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Finding Funding for Alzheimer’s Disease Research: Meet the BrightFocus Foundation (2022)
Are you looking for funding to advance your research on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related dementias (ADRD)? Join us for this virtual event to learn about BrightFocus Foundation, a leading global nonprofit funder of innovative basic, translational, and clinical research to accelerate understanding, prevention, treatment, and cures for AD and ADRD. Each year, the foundation’s […]
Meet the Funder: Burroughs Wellcome Fund (2022)
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF) funds biomedical research, STEM education, and areas of career development for scientists. Its two-part mission is “to help scientists early in their careers develop as independent investigators” and “to advance fields in the basic biomedical sciences that are undervalued or in need of particular encouragement.” This webinar will be held with […]
DARPA, ARPA-E, and ARPA-H: How to Work with the ARPAs (2022)
Host: Federal Relations Join us as experts from Lewis-Burke Associates LLC, a federal lobbying and consulting firm in Washington, DC, explain how federal Advanced Research Projects Agencies (ARPAs) operate and how they’re different from other federal funding agencies. They will discuss how investigators can work with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the […]
Finding Funding in Science: Meet the US-Israel Binational Science Foundation (2022)
The U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF), in partnership with the Office of Research and Foundation Relations, will present a workshop to help acquaint researchers at BU with the Foundation’s mission, funding priorities, programs, and grant application protocols. Founded in 1972 by an agreement between the United States and Israel, the BSF is an independent body, directed by a board of governors consisting […]
Secrets of Early Career Funding Success: A Faculty Panel (2021)
Young investigator awards provide critical support to early career faculty, often serving as a funding bridge between postdoctoral years and fully independent investigator status. These awards, however, are usually very competitive. To give BU’s young investigators valuable insights about how to secure these grants, we are convening a panel of faculty who have received numerous […]
How to Use Social Media to Promote Your Expertise and Engage Target Audiences (2021)
Hosted by BU PR | Social Media and BU Office of Research Are you looking to engage with target research funders, collaborators, academic journals, media reporters and publications, or the general public? Dr. Matthew Partridge—a biochemist who has spent 16 years working in both industrial and academic research, and a decade tweeting and posting about […]
Pitching and Writing Workshop with The Conversation (2021)
Hosted by BU PR | Social Media and BU Office of Research Whether you are brand new to pitching a story to a news outlet or looking for a refresher, this workshop is uniquely geared towards helping faculty, researchers, and scientists of all disciplines write about their work in an accessible way to reach general […]
Confronting Gender Bias in Investor Q&A: Research and Practice for Female Innovators (2021)
Hosted by BU Technology Development, BU ARROWS, and BU Women’s Guild Boston University research leads to innovations with real impact, from life-changing solutions to life-saving technologies and therapeutics. The broader the pool of faculty patenting their work, the more diverse and impactful our research becomes. Yet data shows that there continues to be gender disparity […]
A Deeper Dive into SciVal: Data and Metrics (2021)
Throughout higher education there is a growing impetus to incorporate data into decision making. One focus is the growing availability of bibliometrics, or the collection and analysis of data about books, articles, and other publications. SciVal, one of the leading sources of bibliometric data for academic institutions, is available for free to all BU faculty […]
Building and Supervising a Research Team (2021)
Whether you are a new faculty member building a research team for the first time or a current faculty member expanding your work across disciplines and/or institutions, creating an effective team environment requires intention and skill. In this workshop, hosted by Sarah Hokanson, Assistant Provost, Professional Development & Postdoctoral Affairs, participants will learn how to […]