Past sessions offered by Research Development/Division of Research

2020-2021 Seminars

• CAYUSE - Wayne State's Internal Platform for Grant Submissions (Nov. 5, 2020)
• Internal Funding Opportunities (Dec. 1, 2020)
• Administrative Attachments for NIH Grant Proposals Best Practices (Dec. 3, 2020)
• How to be Published Tips from Editors (Feb, 2021)
• Authorship Issues (Mar, 2021)
• Round Table Discussion on Finding Industry Partners (Apr, 2021)

2019-2020 Seminars

• Navigating Researcher's Dashboard (Oct. 24, 2019)
• NIH Resubmissions: Responding to Reviewers Comments (Nov. 14, 2019)
• Corporate & Foundation Funding: Strategies for Preparing a Compelling Case Statement (Dec. 5, 2019)
• Sub-Award Contracts....Vendor Contracts....Material Transfer Agreements...Oh! The ties that bind us! (Feb. 13, 2020)
• Communicating Science to the Lay Audience (Mar. 5, 2020)
• Author -- Owner -- Inventor: Who's who in Research (Apr. 2, 2020)

2018-2019 Seminars

• Predatory journals (Nov. 1, 2018)
• Getting your scientific message across to the lay audience (Jan. 17, 2019)
• Promotion & tenure overview (Jan. 29 & Feb. 7, 2019)
• Internal funding opportunities (Mar. 5, 2019)
• Navigating the professorial road to success: Caution! Curves ahead! (Mar. 28, 2019)
• Author - Owner - Inventor: Who's who in research (Apr. 11, 2019)

2017-2018 Seminars

• Mentoring: Why you should have a mentor...why you should be a mentor (Oct. 19, 2017)
• NIH Policy on rigor & reproducibility (Nov. 14, 2017)
• Journals' response to NIH policy on rigor & reproducibility (Dec. 7, 2017)
• Promotion & Tenure - Medical Campus (Jan., 2018)
• Promotion & Tenure - Main Campus (Feb., 2018)
• Guidance for Finding Funding from Foundations (April 12, 2018)

2016-2017 Seminars

• Strategies for Navigating the DOD for Successful Funding
• Predatory Journals
• Promotion & Tenure at WSU:  Policies and Advice SOM
• Promotion & Tenure at WSU:  Policies and Advice Main campus
• Community-Based Participatory Research
• NIH Policy on Rigor & Reproducibility

2015-2016 Seminars

• Internal Funding Across the Campus Main campus
• Internal Funding Across the Campus (SOM)
• Insights for Successful Foundation Funding  - Main Campus
• Insights for Successful Foundation Funding  -  SOM
• Working with Program Officers NIH & NSF
• Promotion & Tenure at WSU:  Policies and Advice SOM
• Promotion & Tenure at WSU:  Policies and Advice Main Campus
• Peer Review at the NIH:  Through the Lens of a Mock Study Section
• Building Dynamic Research Teams

2014-2015 Seminars

• Internal Funding Across the Campus
• Internal Funding Across the Campus -  SOM
• Insights for Successful Foundation Funding 
• Developing a Budget for your Grant Proposals
• Qualities of a good Interdisciplinary/Team Science Leader
• How to write your Personal Statement
• How to find Funding in the Arts & Humanities
• How to Develop Teaching Portfolios
• Mid-Career Challenges; How to Advance your Career
• Conflict Management
• Models of Interdiscipinary Team Science

2013-2014 Seminars

• Research Information Fair
• Preparing to Submit a Proposal? Learn How!
• Building Research Teams and Developing Collegial Environments
• What do Journal Editors Look For?
• Developing a Data Management Plan and Ensuring Secure Data Access
• Promotion and Tenure at WSU: Policies, Processes and Advice
• Online Resources for Team Science
• Developing Evaluations for Research and Training Grants
• Communicating Your Research and Scholarship to a Broad Audience

2012-2013 Seminars

• Strategies for Winning Internal Funding & Awards: WSU Support for Research & Training
• What To Do as a New Faculty Member
• The How, When, Where, and Why of Patenting
• Subcontracts, Cost Sharing and More
• How to Prepare a Proposal for NIH Loan Repayment
• How to Write and Interpret Scientific Reviews of Grant Proposals
• What are University Cores and How Are They Assessed?
• Now What Do I Say? What Can I Say? How to Handle Difficult Interactions
• Technology Commercialization I: Qualifying for Federal Funding from SBIR/STTR Programs
• Technology Commercialization II: Patents, Products and Patients
• Community Engagement: Mutual Benefits for the Community and the University
• Career Planning Across the Academic Life Span
• Promotion and Tenure at WSU: Policies and Advice -
• Special PAD Seminar: Making Interdisciplinary Research and Education Successful: Creating Research Collaborators and Changing Institutional Cultures
• Special Pad Seminar: Strategies for Handling Challenges in Team Science and Interdisciplinary Research
• What do Researchers Need to Know About Cyber-infrastructure and IT Resources at Wayne State?
• How to Develop and Maintain a Research Lab
• Navigating Interdisciplinary Careers
• The New Federal Regulations for Conflict of Interest Reporting

