Preliminary Sessions for Trainee Day
2018 SRBR Meeting
Saturday, May 12, 2018
Trainee Day Welcome
Trainee Day Chair, Ilia Karatsoreos and SRBR President, Carla Green
Keynote
Dr. Paul Hardin
Session 1:
- Chronohistory Bootcamp 1: Foundations and Basic Concepts
- Faculty Job Search: The Good, The Bad, and The (sometimes) Ugly
- Teaching Chronobiology: Strategies for discovery-based learning
- Publish or Perish: When, Where, and How to Publish and Review
- Diversity in Chronobiology: Ways to Ensure a Vibrant Scientific Community
Session 2:
- Chronobiology Bootcamp II: Molecular Clocks (From Plant to Animal)
- Chronobiology Bootcamp III: History of Chronobiology
- Outreach and Communicating Science: Novel Outreach Strategies With Art
- Research and the App Revolution
- The Next Generation: How to Find the Right Scientific Mentor
- Where to from here? Alternatives to Academic Jobs
Lunch + Positive Feeback Looping
“Speed dating” for chronobiologists
Session 3:
- Chronobiology Bootcamp IV: The SCN: Past to Present
- Debates in Chronobiology I: Diverse Organisms
- Collaboration: Strategies for Stable Collaboration
- Statistics and Modeling: Analysis of Genome Scale Circadian Data (A)
- Experimental Design: Do’s, Don’ts and Good Practice in Chronobiology
- International Science: Training and Working in a New Country
Coffee Break and Breakout Session
Session 4:
- Chronobiology Bootcamp V: Human Clocks and Translation
- Debates in Chronobiology I: Student led discussion/debate with faculty “coaches.”
- Effective Communication: How to (not) Give a Talk
- Statistics and Modelling: Analysis of Genome Scale Circadian Data (B)
- Dialogues in Chronobiology II: Questions and Controversies in Chronobiology
- Debates in Chronobiology II: Student led discussion/debate with faculty “coaches.”
- Interview Tips: Closing the Deal
“Back to the Future” Closing Panel
(Panelists TBD, but will include a mix of junior and senior faculty, representing several different model organisms)
SRBR Reception to follow
