291 Campus Drive
Palo Alto
CA 94305
Who Should Attend:
Assistant Professors, Clinical Assistant Professors, Instructors and Clinical Instructors interested in a career in academic medicine only are eligible to apply. Class will be from 8:00-11:30am. Registration is required as space is limited to 25 people. Breakfast will be served at 7:45am and class will begin promptly at 8am.
Offered by the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity (OFDD)
A well-recognized intellectual and scientific niche is the first step towards Academic Success. While niche establishment depends on the quality of your research, its recognition is primarily determined by the successful presentation of your findings to the scientific community. Therefore, manuscript writing is a key factor in your academic success. Clear writing is one essential reason that papers are accepted for publication and grants are funded. In this context, communication, defined by the reader’s comprehension of your written message becomes the key to your success. The potential contribution of collaborative science towards your academic success is another significant element in niche development.
Dr. Laure Aurelian, who also leads OFDD’s quarterly K-Award workshop, will discuss different strategies to help you develop your own clear way of data presentation. She will explain reviewers’ and readers’ expectations and the most common misconceptions, provide an overview of the strategies to be used in order to write the best manuscript and discuss a pilot program for one-on-one consultation to provide specific help, as needed.
Key messages:
- Understand the power of data presentation and how it is appropriate for you
- What makes a poor writer? Why you might be your own worst enemy
- How to say more with less: The power of conciseness
- How to impress your readers with simple, less pompous writing
- Clear Writing = Clear Thinking = Clear Writing
- How Significance, Impact, Innovation are vital concepts in manuscript writing
- Writing your manuscript; required components
- Detailed examples will show which revisions you should consider
- Understand how to navigate collaboration in career development
Dr. Laure Aurelian is senior advisor for faculty development at Stanford University and Professor of Pharmacology and Microbiology at the University of Maryland Medical School. Her research interests are focused on virology, immunology and cellular and molecular biology, with emphasis on cancer and neuroscience. She received her first R01 award in 1970 and has since been continuously supported by NIH grants. She is the author of 300 publications in outstanding peer-reviewed journals and numerous review articles and book chapters. She is the inventor on 14 U.S. and foreign patents. She has trained over 50 students and post-doctoral fellows most of whom have achieved independent academic careers. Dr. Aurelian has served on standing study sections that review R01, PO1 and K award applications and is still functioning as a reviewer for NIH grants. At the University of Maryland, she works with investigators in developing grant proposals and programmatic initiatives, and educates faculty in grant and manuscript writing skills.