Opportunities for Fellowships, Career Training, and Development, with Alison Gammie of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (2020)

In this talk geared towards postdoctoral scholars and junior faculty, Dr. Alison Gammie of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) will provide an overview of biomedical and behavioral research training activities, including those fellowships that promote diversity, trainee-centered outcomes, and career planning.

The talk will focus on interdisciplinary fellowship opportunities and K-awards, including the new MOSAIC Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity. Participants will leave the session with a stronger understanding of NIGMS training activities and how they can engage with the agency. View slides here.

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About the Speaker

Alison Gammie, Ph.D., is director of the Division of Training, Workforce Development, and Diversity at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), which supports the Institute’s research training, career development, and diversity-building activities through a number of programs at the undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral, and faculty levels.

Prior to joining NIGMS, Gammie served as a senior lecturer in molecular biology at Princeton University, where she also directed the university’s Program for Diversity and Graduate Recruitment in Molecular and Quantitative Biology and its Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Molecular and Quantitative Biology. She was also an associate clinical member at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Her research focused on understanding how defects in DNA mismatch repair lead to cancer.

Gammie earned a B.A. in biology from Reed College and a Ph.D. in molecular biology from Oregon Health Sciences University. She conducted postdoctoral research at Princeton University.

Sponsors

This event is co-sponsored by the following institutions:

  • Office of Fellowship Training, Boston Children’s Hospital
  • Boston Post Doctoral Association
  • Boston University Professional Development & Postdoctoral Affairs
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute
  • Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, Faculty of Arts & Sciences, Harvard University
  • Office for Postdoctoral Fellows, Harvard Medical School
  • Postdoctoral Services, Office of the Vice President for Research, MIT
  • Office of the Vice Provost for Research, Tufts University

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