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June 2009

We hope this issue finds everyone breathing a sigh of relief that most NIH challenge grants have been submitted (while many of us gear up to help NIH review these grants!). At the ORCD, we are hard at work with

From Tayyaba Hasan, PhD, ORCD Director

last minute preparations for our 4th Annual Research Fellows Poster Celebration, to which all are invited, as well as finalizing our programs for the summer and fall. Stay connected to our office for more ways to stay on top of your career

development. We wish a relaxing and productive summer to all in the MGH research community! Warm regards, Tayyaba T. Hasan, PhD ORCD Director

Responsible Conduct of Research Seminar Helps Researchers Think About Authorship Issues

The topic of authorship of scientific papers is a complex and sometimes challenging issue for researchers at all levels of seniority. To help shed some light on this issue, the Office for Research Career Development recently hosted speaker Kevin Strange, PhD, of the Vanderbilt School of Medicine, in a seminar titled, “Authorship: Why Not Just Toss a Coin?” Approximately 90 members

of the MGH research community attended this session of our Responsible Conduct of Research Series, on May 13th. Dr. Strange covered the topics of: benefits and responsibilities of authorship; tactics of authorship abuse; authorship policies and requirements; examples of authorship disputes; and how to avoid problems. (continued on page 2)

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December 2008

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You’re inv i ted! ! Please join us for the

4th Annual MGH Resear ch Fel lows Poster Celebrat ion

Monday, June 8, 2009 3:00 - 5:00 pm Bulfinch Tent

Each year, the ORCD invites MGH Postdocs to display their research, and a faculty review committee presents awards to the best posters. Come meet your colleagues and find out what’s happening in other labs across the hospital.

One of the most interesting and interactive parts of the seminar was the presentation of a series of “case studies,” based on actual cases of authorship disputes. For example: “A postdoc in Prof A’s lab carried out a series of studies. Some of the data are used in a manuscript for which the postdoc declines co-authorship. The other data are published without the postdoc’s knowledge and without acknowledging her contribution. Is there a problem? If so, who should be held account-able? If there is a problem, how can it be corrected?” In this case,

“Authorship: Why Not Just Toss a Coin?” (cont. from pg. 1)

the consensus of the MGH audience, and the journal editors in the real case, was that the postdoc deserved authorship; a correction was made in the journal. Slides from this talk, including more case

studies and additional details on the guidelines of authorship, are available on the ORCD web site. For further reading on this topic, see: Amer. J. Physiology: Cell Physiology 295: C567-C575, 2008 .

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Career Exploration Opportunity for MGH Research Fellows The ORCD and MGPA are collaborating with the Massachusetts Biotech Council (MBC) to develop a pilot program that will allow MGH Postdocs to explore career options in local industry. Details of this program will be forthcoming, but interested postdocs should note that we will draw the pilot group of participants from those postdocs who attend the ORCD’s “Intellectual Property” Seminar being offered on June 16th. See page 3 for details on this seminar.

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Uniform Requirements of Authorship (From the Intl. Comm. of Medical Journal Editors – ICMJE)

1. substantial contributions to conception and design, or acquisition of data, or analysis/interpretation of data; 2. drafting the article or revising it for important intellectual content; and 3. final approval of the version to be published Authors should meet conditions 1, 2 and 3

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HMS Excellence in Mentoring Awards go to Four MGH Faculty

4th Annual MGH Research Fellows Poster Celebration Come network with your colleagues and view over 60 different research posters presented by MGH Postdocs. Awards and cash prizes, good company, and refreshments. Monday June 8, 2009 3:00 – 5:00 pm Under the Bulfinch Tent A Primer on Intellectual Property for MGH Postdocs Speaker: Irina Erenburg, PhD, Partners Research Ventures and Licensing At this seminar you will learn the basics of intellectual property as it relates to your research at MGH. Learn your rights and responsibilities for protecting innovative ideas that result from your research. Attendance at this seminar is a pre-requisite for participation in a pilot program in industry career exploration being developed by ORCD and MGPA. Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:30 – 1:30 pm Thier Conference Rm.

Mark Your Calendar! June Programs and Other News How to Get a Paper Published

in a High Impact Journal Speaker: Julie R. Ingelfinger, MD, Deputy Editor at the New England Journal of Medicine, and HMS Professor of Pediatrics Come hear what journals are looking for from you, and what authors want from journals. Dr. Ingelfinger will discuss the different perspectives. Wednesday, June 3, 2009 12:00 – 1:00 pm Thier Conference Room RSVP to cfd@partners.org Academic Career Development Series for HMS Faculty The Center for Faculty Development is pleased to host a series of seminars for MGH faculty on the ‘Ins and Outs of Academic Advancement.’ Learn what it takes to get promoted in your area of excellence. 1. Area of Expertise: Teaching and Educational Leadership Tuesday, June 2, 2009 4 to 5:30 pm Thier Conference Room Panelists: Beverly MK Biller, MD

Robert A Novelline, MD Theodore A Stern, MD Moderator: Jules L Dienstag, MD 2. Area of Expertise: Investigation Wednesday, June 17, 2009 4 to 5:30 pm Thier Conference Room Panelists: Xandra Breakefield, PhD Anne Klibanski, MD David N Louis, MD Moderator: Stephen B Calderwood, MD 3. Area of Expertise: Clinical Expertise and Innovation Thursday, June 25, 2009 4 to 5:30 pm Thier Conference Room Panelists: David N Caplan, MD, PhD Maureen T Connelly, MD Theresa C McLoud, MD Moderator: Andrew L Warshaw, MD For the 3 above Academic Advancement programs, faculty should RSVP to cfd@partners.org

The HMS Office for Diversity & Community Partnership recently announced the 2008-2009 Excellence in Mentoring Awards. Four of these awards are being presented to MGH faculty. William Silen Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award: Tayyaba Hasan, PhD, Professor of Dermatology A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award: Maurizio Fava, MD, Professor of Psychiatry Carlos Fernandez-del Castillo, MD, Associate Professor of

Surgery Young Mentor Award: Andrew S. Karson, MD, MPH, Instructor in Medicine Please join the Office for Research Career Development in congratulating these members of our faculty for their efforts in the career development of MGH faculty and trainees. The awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, June 11, 2009, 4:00 – 5:30 pm in the Carl Walter Amphitheater, Daniel C. Tosteson Medical Education Center, HMS, 260 Longwood Avenue. RSVP: 617-432-3020

Invention Liaison Program Launches New Web Site The Invention Liaison Program (ILP), a collaboration between the MGH Office of Research and Licensing and the ORCD has launched a new web site. The web site has information about the ILP Program and Advisory Liaisons, as well as tutorials on the inventions process. See: http://rvl.partners.org/resource_center/invention_liaison_program Partners International Office (PIO) The Partners International Office has a newly updated home page on the intranet. All international staff and administrators who support them are urged to check out the new page for updates on links, services, departmental forms, travel information, and international orientation schedule. See: http://phsresearchintranet.partners.org/PHS_InternationalOffice/Homepage.asp

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Tips from the ORCD Grant Writing Workshop! Background & Significance

• The most common mistake is to forget Significance,

or to just tack it on at the end of this section • What effect will your studies have on the concepts,

methods, technologies, treatments, services or preventative interventions that drive your field?

• Remember that – o NIH doesn’t fund science o NIH funds health research o How will your grant benefit the tax payer?

Suggested Reading: (l) L. Reif-Lehrer

(r) O. Yang

(From Workshop presentation of Prof. Keith Miller)

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4 th Annual MGH Research Fel lows Poste r Cel ebra tion ! June 8, 2009

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