Within MGH

Academic Year 2012 - 2013

Mass General Postdoc Association

MGPA Self-Sponsored Green Card Information Session

The MGPA has organized an informational session about the self-sponsored Green Card application process for international postdocs. Two expert immigration lawyers will explain in details the process and requirements for the EB-1 Person of Extraordinary Ability and EB-2 National Interest Waiver (NIW) categories.

Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Time: 5 to 6:30 pm

Please click here to register by Thu, Jun 6.

 

Responsible Conduct of Research Series

“The Lab: Avoiding Research Misconduct”

In this RCR seminar, you will view and discuss the short film, "THE LAB: Avoiding Research Misconduct," from the NIH Office of Research Integrity. As part of the discussion, audience members will be asked to take on the role of different characters and make decisions about integrity in research that can have long-term consequences.

Facilitator: Raymond T. Chung, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of Hepatology; Vice Chief, Gastroenterology Division, MGH
Date: Thursday, June 13, 2013
Time: noon to 1 pm

You must register to get RCR training credit. This seminar will be held at MGH.

Faculty with HMS appointments, please click here to register.

 

New Investigator Advancement Initiative

Setting Expectations in the Lab
Invitation only

The New Investigator Advancement Initiative (NIAI) is a group of MGH faculty who have their first NIH independent research grant (RO1, R21). The NIAI is an invitation only group that provides support and education during the early stages of independence.

Speakers: Dennis Brown, PhD, Professor of Medicine; Director Office for
  Research Career Development
  Marie Demay, MD, Professor of Medicine; Associate Program Director for Basic
  Science Research, Department of Medicine, MGH
Date: Thursday, June 20, 2013
Time: noon to 1:30 pm

 

Responsible Conduct of Research Series

Data Integrity: Managing Your Data Responsibly

Facilitator: Dennis Brown, PhD, Director, Office for Research Career Development; Professor of Medicine
Date: Monday, July 15, 2013
Time: noon to 1 pm

You must register to get RCR training credit. This seminar will be held at MGH.

Faculty with HMS appointments, please click here to register.

 

APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED

English as a Second Language for Researchers - Spring 2013

Applications are now closed for the Spring 2013 semester of the English as a Second Language (ESL) 15-week course for MGH researchers. This course offered to the MGH Research Community (Faculty, Postdocs, Research Staff) is held twice a year, in the Spring and Fall.

Please click here for more information on ESL for Researchers.

 

SPONSORED BY CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM

Basics for Manuscript Writing for Clinical Researchers

The Clinical Research Program’s Education Unit offers an online training for investigators, Basics of Manuscript Writing for Clinical Researchers. This training will review the pre-writing phase, the writing phase and the submission, acceptance and review phase of writing a manuscript. The objectives of this course are:
- To encourage participants to write and submit manuscripts to peer-reviewed
   journals
- To facilitate the writing process
- To outline the submission, peer-review and acceptance process.

To access this training, please click here.