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May 31 - June 1, 2012 | With rising levels of nutrition-related health issues, this conference will review the state of professional training in the nutrition domain and discuss challenges facing the next generation of scientists, program implementers and policy-makers. More
This eBriefing discusses the benefits, such as improved analytic, creative, and critical-thinking skills, and the practical issues associated with implementing mandatory research training for all medical students. More
This eBriefing provides current and future faculty the knowledge and skills to incorporate scientific teaching principles (active learning, diversity, and assessment) into their courses. More
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May 31 - June 1, 2012
Organizer: Mandana Arabi (The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science)
Speakers: Gayle Binney (The Dannon Company, Inc.), Glenn Denning (Columbia University), Jessica L. Escobar-Alegria (University of South Carolina), Shibani Ghosh (Tufts University), Robert J. Karp (SUNY-Downstate Medical Center), Nabeeha Kazi (Humanitas Global Development), Pamela A. Koch (Teachers College Columbia University), Hunter Reed (f.a.s.t. nyc), Christina M. Stark (CornellNutritionWorks), Emorn Wasantwisut (Mahidol University), Debra J. Wolgemuth (Columbia University Medical Center), Derek Yach (PepsiCo)
With rising levels of nutrition-related health issues, this conference will review the state of professional training in the nutrition domain and discuss challenges facing the next generation of scientists, program implementers and policy-makers.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 | 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
Keynote Speaker: Paul Tumpowsky (InSITE)
Speakers: Pallav Kosuri (Columbia University), Megan McGill (NYU School of Medicine), Monica Kerr (The New York Academy of Sciences)
The seminar will address the challenges, risks and blessings of the scientific mindset in the entrepreneurial world. It will also discuss ways to leverage this perspective to successfully navigate business environments and produce positive results.
Monday, April 9, 2012 | 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Speaker: Matthew R. Marcello (UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School)
The workshop will provide current and future faculty the knowledge and skills to incorporate scientific teaching principles (active learning, diversity, and assessment) into their courses.
Saturday, March 3, 2012 | 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speakers: Eugene Hammond (Stony Brook University), Ann Horbey (Stony Brook University), Peter H. Khost (Stony Brook University), Kristina Lucenko (Stony Brook University), Thomas Tousey (Stony Brook University)
This one-day, hands-on workshop will teach you to write clearly and effectively about what you do and why it matters in ways non-scientists can understand.
Friday, February 24, 2012 | 8:15 AM - 7:30 PM
Organizers: Erica Friedman, David Muller and Karen Zier (Mount Sinai School of Medicine)
Opening Remarks: George Thibault (The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation)
This conference will discuss benefits, such as improved analytic, creative, and critical-thinking skills and practical issues of implementing mandatory research training for all medical students.
February 7 - May 1, 2012
Course Director: Monica L. Kerr (The New York Academy of Sciences)
Speakers: Jahan Ali (New York City Investment Fund), Piraye Yurttas Beim (Celmatix, Inc.), Stephen Goodman (Pryor Cashman LLP), Chris Hayter (The New York Academy of Sciences), Arthur Klausner, Aaron Rabinowitz (Woodcock Washburn LLP), Zach Schildhorn (Lux Capital), Donna See (Columbia University), Raphy Soussan (CBIZ MHM, LLC), Melinda Thomas (NYC Tech Connect), Paul Tumpowsky (Square Zero; InSITE)
Other Contributors: Milena Adamian (Life Sciences Angel Network), Zubin Canteenwalla (NGEN), Frank DeBernardis (Nascent Enterprises LLC), Jessica Hunt (Gerson Lehrman Group), Thomas Lipkin (Osage Partners), Joshua Spodek, Steve Winick (TopSpin Partners)
This course introduces scientists to the fundamentals of technology entrepreneurship and how to take the right idea from the laboratory to the marketplace.
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eBriefing
Speaker: Matthew R. Marcello (UMDNJ–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School)
This eBriefing provides current and future faculty the knowledge and skills to incorporate scientific teaching principles (active learning, diversity, and assessment) into their courses.
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Moderator: Karen Zier (Mount Sinai School of Medicine)
Panelists: Don Hoang (Yale University School of Medicine), Samuel Vanderhoek (Mount Sinai School of Medicine), Edward Vazquez (New York Presbyterian Hospital–Columbia Campus), and Annie Wang (The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University)
This eBriefing covers the student panel discussion of the "Integrating Student Research into the Medical School Curriculum" conference. Participants in medical school research programs discuss the impacts of their research experiences on career choices, scientific knowledge, mentor relationships, and more.
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Organizers: Erica Friedman, David Muller, and Karen Zier (Mount Sinai School of Medicine) & Sonya Dougal and Monica Kerr (The New York Academy of Sciences)
This eBriefing discusses the benefits, such as improved analytic, creative, and critical-thinking skills, and the practical issues associated with implementing mandatory research training for all medical students.
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Speaker and workshop leader: Melissa Marshall (Pennsylvania State University)
The eBriefing of this workshop will help engineers, scientists, and technical professionals completely rethink the design of presentation slides in order to improve the clarity, structure, and delivery of their presentations.
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This eBriefing highlights research and policy work discussed at the Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum. Topics include cultures of entrepreneurship, scientific publishing, innovation in the Arab world, knowledge-based economies, structures of R&D enterprises, regional and global partnerships, and much more.
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