No. 121: Do You Have Any Suggestions or Tips for Making a Successful Research Presentation?
- I was pleased to receive an invitation to present at a national conference in the exact area on which I focus my research. But as the presentation gets closer and closer, my anxiety is steadily increasing. Do you have suggestions or any tips for making a successful research presentation? How can I control my anxiety and still engage the audience and deliver the thoughtful comments necessary to make my presentation an effective one? Read More...

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No. 120: Valentine Flowers for My Post-Doc: Am I Crossing the Line?
- My post-doc is now halfway through her second of two years in my lab. Candidly, I have developed romantic feelings towards her. But I have been careful not to reveal these openly so far, nor have they interfered with our professional work at the bench. However, Valentine’s Day has now rolled around, and I wonder if it would be inappropriate to at least present her with a dozen roses? Read More...

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No. 119: 7 Strategies for Getting Your Share of Funding from Private Foundations
- There’s $42.9 billion in private-foundation funding available. How can you get a piece of the pie? Private-foundation fund-raising expert John Greenhoe, director of foundation relations and development communications at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Mich., says it’s an important question to ask in uncertain economic times. Read More...

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No. 118: Mentoring Difficult Persons Requires Much of Us
- Creating good relationships with others is, in part, remembering a few simple principles and then coupling these principles with genuine kindness and seemingly infinite patience. “I believe a few key principles frame the playing field in human communications,” says Rick Parmely, Founder of Polished and Professional, LLC, a training and communications company based in Pennsylvania. According to Parmely, some of these principles include: Read More...