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The Future of Research Symposium (<a href="http://futureofresearch.org/" target="_blank">futureofresearch.org</a>) is a postdoc-organized meeting on October 2-3rd on the Boston University campus. We will focus on factors shifting the landscape of scientific
research: tight budgets, evolving models of both publishing and evaluation, and questions about training and workforce stability. <a href="http://futureofresearch.org/2014/09/14/announcing-for-symposium-speakers/" target="_blank">Talks and panel discussions</a> will
be followed by highly interactive workshops designed to give students and postdocs a voice in the ongoing dialog about policies that shape our scientific future. After the symposium, we will generate a consensus opinion to be published and circulated to administrators,
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Keynote: Henry Bourne (UCSF)</div>
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Speakers: Marc Kirschner (Harvard Medical School), Naomi Rosenberg (Tufts), Michael Teitelbaum (Harvard Law School), Cynthia Fuhrmann (UMMS), Galit Lahav (HMS), Sibby Anderson-Thompkins (UNC-CH), David Glass (Novartis), Graham Walker (MIT), Richard Roberts
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Video remarks from Senator Elizabeth Warren</div>
<span style="font-family:'Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium">What: Symposium on the Future of Research</span><br style="font-family:'Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:'Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium">When: Thursday - Friday, October 2-3, 2014 </span><br style="font-family:'Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:'Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium">Where: CGS Auditorium, BU </span><br style="font-family:'Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium">
<span style="font-family:'Segoe UI',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium">Who: Grad students, postdocs, and anyone else interested in the future of the scientific endeavor </span>
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<a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/future-of-research-symposium-tickets-12781715455?ref=ebtnebregn" target="_blank">Register now!</a> <br>
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For more information, visit <a href="http://futureofresearch.org/" target="_blank">futureofresearch.org</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/forsymp" target="_blank">@FORsymp on Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/Future-Research-8153258?gid=8153258" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>,
and our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/futureofresearch" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> <br>
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<div style="font-size:13px"><font face="Verdana"><i>Ron Weiss group - Synthetic Biology Center &</i></font></div>
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<div style="font-size:13px"><font face="Verdana"><i>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</i></font></div>
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