Have You Told Us about Your Accomplishments This Year?
We’d love to recognize your great news from 2021—from winning a poster award to landing a new job! Please send a letter to our editor, at shana.spindler@nih.gov, with your accomplishment(s) from 2021, and we will include them in our December issue.
Reminder: All Fellows Must Complete 2021 NIH Anti-Harassment Training
All staff (federal, trainees, fellows, and contractors) are required to complete the 2021 NIH Anti-Harassment (No FEAR/POSH) Training by Monday, November 30, 2021 . This training must be taken annually. The NIH Anti-Harassment Training is mandatory and meets the requirements of both the Notification and Federal Employee Anti-discrimination and Retaliation (No FEAR) and Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) trainings.
Should you have any additional questions, please contact NICHDMAPS@mail.nih.gov.
SciBites: A Taste of Research at NIH
Want to see what your Intramural Research Program (IRP) colleagues are up to? Check out SciBites, a series of easily digestible, “bite-size” videos about IRP research. For example, former NICHD graduate student Dr. Laura Gorrell (Leikin lab) made this short video about her research on the cells that make collagen and build bone. If you are interested in producing your own SciBite, please contact the NIH Fellows Committee (FelCom) Outreach Liaison Alison Jane Martingano (alisonjane.martingano@nih.gov).
Ethics in Research Online Training for Postdocs
This training is required for ALL NICHD postdocs within their first year of training and only needs to be completed once.
From the OITE website:
Research Ethics is at the foundation of everything we do in the scientific endeavor, and training in Responsible Conduct of Research is an essential component of your development as a scientist as you train here at the NIH. OITE is offering this course specifically for postdocs to ensure that you have the foundation to both conduct rigorous and ethical research and to train others to do the same.
“Becoming a Responsible Scientist” is offered as a full-day workshop using a combination of lecture, video, writing exercises, small group discussions, and full class discussions. Certificates will be issued to those who successfully complete the entire course. The course will next be offered on Wednesday, December 8, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m .
Topics covered include, but are not restricted to:
- The impact of research misconduct on individuals, institutions, the scientific enterprise, and society
- The history and modern oversight of Animal and Human Subjects regulations
- Formal definitions of "Research Misconduct" and discussion about Questionable Research Practices
- An explanation of resources provided by NIH and how to find and use them
- How an investigation into research misconduct unfolds
- Data management: collection, protection, and sharing
- Mentor-mentee relationships
- Conflict of Interest
- Peer Review
- Expectations of trainees as scientists at NIH
- Best practices for setting up your own lab
Please follow the link for registration: Ethics in Research Training for Postdocs
Participation is tracked by the NICHD Office of Education. Please contact Ms. Veronica Harker (veronica.harker@nih.gov) if you have any questions.