Training Videos & Courses
Free professional development courses for early career scientists on Career Planning, Experimental Design, and Science Communication
Build Your Research Community
Build a Mentoring Network to Succeed in Graduate School and Beyond
Learn evidence-based techniques and strategies to find and build productive relationships with your primary research advisors, thesis committee, and other mentors during graduate school. You’ll learn how to choose the right research lab for you, how to develop a detailed plan to complete your degree and meet your career goals, and how to build a mentoring network to support you along the way.
Share Your Research
How to Create and Deliver a Good Research Talk
This free course guides you through the steps of creating and delivering a good research talk. You'll develop a detailed plan for your talk while learning techniques and strategies for delivering it in an engaging and effective way.
Let’s Experiment
How to Design Experiments in Biological Research
Scientists from a variety of backgrounds give concrete steps and advice to help you build a framework for how to design experiments in biological research. Learn strategies for successful experimental design, tips to avoid bias, and insights to improve reproducibility with in-depth case studies.
Planning Your Scientific Journey
How to Develop and Plan a Research Project
This course offers concrete tools and practical advice to help you navigate the most challenging aspects of developing and planning a research project. You'll learn how to ask a good scientific question, establish a clear plan of action, and seek advice along the way.
Career Planning for Early Career Scientists
Create an Actionable Plan to Achieve Your Career Goals
How do you take ownership of your career and plan for the next steps? This course will provide you with skills to create an actionable plan and prepare you to achieve your desired career goals using the Individual Development Plan (IDP) as a framework for career planning.
Strategies for Effective Public Engagement
Key Principles and Strategies to Succeed in Public Engagement Projects
When done right, public engagement involves intentional and mutually beneficial interactions between scholars and a range of audiences resulting in positive societal change. This course will teach you key principles and strategies to practice effective public engagement.
The Strategic Postdoc
How to Position Yourself and Apply for a Postdoc
The process of choosing a postdoc lab that satisfies both your personal and professional needs is often not very clear. But choosing the ‘right’ postdoc is one of the most critical choices you will make in your academic career. This course will guide you through your postdoc search, applying for your postdoc, and leaving your PhD lab.
Business Concepts for Life Scientists
Prepare for Career Transitions into Lab or Industry
This course is aimed at enhancing PhD scientists’ understanding of foundational business concepts to prepare those who want to start their own labs, and inform scientists who want to go into industry.
