This Week's Events
2022 UR Postdoc Tax Workshop
The 2022 UR Postdoc Fellow Tax Information Session will take place this year on March 20, 2023 from 12:00pm- 1pm. This workshop will be recorded and posted to our website. Scroll down to see previous workshop presentations.
Our ISO office has resources for our international scholars available on their website here.
Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
2022 Tax Workshop: Graduate Students
The UR Graduate Student Tax Information Session for U.S. Students and Resident Aliens will take place this year on March 20, 2023 from 1pm- 2pm. This workshop will be recorded and posted to our website. Scroll down to see previous workshop presentations.
Our ISO office has resources for our international students available on their website here.
Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Dr. Fernando Ontiveros:
Thursday, March 23 | Conference Room D in the Humanities Center (2nd Floor, Rush Rhees Library)
Professor Ontiveros will be visiting from St. John Fisher University to speak about his current research and career story.
- Diversity Talk: From the Tropics to the Great Lakes, a Happy Scientist Story (1:00 - 2:00 pm)
- Research Talk: Rapid Design and Fabrication of Microfluidics Devices (3:00- 4:00 pm)
School of Medicine and Dentistry Ambassador Program
The deadline for applying is Friday, March 24th.
UCLA Bio-Launch: Inaugural Postdoc Recruitment Event
UCLA's Bioscience Postdoc Affairs are hosting UCLA Bio-Launch, a virtual postdoctoral recruitment initiative. Selected candidates will be invited to participate in a 2-day virtual information and professional development event (May 3-4, 2023). Included in Bio-Launch, are two professional development workshops to help early-stage researchers find a good mentor and prepare for informational interviews. As part of the virtual event, you will also have the opportunity to talk to current UCLA postdocs about their experiences and network with UCLA faculty. UCLA Bio-Launch also includes a matching service with Bio-Launch Mentors (faculty/PIs from the Division of Life Sciences and David Geffen School of Medicine) that have committed to meeting for informational interviews with participants. Virtual informational interviews are expected to occur during the post-event recruitment period (May 5-26). Prospective postdoc participants will be responsible for scheduling virtual informational interviews with their faculty partners once they receive their match information.
How It Works:
- You submit an application by March 24.
- In your application, you will identify 3 potential faculty members you're interested in working with from our list of Bio-Launch Mentors.
- If you are accepted into the program, you will be invited to attend our virtual events and we will match you with 1-3 mentors. You will be given their profiles and contact information to reach out and schedule an informational interview during the recruitment period.
Important Dates:
- March 24, 2023 at 11:59PM PST - Application Deadline for Prospective Postdocs
- May 3-4, 2023 - Virtual Zoom Events
-
- Professional Development Workshops
- Postdoc Panel
- Networking with Faculty
- May 5-26, 2023 - Recruitment Period (Zoom-based Informational Interviews)
Check out our website to learn more about the program. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out to us.
Upcoming Events
SMD Entrepreneurs Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, March 29 | 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm | CEL Learning Lab D (Room 2-7544)
Have you ever asked, "What else can I use my degree for?" Are you interested to learn how to use your advanced degree to become an entrepreneur? Then come to SMD Entrepreneurs' next meeting to hear Dr. Mike Wilson, alumnus of SMD, discuss how he used his PhD to start and build his own company!
Dr. Wilson is the founder and CEO of Viomerse. They design and manufacture highly realistic anatomical models for surgical simulation and biomedical education. Their products are the ideal training tools for accurately simulating advanced surgical procedures in their entirety.
Witness to Injustice
Friday, March 31 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Gamble Room (Rush Rhees)
Witness to Injustice is a program of Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation and is a unique three-hour interactive group teaching tool. It uses participatory education to foster truth, understanding, and respect between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the part of the world now known as the United States. It was created in collaboration with KAIROS Blanket Exercise.™ Turtle Island is a reference to what is known as North America, a continent inhabited from time immemorial by Indigenous peoples. The exercise is an interactive effort to share Indigenous history that many Americans may not have been taught in school.
This event is for current University of Rochester students only. Free food and drinks!
BDSM 101
Thursday, March 30 | 7:30pm | Morey 321
Join a presentation and Q&A from the Rochester Kink Society to learn the basics of BDSM and how to safely enjoy different kinks! This event will be held in person on Thursday, March 30th at 7:30pm in Morey 321, and will also be livestreamed if you’d like to attend virtually. Registration is encouraged, but not required. Open to all students. Brought to you by the Burgett Intercultural Center, UHS Health Promotion, and the University Counseling Center.
Opioid Overdose Prevention Training
Tuesday, April 11 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Gowen Room
Join Strong Recovery for opioid overdose prevention training on Tuesday, April 11th from 1:00-2:00pm in the Gowen Room. All attendees (over age 18) will receive a free Narcan kit. Registration is required, and the training is open to all students, faculty, and staff. Brought to you by the UHS Health Promotion Office, Department of Public Safety, and the Center for Student Conflict Management.
