Research Seminars and Work-In-Progress
Leaders: Dr. Bettie Steinberg and Dr. Marc Symons
This seminar meets weekly on an ongoing basis every semester. Each session is one hour. Each session consists of two presentations of current research, given by faculty in the Graduate School and Investigators within The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, followed by a question and answer period. Students are required to attend, and to present their research at least once each year in this format.
Students in this course should have a complete base of information about the various types of research studies being conducted in the school and the Institute, a better foundation of information about the topics presented, and be able to effectively organize and present their own studies to a scientific audience.
Seminars in Investigative Medicine
Organizer: Dr. Bettie Steinberg
This seminar, sponsored jointly by The Feinstein Institute and the General Clinical Research Center, meets weekly on an ongoing basis every semester. Attendance of the students is required. Each session is one hour. The purpose of the program is to provide current state-of-the-art knowledge of biomedical research. Each session consists of a research seminar by an invited scientist who is a recognized expert in his/her respective field, followed by a question and answer period. Topics vary, with guest speakers invited by faculty in the Graduate School and Investigators in the Feinstein Institute. It has attracted more than 150 renowned leaders in translational research. Students attending the seminars should gain solid general knowledge of current advances in these fields, and a thorough understanding in depth of those areas that impact directly or indirectly on their thesis topic.
Match Distinguished Visiting Scientist Day
Each year, an outstanding scientist is invited to attend the Institute for a day. This visit includes a lecture and meetings with small groups of scientists and the graduate students. Visiting scientists have been:
1997 - William Paul 2003 - James Watson
1998 - Darwin Prockop 2004 - Peter Doherty
1999 - Luc Montagnier 2005 - Kary Mullis
2000 - Bruce Stillman 2006 - Paul Nurse
2001 - Gunter Blobel 2007 - Stanley Prusiner
2002 - Paul Greengard 2008 - Michael Brown
The Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine
Annual Scientific Retreat of The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
The Institute holds a 2 day retreat, off the premises, each year. Scientific abstracts are
submitted and presented as either talks or posters. All graduate students are required
to submit an abstract each year.
Workshop on Grantsmanship
Organizer: Dr. Bettie Steinberg
This workshop is conducted annually in two sessions, held on successive weeks. Each session
is 2.5 hrs in length. Students will be required to attend the workshop at least once. Topics covered
include Identifying Appropriate Funding Sources, Structure of a grant, Writing the Grant, and
Pitfalls and Problems. Attendees submit a Specific Aims page for evaluation in the second session.
Participation should enable students to identify potential ideas that are suitable for grant development,
learn the basics of grant writing and begin to learn the art of “grantsmanship”.
