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New from BWF: Research on rare diseases
In a new article and video on the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Web site, senior program officer Nancy Sung discusses a recent IOM report on research on rare diseases. See the video and article here, and see the IOM report here.... read more
 
Tipsheet: Hints for Obtaining Tenure
The tenure process will be different for each of you. Generally it will take seven years as an assistant professor with the decision on tenure taking place sometime during your sixth year. However, please remember that each situation will be... read more
 
Career Development Guide: Communicating Science: Giving Talks
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund has put together this Career Development Guide to provide advice from great scientific speakers, tips on putting together your own talks, insights into how to use technology to your benefit, horror stories about speeches gone wrong... read more
 
Career Development Guide: Moving On: Managing Career Transitions
Moving On:  Managing Career Transitions offers practical advice on when to recognize it's time to take the next step in advancing your career in research. Science writer Karyn Hede interviewed researchers for their advice on setting a good foundation, developing... read more
 
Career Development Guide: Staffing the Lab: Perspectives from Both Sides of the Bench
[From the introduction:]The Burroughs Wellcome Fund has put together this Career Development Guide to bring together advice from experienced researchers to help you begin building your first research team. Then we flipped the problem over and looked at it from... read more
 
Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty, Second Edition
Based on courses held in 2002 and 2005 by BWF and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, this book is a collection of practical advice and experiences from seasoned biomedical investigators. The second edition contains three new chapters on laboratory leadership,... read more
 

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New from BWF: Research on rare diseases November 1, 2010
In a new article and video on the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Web site, senior program officer Nancy Sung discusses a recent IOM report on research read more
 
Tipsheet: Hints for Obtaining Tenure September 17, 2010
The tenure process will be different for each of you. Generally it will take seven years as an assistant professor with the decision on tenure read more
 
Career Development Guide: Communicating Science: Giving Talks September 17, 2010
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund has put together this Career Development Guide to provide advice from great scientific speakers, tips on putting together your own talks, read more
 
Career Development Guide: Moving On: Managing Career Transitions September 17, 2010
Moving On:  Managing Career Transitions offers practical advice on when to recognize it's time to take the next step in advancing your career in research. read more
 
Career Development Guide: Staffing the Lab: Perspectives from Both Sides of the Bench September 17, 2010
[From the introduction:]The Burroughs Wellcome Fund has put together this Career Development Guide to bring together advice from experienced researchers to help you begin building read more
 

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