Interesting Features for PWN 3/28/2017

Hi Everyone,

Here is a great opportunity and some interesting articles:

Opportunity:

Manager of Research & Missions Program

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By-j8KYRbwGFLXQxbzJidEZkUXc/view?usp=sharing

Articles:

1. Why Trumps NIH Cuts Should Worry US

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/22/opinion/why-trumps-nih-cuts-should-worry-us.html?_r=0

2. Johns Hopkins Accepts First Black Female Neurosurgery Resident 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/johns-hopkins-accepts-first-black-female-neurosurgery-resident_us_58d147fee4b0be71dcf838a0?section=women&

3. Too Many Kids Quit Science Because They Don't Think They're Smart

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/11/too-many-kids-quit-science-because-they-dont-think-theyre-smart/382165/?utm_source=atlfb

4. These 76 Women Scientists Are Changing The World

http://www.ecowatch.com/women-scientists-change-world-2306110960.html?page=1

5. Getting More Women Into The C-Suite Means Keeping Them In The Talent Pipeline

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/getting-more-women-c-suite-means-keeping-them-talent-pipeline-blount

Best wishes to you all!

~PWN

Interesting Features for PWN 3/16/2017

Hi Everyone,

Here are some great postdoc opportunities and interesting articles:

 Job Opportunities:

1. Postdoc opportunity with Eliza Congdon at UCLA on Biomarkers for depression treatment:
http://www.postdoc.ucla.edu/postdoctoral-fellowship-in-neuropsychiatric-genomics-biomarkers-of-depression-treatment-response/

2. Postdoc opportunity at Harvard involving motor adaptation, phys, 2P imaging and behavior:
http://www.mousemotorlab.org/contactus

Articles:

1. 'Think about the bigger picture': life lessons from Meryl Streep and other successful women:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/jan/21/think-bigger-picture-life-lessons-meryl-streep-successful-women

2. What happened when a man signed work emails using a female name for 2 weeks:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/what-happened-when-a-man-signed-work-emails-using-a-female-name-for-a-week_us_58c2ce53e4b054a0ea6a4066?ulsg51d4azzd7vi 

3. Gender tokenism and bias prevail in biotech boardrooms:

http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v35/n3/full/nbt0317-185.html?WT.ec_id=NBT-201703&

4. How successful people spend their weekends: 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/travisbradberry/2015/03/24/how-successful-people-spend-their-weekends/#4c94c49b19c0

Sincerely,

PWN

Interesting Features for PWN 3/8/2017

Hi everyone,

Here is an opportunity for those interested in pursuing a Ph.D., a postdoctoral opportunity, some exciting articles, and a website that has information on scholarships for mothers:

Opportunities:

1. A fully funded Ph.D. position within a doctoral college is available. The project deals with the development of a gene therapy for temporal lobe epilepsy. Please refer to the following document for more information:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0By-j8KYRbwGFWkU5b2l4MEVyWEU

2. Two postdoctoral positions in Mechanisms and Clinical Presentation of Pain are available at the Pittsburgh Center for Pain Resarch (PCPR). Please refer to the following document for more information:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0By-j8KYRbwGFVUZETTZyNGxWWUE

Interesting Articles:

1. Which Science Groups Have Endorsed the March for Science:

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/02/will-they-or-won-t-they-what-science-groups-are-saying-about-joining-march-science

2. 50 Motivational Quotes From Disruptive, Trailblazing, Inspiring Women Leaders
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/245810

3. Why the CRISPR Patent Verdict Isn't the End of the Story:

http://www.nature.com/news/why-the-crispr-patent-verdict-isn-t-the-end-of-the-story-1.21510

4. How to (Seriously) Read a Scientific Paper:

http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2016/03/how-seriously-read-scientific-paper

5. How This Founder Is Using Neuroscience To Help People Discover Their Dream Job:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2017/02/06/how-this-founder-is-using-neuroscience-to-help-people-discover-their-dream-job/#7f3a0ff61d16

6. 10 Commandments for Women In Leadership:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/shelliekarabell/2016/05/14/10-commandments-for-women-in-leadership/#322aabb672e0

Resource:
Scholarships for mothers:

 http://scholarships4moms.net/scholarship-application-for-moms

Sincerely,
PWN