Dr. Manu O. Platt March 10, 2009 Leveraging FACES to Aid Starting in Academia
Born – 61 st – 3rd grade3 rd -5 th grade5 th – 12 th grade
Why should you keep trying to get money? Freedom Postdoctoral lab requirements Salary augmentation Quality of life will help you work better! As a minority scientist, there are plenty of funding opportunities Resume builder –Establishes record of funding –People like to give money to people that have money
Tissue Engineering Systems Biology
What do you do with the money? Conferences, conferences, conferences Tenure is dependent on who you know so start meeting them now
Tangible purchases What you purchase on a fellowship, you can take with you Computer/laptop Society Memberships –Lifetime if you can Wonderful printer for office Business card scanner Digital recording pen SET YOURSELF UP FOR SUCCESS! most institutions
Career Initiation Grant Unrestricted money – Gem of funding Startup package still has some restrictions Money begats money
Nature Biotechnology 23, (2005) Platt Lab: Repair, Regeneration and Remodeling STEM CELL MEDIATED TISSUE REMODELING FOR REPAIR AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF TISSUE REMODELING ACTIVITY CARDIOVASCULAR TISSUE REMODELING IN ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND SICKLE CELL DISEASE J. Clin. Invest. 117:850–858 (2007).