Science & Resources for BWH Postdoctoral Fellows
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Office for Postdoctoral and Research Careers (OPRC)

Science & Resources

HELPFUL LINKS:
Research Resources at BWH: Administrative, Regulatory, Safety, IT, and more.
Bench Research at BWH: Bench and preclinical resources including cores, IACUC, laboratory and equipment information, and more.
Clinical Research at BWH: Clinical and human research resources to assist with clinical research, translation, and outcomes.
Scientific Cores: Shared interdepartmental facilities which bring state-of-the-art instrumentation, methodologies and expertise crucial to the promotion of research at Partners.
Research Applications: Listing of all research applications available for researchers and their staff.
Grants and Funding: Pre-award, Post-award and Funding Opportunities.
BWH Departments and BRI Research Centers and Programs: Comprehensive listings and organizational information.


SCIENCE WRITING AND GRANT WRITING:
The Elements of Style - Strunk and White
How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper - RA Day
The Science of Scientific Writing - Gopen and Swan
Advice for a Young Investigator - Santiago Ramon y Cajal
BWH Editorial Service - Editors check manuscripts for style, grammar, consistency, and scientific content. Especially useful for non-native English writers.  Free to all BWH staff.
Grant Writing Workshop Slides - from December 8, 2006 BWH Event
A Little Grantsmanship Manual by Thomas Stossel, MD - This manual gives an overview of the Research marketplace and the role grants have in it.


RESEARCH COMPLIANCE:
Partners Responsible Code of Research Training: May 10, 2007 & October 25, 2007 - Michèle Boulé, 617-724-5536 or mboule@partners.org
Partners Human Research Committee - CITI Program:  
  -Human Subjects Training (CITI Basic Course): required online training
Center for Bioethics: Supports clinicians/researchers confronting ethical issues in clinical medicine and research.
Conflicts of Interest Policies: Partners Healthcare, Harvard Medical School, and more.
Compliance Contact & Helplines:
    - Contact: Gretchen A. Brodnicki, J.D., Director of Research Compliance, PHS Compliance & Business Integrity, 617-954-9639 or gbrodnicki@partners.org
   - BWH Compliance HelpLine - 617 732-8907
   - PHS Compliance and Business Intergrity - 617 724-1177
   - Partners Compliance HelpLine - 800 856-1983 (anonymous)


OTHER READING:
Intuition by Allegra Goodman
Cantor's Dilemma by Carl Djerassi
Ship Fever by Andrea Barrett


Suggestions for additional content are always welcome and can be sent to: BWHOPRC@partners.org