2006 Mentoring Symposium on 
"Mastering the Juggling Act:
Laboratory, Life, and Leadership Roles"

 (Sponsored by APS/ASPET Women in Physiology/Pharmacology Committees)

Organizers:
Ann Schreihofer (APS)
Deborah Damon (APS)
Laura Nisenbaum (ASPET)

This workshop on “Mastering the Juggling Act: Laboratory, Life, and Leadership Roles” will be presented by four speakers talking on juggling research-related duties, juggling research with service and teaching, juggling as a two-career couple, and juggling job and family. The presentations are followed by a breakout session to promote active participation of the audience and young scientists in best practices for each topic. The target audience is young scientists of both genders interested in learning skills for their future careers. The workshop also offers a venue for networking between junior and senior scientists.

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Link to "PowerPoint + Audio" of presentation also includes pdf files of presentation and links to other resources:

Juggling Research-Related Duties: How to Stop Putting Out Fires and Use Your Time Wisely

Ida Llewellyn-Smith, Ph.D.
Flinders University,
Australia

Juggling Research With Service and Teaching Duties: How Much, What Kind, and When

Lynn Wecker, Ph.D.
University of South Florida
Juggling for the Dual-Career Couple: Strategies for Maximum Job Satisfaction

Marilyn Cipolla, Ph.D.
University of Vermont
Juggling Job and Family: Balancing Home Life and Careers

Susan Steinberg , MD
Columbia University

Breakout Sessions

See also:
2006 Career Symposium on "Navigating the Interview: How to Make It Work for You"
2006 Trainee Symposium on "Transition from Postdoc to Jr. Faculty: Surviving the Initial Years"

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