career researchers who have an innovative new idea but lack sufficient preliminary data to obtain traditional funding. It is not designed to fund incremental advances. The research supported by the award must be novel, exceptionally creative and, if successful, have the strong potential for high impact in the cancer field. Applicants must belong to one of the following categories: Senior Postdoctoral Fellows and highly motivated recent PhD and MD graduates who are pursuing a period of independent research before taking a faculty position.
Please contact Karen Pastos (pastos@ufl.edu, 273-5874) if you have questions regarding either of these funding opportunities.
- 2/11/2008 | NIH Freezes Postdoc Stipend Levels
The NIH announced this week that NRSA stipend levels for postdoctoral fellows and trainees in FY2008 would be held at FY2007 levels. This decision continues a pattern that began in 2007, when stipends were held at FY2006 levels. This trend falls far short of the NIH’s pledge to increase stipend amounts by 10-12 percent per year during the earlier part of this decade, and to ensure that stipends would keep pace with inflation thereafter (see text of NIH pledge from 2001 below). The NPA is disappointed with the NIH’s decision to freeze postdoctoral stipends for two successive years, and intends to communicate its concerns to the NIH leadership. Because so many institutions base their postdoctoral salaries on the NRSA stipend scale, this decision will have far-reaching implications for many more postdocs than just the fellows and trainees supported on NRSAs. Read more...
- 2/11/2008 | Don't Miss Your Chance to Win A Prize!
Participate in the short National Postdoctoral Association Annual Survey for a chance to win one of FOUR great prizes. Feedback from all visitors is highly solicited, regardless of NPA membership status. The survey closes February 9, 2008. For more information and to take the survey, click here.
- 2/11/2008 | NPA Resources Update
The NPA has a variety of new and updated resources available online on its website. The available resources include a new guide on tax issues for postdocs, an updated visa guide for international postdocs, and a new toolkit on training postdocs in the responsible conduct of research (RCR).
- 1/17/2008 | FROM THE NATIONAL POSTDOC ASSOCIATION:
1. Searching for Pharma/Biotech Postdocs to Speak at NIH Conference
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Working Group on Women in Biomedical Careers is hosting a workshop: Women in Biomedical Research: Best Practices for Sustaining Career Success on March 4, 2008, that will feature systems approaches used by businesses, military, academic health centers, professional societies, and the NIH to ensure continued success as well as consider the economic cost of leadership loss and providing infrastructure to sustain the careers of women. The planning committee is searching for speakers for the panel, Models for Advancement in Pharma, Biotech, and Other Businesses, to showcase best practices for the sustained career success of women in biomedical research. For more information and the draft agenda, see http://womeninscience.nih.gov/bestpractices/ . If you are a postdoc in Pharma/Biotech/Industry and you would like to share your "best practices" story, please contact us through the web at http://womeninscience.nih.gov .
2. New Tax Article for Postdocs
The NPA has added a new article to its Postdoc resource page: Overview of Tax Issues for Postdocs. It provides information and resources on the tax issues facing postdocs. Topics include: tax withholding, reporting fellowship income, filing estimated taxes, FICA, self-employment tax and taxes for the international postdoc.
3. Give Us Feedback & Win A Prize!
Participate in the short National Postdoctoral Association Annual Survey for a chance to win one of FOUR great prizes. Feedback from all visitors is highly solicited, regardless of NPA membership status. The survey will remain open until February 8, 2008: More information and the survey.
4. NPA Annual Meeting Updates
A series of professional development workshops have been added to the 2008 NPA Annual Meeting Agenda. List of workshops.
5. Attend the NPA Annual Meeting with an NPA Travel Award
Do you wish to attend the NPA Annual Meeting but do not have the funds? The available NPA Travel Awards may help. Visit the NPA Travel Awards Program for more information. You will need to apply soon; the submission deadline is February 25, 2008.
- 1/09/2008 | Course on Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Importance
Graduate Course Description: Course on Emerging Diseases of Zoonotic Importance (PDF).
- 1/08/2008 | From the National Postdoc Association
Give Us Feedback & Win A Prize!
Participate in the short National Postdoctoral Association Annual Survey for a chance to win one of FOUR great prizes. Feedback from all visitors is highly solicited, regardless of NPA membership status. The survey will remain open until February 8, 2008. More information / take the survey.
The NPA Now Has a Presence on Facebook!
Facebook, the leading social networking site for academics, now has an NPA presence, with the National Postdoctoral Association group page. Facebook is a great way to connect with other NPA members online in addition to the NPA webpage and listservs. If you're already a facebook member, click here.
Attend the NPA Annual Meeting with an NPA Travel Award
Do you wish to attend the NPA Annual Meeting but do not have the funds? The available NPA Travel Awards may help. Visit the NPA Travel Awards Program for more information. You will need to apply soon; the submission deadline is March 7, 2008.
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- 1/07/2008 | Nominees for a free full membership in AAAS
I am looking for nominees for a free full membership in AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) and a one-year subscription to the weekly journal Science.
The only restrictions are that you must be new to UF after January 2007, and you must not be a current AAAS member or Science subscriber.
Nominees will be contacted and invited to participate in the AAAS/Science Program for Excellence in Science. Those who qualify will join more than 136,000 AAAS members and Science subscribers in the world's largest multidisciplinary science organization.
AAAS/Science Program for Excellence in Science AAAS is at the forefront of scientific discovery and on the frontline of scientific advancement, promoting sound science policy, improved science education, and international cooperation among scientists through its various programs and member participation. The Excellence in Science program is intended to enhance the educational experience and laboratory performance of researchers by providing them with links to leading scientific resources as well as connections to colleagues worldwide. The journal Science publishes breaking news and seminal research in 51 issues each year.
The AAAS/Science Program for Excellence in Science is supported by Applied Biosystems, AstraZeneca, Medtronic, Merck & Co., Inc., and Pfizer.
If you would like to be nominated for the free 1-year AAAS membership and Science subscription, please reply to Susan Gardner at sgard@ufl.eduwith your name and e-mail address by Friday, January 11, 2008, and be sure to identify yourself as a postdoc. Thanks.
Wayne T. McCormack, Ph.D.
- 11/01/2007 | AAAS Science & Technology Policy fellowships
Applications for 2008-2009 AAAS Science & Technology Policy fellowships are due December 20, 2007. Click here for forms and details.
