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

该项目支持一个生物学博士后研究人员研讨会，由“扩大生物学中代表性不足群体的参与”项目支持。该研讨会旨在为2022届的研究员提供服务，为24名研究员参加由SACNAS（奇卡诺人/西班牙裔美国人和美洲原住民科学促进会）主办的研讨会提供支持。讲习班的目的是提供一个论坛，促进扩大参与活动、专业和职业发展的最佳做法和评价，并促进形成一个虚拟的群组。博士后研究员在生物科学理事会的支持下进行生物学各个领域的研究。通过对高级职业的培训和与其他在科学领域未被充分代表的群体的博士后科学家的接触，这一领域的研究员也增加了博士后水平的参与。该研讨会将使研究员能够交换意见，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，资深科学家将分享针对不同职业道路的有效策略和信息。研讨会的地点是2022 SACNAS - STEM国家多样性会议。这些活动将在SACNAS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。在研讨会期间的共同兴趣和互动将使合作的形成成为可能，当研究员分散到他们在美国的家乡研究机构时，这种合作将持续下去。总的来说，研讨会将通过支持领导扩大参与和研究员的职业成功，为提高STEM多样性的国家目标做出贡献，这些研究员本身就是一个多元化的群体。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识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.