The Vanderbilt University Office of Biomedical Research Education and Training (BRET)
Friday, March 31, 2023, The Vanderbilt University Office of Biomedical Research Education and Training (BRET) is hosting the 3rd annual Vanderbilt Integrated Training Alliance (VITA) virtual symposium for senior graduate students.
The VITA symposium in Biomedical Sciences is designed to introduce senior graduate students to the research and resources at Vanderbilt and to help them develop skills that will enhance their postdoctoral career.
Participation in VITA will include:
- Communication Training from the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science. Through a layered series of applied improvisational and communication exercises, participants will explore and practice using communication strategies. Find out more here
- An introduction to ASPIRE, the BRET office of professional development
- Opportunity to meet with current Vanderbilt postdocs
- Individual meetings with Vanderbilt research faculty members
- Learning about the Vanderbilt community and research resources
Three Minute Thesis (3MT)
Can you describe your thesis to a stranger in three minutes?
Perfect your pitch and can explain the value of their work to fellow researchers as well as to the public, policymakers and funding agencies during the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®). The 3MTcompetition represents an invaluable opportunity for students to sharpen their research focus, improve their presentation skills, while conveying the potential and impact of their work with a perfect pitch in just three minutes.
Competition finalists will present on April 4, 2023, from 3:45–6 p.m.
Click the button below for more details about the competition, including eligibility, prizes, and presentation rules and guidance.
URMC FiLMS Microbiome Symposium
URMC will be hosting the inaugural URMC FiLMS Microbiome Symposium on April 21st, 2023. If you are conducting any research related to the microbiome, please consider presenting -- abstracts are due Feb. 21st!!
Even if you do not have work to present, you can still attend! There is an excellent line up of speakers, and you'll get a chance to hear about microbiome-related work going on around campus from trainee presenters. The deadline for registration is March 21st.
Please see the below flyer for additional information or contact the organizers at ur_microbiome@urmc.rochester.edu with specific questions.
Postdoctoral Research Training and Career Progression within the Biomedical Research Enterprise
NIH announced a Request for Information (RFI) inviting the research community to give input on the state of postdoctoral research training and career progression infrastructure in biomedical science developed by a working group of the NIH Advisory Committee to the Director. The RFI is open through April 14, 2023.
I want to make you aware that NIH is also hosting a series of listening sessions to hear from the community about their experiences with and perspectives on current infrastructure and share input on potential promising solutions to the fundamental challenges faced by the postdoctoral trainee community. Listening sessions will take place throughout March 2023, and each session will focus on a specific theme:
- Wednesday, March 8, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. ET: Role, duration, structure, and value of the academic postdoc, including the effects on underrepresented populations.
- Friday, March 10, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. ET: International trainee concerns.
- Friday, March 17, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. ET: Compensation and benefits, including childcare and dependent care.
- Monday, March 20, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. ET: Job security, career prospects, and quality of life.
The insights from the listening sessions and RFI will assist NIH in hearing the voices of postdoctoral trainees along with others impacted by this unique and skilled training position, and in exploring ways to address some of the fundamental challenges faced by the postdoctoral trainee community.
Neuroscience Retreat 2023
34th Annual Genetics Day
Monday, April 17, 2023 | 9:30 am – 4:00 pm | Class of '62 Auditorium and Sarah Flaum Atrium
20th Annual Fred Sherman Lecture - Keynote Speaker: Julius Brennecke, PhD
"Evolution of endogenous retroviruses in Drosophila"
**CALL FOR SPEAKERS**
We invite trainees to apply to give a 10 min oral presentation in the morning session of Genetics Day. A total of two trainee speakers will be selected.
**CALL FOR POSTERS**
We invite you and your colleagues to present posters in the Genetics Day poster session (12:30 – 2:30pm)
To be considered for a talk, submit your registration by 5:00 pm on Monday, April 3rd, 2023 and indicate on the registration that you would like to be considered for the short talk competition. Registrants not selected for a talk are expected to present a poster. To present a poster and be eligible for a poster prize, submit your registration by 5:00 pm on Monday, April 10th, 2023
***PRIZES***
Poster awards will be given to graduate students, postdocs, undergraduates, staff, and faculty. Trainees selected for and presenting short talks will receive a special prize. Cash prizes available
Happening Now
Funding, Grant and Travel Award Opportunities
UR CTSI Digital Health Seedling Award Program: Request for Applications
The UR CTSI’s Digital Health Seedling Award provides up to $25,000 to support research that advances the development, approval, adoption and use of innovative digital health tools, methods and approaches. The one-year award is available to full-time faculty at the University of Rochester who are studying digital health approaches, tools and data including utilizing sensors and mobile technologies, electronic medical records, data from registries and other real world data and approaches to advance clinical research and address regulatory science needs. Apply by Monday, March 27, 2023.