2011 - 2012 Seminars

• NIH and NSF Career Award Advice from WSU Recipients & Reviewers
• Strategies for Winning Internal Funding & Awards: WSU Support for Research & Training
• Corporate and Foundation Relations: Obtaining Funding in the Sciences, Arts & Humanities
• Indirect Costs Explained
• How to Mentor Graduate Students
• Communicating Your Research and Scholarship to Multiple Audiences
• Externally Funded Graduate Fellowships: Processes and Benefits
• Collaborative Research Opportunities with Henry Ford Health System:  Bones, Brains, Blood Pressure and Beyond
• Team Science and Interdisciplinarity:  First Steps
• How to Run a Departmental Mock Study Section
• Promotion and Tenure at WSU:  Policies and Advice
• How to be a Great Graduate Program Director
• Communicating Effectively in the Academy:  Techniques from Theatre to Enhance Understanding and Build Relationships
• Career Pathways for Graduate Students and Post-Docs
• How to Qualify for NIH Small Business Innovation and Technology Transfer Grants (SBIR, STTR)
• Where to Find Help Negotiating the Rules and Regulations Governing Research

2010 2011 Seminars:

• Strategies for Winning Internal Funding & Awards: WSU Support for Research & Training
• How to Develop and Maintain a Research Lab
• How to Succeed as a New Faculty Member
• Grant Writing in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
• Preparing a Budget for your Grant Proposal
• What Will Happen when the ARRA Funding Stops?
• Mid-Career Success: Effective Use of Sabbaticals and Career Development Awards
• Core Facilities: Specialized Research Resources
• Achieving Promotion & Tenure at WSU: Policies and Advice
• Do's and Don'ts of Mentoring Faculty
• Effort Reporting
• Demystifying the Review Process:  My Experience as a Grant Reviewer
• Finding a Balance: Managing Your Work and Life Responsibilities
• Working with Industry: Why Collaborations are Important
• Useful Tips on Meeting Regulatory Requirements for Research at WSU

2009-2010 Seminars:

• Strategies for Winning Internal Funding & Awards: WSU Support for Research & Teaching
• How to Obtain Foundation Funding in the Sciences, Arts & Humanities
• How to Have a Successful Mentoring Relationship: Cultivating Professional Networks
• Core Research Facilities at WSU
• Research to Innovation: New Pathways for Faculty Members
• Rejuvenating Your Research Program: Learning and Implementing New Ideas and Techniques
• Research Education: Teaching and Learning through Research in the Laboratory
• Preparing and Submitting an External Grant Proposal Step by Step
• WSU Research Administration: A New Day
• Overview of Research Integrity Programs at Wayne State University
• How to Communicate Your Research Beyond Academia
• The Tenure Process and Promotion to Associate Professor at WSU
• Intra- and Inter-Institutional Research Collaborations
• Mock Study Section at the NSF and NIH
• Epidemiology Expertise Across the Campuses
• Beyond Academia: What are Career Opportunities in Biomedical Science?

2008-2009 Seminars

• Submitting Your NIH Grant Proposal
• The NSF Review Process
• The Tenure Process & Helpful Tips for Achieving Promotion & Tenure @ WSU
• Strategies for Winning Internal Funding & Awards: WSU Support for Research & Teaching
• How to Obtain Foundation Funding in the Sciences, Arts & Humanities
• Successfully Transitioning from Student to Faculty
• The Budgeting Process: Developing, Maintaining and Making Appropriate Expenditures
• How to Get Published: Tips from the Editors
• Expanding your Research
• Teamwork and Collaboration
• Top Ten Reasons to Befriend your Sponsored Program Administration Office
• Setting expectations in Graduate Education
• Transforming Ideas into Reality
• Helpful Tips for Communicating with the Media
• Establishing Community Based Research Programs
• Time Management
• The Federal Earmark Process
• Key Elements of Research Compliance

2007-2008 Seminars

• Helpful Tips on Achieving Promotion and Tenure at WSU
• WSU's Promotion and Tenure Process Step-by-Step
• Roles and Expectations in Mentoring Relationships
• What Makes a Good Mentor?
• How to Start UP and Run a Lab
• Key Elements of Research Compliance
• Working with Sponsored Program Administration Pre-Award
• A View into the NIH Review Process