November 2008 - Expanding your possibilities

Tuesday, 02 February 2010 14:38

Day 2 of the November 2008 PCDI Postdoc Retreat

Surviving in science means that you have to focus on getting published. But there are many roads to getting the necessary results besides doing the pipetting all by yourself: writing a grant for a PhD student, negotiating a technician with your group leader, supervising people, and collaborating with another group or even a company. To be able to do this, other skills are equally important as your practical skills. And which skills are important if you do not want to stay in science?

Use your skills to the best

• A renowned scientist and two PhDs who chose a career outside academia tell their story:
• Bruce Alberts (Editor-in-Chief of Science and author of “THE CELL”)
• Marion Blomenröhr (senior research scientist at Organon-Schering Plough)
• Mark Einerhand (patent attorney at Vereenigde)

Workshops ‘Increase your skills’

• Too little time, too much work? That can change! Charlotte de Lange
• How to write an effective research proposal Paul Bogaard
• Strategic behaviour. The influence and effects of nonverbal behaviour Juditha Melssen
• Feedback Marie Claire Dassen
• Project management (NL) Jan van den Broek

Keynote lecture

• Peter Peters (Professor and Dean of postdoctoral affairs at NKI-AVL)