Complete Guide to the H-1B Visa Process
This course is designed for international students planning to work in the U.S. after their graduation. Although there are many immigration paths to stay in the U.S. after your education, H-1B remains one of the most popular options among students and scholars. Learning about the H-1B visa and preparing in advance can provide an edge as you explore your post-graduation employment options.
Health and Wellness
MARCH KORU OFFERINGS
Get ready to bloom this March in our learn-to-meditate classes! The Mindful University Project is offering their evidence-based Koru Basic mindfulness classes, a 4-week course where you can learn a variety of mindfulness skills that will help you navigate the rest of the semester with ease. Sign up for one of the upcoming classes below:
Koru Basic (for Students, Faculty, and Staff): Mondays March 13, 20, 27, and April 3 from 7:15 – 8:30 PM in the Douglass Meditation Room
Koru Basic (for Students, Faculty, and Staff): Fridays March 17, 24, 31, and April 7 from 10:30 – 11:45 AM via Zoom.
Koru Basic for Student Athletes: Mondays March 27, April 3, 10, and 17th from 12-1:15 PM in Haven’s Lounge.
Relax and Renew Retreat
Saturday, April 1 | 8:30am - 12:30pm | Spurrier Dance Studio
Join the Mindful University Project’s upcoming Relax and Renew Retreat on Saturday, April 1st from 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM! These retreats are half-day, silent meditation retreats for students, faculty, and staff who are interested in developing or deepening one’s meditation practice through a more immersive meditation experience. Held in the Spurrier Dance Studio, participants will experience four hours of noble silence while engaging in a variety of contemplative practices, including: Gentle yoga, self-compassion practices, breath awareness meditations, mindful eating, journaling, and a dharma talk (a lesson about the practice of mindfulness in everyday life).
The retreat will be co-facilitated by Koru Mindfulness teachers. Prior meditation experience is not necessary to participate. Please dress comfortably. The Retreat is free of charge and open to any student, faculty, or staff member of the University community.
Mindfulness Made Simple for Students of Color
Saturday, April 1st, 8th, 15th, and 22nd | 10:00am - 11:15am | Douglass 407
Join Deontae McLachlan, an Assistant Advisor for the Office of Minority Student Affairs, in his class “Mindfulness Made Simple for Students of Color” on Saturdays beginning on April 1st from 10:00 am to 11:15 am. He has been practicing meditation and mindfulness for years and is excited to offer this safe space for students of color to learn these practices. From his personal experiences growing up in Chicago, IL, he knows how difficult it can be to exist within systems that do not offer kindness, care, and compassion and he prides himself on his enduring spirit of teaching and mentorship. Mindfulness Made Simple offers the opportunity for students of color to learn the "how" of mindfulness and what it looks like for them in a shared community.
Join Deontae and save your spot below!
Mindful University Project Offerings for Graduate Student Appreciation Week
The Mindful University Project is offering some classes and workshops in honor of Graduate Student Appreciation Week! Step away from your academics to fill up your cup during Graduate Student Appreciation Week with a yoga class and writing workshop on Wednesday April 5th. Rebecca’s All-Levels Vinyasa class will take place from 12 - 1 PM in the May room. This all-levels yoga class will guide you through mindfulness techniques that will help you recenter and get back to your work with more energy, ease, and intention for the rest of the semester! The class is free and open to all graduate students, be sure to save your spot today!
Kaylen’s Mindful Writing for Wellness Program will be a writing workshop centered on mindful self-care for graduate students. You’ll have the opportunity to engage in a short mindfulness practice, reflect on journal prompts around personal wellness, and to share your experiences with others. This program will take place April 5th at 8 pm via zoom. Be sure to save your spot!
Trainee Involvement Opportunities
Applications Open for Science Forward Symposium March 20-21, 2023
We are pleased to announce that applications are now open to attend Science Forward: Towards Inclusive Excellence in Academia, a two-day symposium to increase diversity, expand inclusion and uphold equity in basic science research at New York State’s academic research institutions. The Science Forward symposium will be held at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on March 20-21, 2023.
For more information about the event and to apply, please visit scienceforwardny.org.
Internship/Postdoc/Employment Opportunities
Scientist II, Process Sciences and Innovation - https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3456794716
More jobs listed on Handshake
Relevant Reads & Podcasts
InsideHigherEd.com Carpe Careers: By Joseph Barber, March 13, 2023
Joseph Barber offers recommendations for how graduate students can leverage artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT for exploring career options and pursuing opportunities.
Accommodations
The University of Rochester is committed to providing inclusive experiences and equal access to programs and services. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation, please contact Jen Prosceo. In all situations, a good faith effort (up until the time of the event) will be made to provide accommodations.
OTE Submission Information
Submissions for the weekly Monday edition of OTE are due by Thursday at 5:00 pm. Please submit materials to myHub@urmc.rochester.edu.
Connect with SMD
Tag us or use #URochesterResearch!
