Professional Skill Development
The CHOP Office of Postdoctoral Affairs provides you with articles and information that will help you to learn new and useful skills, and teach you how to navigate the CHOP research environment. The Trainee Resources page may have additional links and tools to assist you.
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - National Postdoctoral Association Connection
The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) is a member-driven, non-profit organization dedicated to providing a national voice for postdoctoral fellows. CHOP has a longstanding relationship with the NPA. Our institutional membership provides you with access to a FREE affiliate membership and a number of professional development resources on their Web site. Please contact us with any registration questions you may have.
Free National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) Membership For CHOP Postdocs
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- Category: Professional Skill Development
- Created on Wednesday, 10 August 2011 13:49
All CHOP postdocs are eligible to join the NPA free of charge through The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's institutional sustaining membership.
"Communicating Your Science to the Public" Presentation Now Available
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- Category: Professional Skill Development
- Created on Friday, 24 June 2011 15:25
Jennifer Long, Director of CHOP Research Communications, presented "Communicating Your Science to the Public" at the 2011 Annual Postdoc Info Session on June 23rd 2011. Her presentation provided advice for scientists on how to effectively communicate to a wide range of lay audiences.
Free Editing Service for the Penn/CHOP Community
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- Category: Professional Skill Development
- Created on Thursday, 16 June 2011 05:00
- Written by Dave Taylor
The Penn Postdoc Editors Association offers FREE editing services (manuscripts, grant proposals, and more) to members of the Penn/CHOP community!
Online Proposal Writing Short Course
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- Category: Professional Skill Development
- Created on Monday, 09 May 2011 13:24
- Written by Dave Taylor
This online tutorial, developed by the Foundation Center, leads writers through the major components of proposals to foundations, including the executive summary, statement of need, project description, budget, organization information and conclusion.
Brief Interview Tips
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- Category: Professional Skill Development
- Created on Wednesday, 20 October 2010 00:00
- Written by Mike Olorunnisola
From the UK CV Centre, this Web site provides brief tips to help you prepare for those tough interview questions.
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Announcements
2013 Distinguished Research Trainees
Congratulations to the 2013 CHOP Distinguished Research Trainees:
Yiran Guo, Ph.D.
Kosuke Izumi, M.D., Ph.D.
Wulan Deng, Ph.D.
These exceptional CHOP researchers were nominated by their mentors to receive this prestigious award, presented to them by Dr. Philip Johnson at the 2013 CHOP Research Poster Day. Read more...
