S4E4: Demystifying Doctoral Training

The fourth Season of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke’s Building Up the Nerve podcast, where we discuss the unwritten rules, or “hidden curriculum,” of scientific research at every career stage. We know that navigating your career can be daunting, but we're here to help—it's our job!

In episode 4, we talk about succeeding in graduate school, including finding mentorship, performing research, and applying for funding.

Featuring Maya Gosztyla, Ph.D. Candidate, The University of California San Diego; Cellas Hayes, Postdoctoral fellow, Stanford University; and Shekinah Phillips, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Resources

• Individual Development Plan (IDP) resource
• DSPAN F99/K00 tips
• NIH RePORTER (use this to connect with other students that received the grant you’re applying for!)
• NINDS Advancing Diversity R25 Programs, including the UAB Neuroscience Roadmap scholars 
• NIH funded Summer Program in Neuroscience, Excellence and Success (SPINES)
• NIH Blueprint and BRAIN Initiative ENDURE  
• Written by Maya Gosztyla: 
  • How to find, read and organize papers 
  • How to manage your time as a researcher
• Scholarships/awards:
  • AWIS 
  • NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program 
  • SREB-STATE DOCTORAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM
  • SfN’s Neuroscience Scholars Program 
  • SfN Trainee Professional Development Award
  • Smith Scholars Program
  • oSTEM Scholarship
  • List of Cellas's applications
• International Brain Research Organization
• Black in Neuro

This episode has been edited since its original publication.

 Transcript available at http://ninds.buzzsprout.com/.