Conference: Developing Skills for Advanced Careers in Biology for NSF Postdoctoral Fellows in the PRFB Broadening Participation 2022 Cohort

该项目支持生物学博士后研究员的研讨会，由生物学轨道中代表性不足的群体的扩大参与支持。该研讨会旨在为2022年的研究员提供服务，为24名研究员提供支持，参加由SACNAS（科学促进Chicanos/西班牙裔和美洲原住民社会）举办的研讨会。该研讨会的目的是提供一个论坛，以促进最佳做法和评估扩大参与活动，专业和职业发展，并促进形成一个虚拟的队列。博士后研究员在生物科学理事会的支持下，在生物学的所有领域进行研究。在这条轨道上的研究员还通过高级职业培训和与其他博士后科学家从科学代表性不足的群体参与增加在博士后一级的参与。讲习班将使研究员能够交流想法，并向专家学习最佳做法和活动评估，以扩大参与。为了促进专业发展，资深科学家将分享不同职业道路的有效策略和信息。研讨会的地点是2022 SACNAS -在干全国多样性会议。这些活动将在南亚国家协调委员会会议之前举行为期一天的讲习班，然后在为期三天的会议期间举行会议。研讨会期间的共同兴趣和互动将使合作的形成成为可能，这种合作将随着研究员分散到美国各地的研究机构而持续下去。总体而言，该研讨会将通过支持扩大参与和研究员职业成功的领导能力，为增加STEM多样性的国家目标做出贡献，他们本身就构成了一个多元化的群体。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project supports a workshop for Postdoctoral Research Fellows in Biology, supported by the Broadening Participation of Groups Underrepresented in Biology track. The workshop is designed to serve fellows from the 2022 cohort by providing support for 24 fellows to attend a workshop facilitated by SACNAS (Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science). The purpose of the workshop is to provide a forum for promoting best practices and assessment of broadening participation activities, professional and career development, and to catalyze formation of a virtual cohort.Postdoctoral Fellows conduct research across all fields of biology supported by the Directorate for Biological Sciences. The Fellows in this track also increase participation at the postdoctoral level through training for advanced careers and engagement with other postdoctoral scientists from groups underrepresented in science. The workshop will allow Fellows to exchange ideas and learn from experts about best practices and assessment of activities to broaden participation. To promote professional development, senior scientists will share effective strategies and information for different career paths. The venue for the workshop is 2022 SACNAS – The National Diversity in STEM Conference. The activities will occur in a day-long workshop prior to SACNAS followed by meetings throughout the three-day conference. Common interests and interactions during the workshop will make possible the formation of collaborations that persist as the Fellows disperse to their home research institutions across the US. Overall the workshop will contribute to the national goal of increasing STEM diversity by supporting leadership in broadening participation and the career success of the Fellows, who themselves comprise a diverse group.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.