Week 2- Planning Your Scientific Journey
A Process to Develop a Research Project
Developing a process – We emphasize in this lesson how developing a scientific question doesn’t happen without concerted effort. A person needs to dedicate space and time to work on it. This lesson takes you through an example process of how one advisor has her trainees develop a scientific question and experimental approach. You will define your own process for developing a research project, and identify the resources you need to explore a research topic.
Wanting to write an IRB? ORACLE TRAINING
As a component of a comprehensive program for the protection of human research participants, the Vanderbilt Human Research Protection Program (VHRPP) requires that all human subjects research investigators and key research personnel conducting human subjects complete initial and annual human research protections training as stated in VHRPP Policy and Procedures VIII.A and VIII.A.1.
HRPP training is provided through the Vanderbilt Institutional Review Board (IRB). Additional information is available on the IRB website at: https://www.vumc.org/irb/.
June 29th
9:45 AM – Pre-meeting chats
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM: Program virtual “huddle” with Kendra

OPTIONAL: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM SU – Mechanisms of patient-specific and disease-specific iPSCs
Dr. Joseph Wu – https://profiles.stanford.edu/joseph-wu
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bVlDHFWjR8KF6_GwQTvTBA
Password: CVI@Lokey
OPTIONAL: 12:00 PM-1:00 PM Virtual VSSA – Faculty Seminar
RECORDINGS: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vssa/virtual-vssa-2020/
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Video Group Reflection and Brainstorming Session Round Two
June 30th
OPTIONAL: 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM SU – Faculty Career Path Talks
Register in advance for this webinar: https://stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bVlDHFWjR8KF6_GwQTvTBA
Dr. Vivek Bhalla – https://profiles.stanford.edu/vivek-bhalla
Dr. Leah Backhus – https://profiles.stanford.edu/leah-backhus
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Seeds of Equity
Description: Vanderbilt Meharry Alliance
Kiersten Brown Espaillat, DPN https://news.vumc.org/2017/05/25/vumc-achieves-elite-plus-stroke-status-for-third-consecutive-year/
Description: Sarah Bounse, MPH
https://www.vumc.org/healthequity/person/sarah-bounse-mph
Sarah leads and coordinates health equity initiatives within the Office of Health Equity, primarily focusing on OHE’s education and population and community health efforts. In her previous role, she served as the Health Equity coordinator for Nashville’s Metro Public Health Department where she helped institutionalize and operationalize equity within the departments and other governmental agencies. Sarah also worked for the Knox County Health Department in Knoxville, TN, in which she employed community engagement strategies to build relationships with community members and prioritize community voice throughout her work. Sarah has a Master of Public Health from the University of Kentucky and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Tennessee. She currently volunteers as co-lead for the Nashville chapter of the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum and founding team member of API Middle Tennessee. In her free time, Sarah enjoys reading, traveling, dancing and enjoying the outdoors.
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Community Engagement
Denise Costanza serves as Vice President of Health Strategy for Middle Tennessee. As Vice President she is responsible for ensuring implementation of the programs to make healthy opportunities accessible, affordable, and default for all Americans. Her work includes achieving sustainable health impact through policy, systems, and environmental change. She is accountable for developing, executing, evaluating, and communicating innovative collaboration strategies to improve health in communities.
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Career talks: Alyssa Hasty, Ph.D.
July 1st
OPTIONAL 11:00-12:00PM : SU – Imaging surveillance following treatment for cancer and cancer survivorship
Dr. Leah Backhus – https://profiles.stanford.edu/leah-backhus
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bVlDHFWjR8KF6_GwQTvTBA
Password: CVI@Lokey
OPTIONAL: 12:00 PM-1:00 PM : Virtual VSSA – Faculty Seminar
RECORDINGS: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/vssa/virtual-vssa-2020/
July 2nd
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM – Career Pathway Talk – Scott Akers Pharm D, PhD Pharmacy School
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM SU – Introduction to Literature Review and Citation Management
Description: Register in advance for this webinar: https://stanford.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bVlDHFWjR8KF6_GwQTvTBA
Password: CVI@Lokey