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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Simple Strategies to
Resolve Conflicts with Difficult Supervisors and Coworkers</span></b><span
lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Discover simple and
practical strategies to resolve conflicts and work effectively
with supervisors, coworkers, and collaborators in an academic
environment. Participants will learn the basic principles of
assertive communication in order to develop long-term
professional relationships at the workplace and to mentor other
researchers effectively. <br>
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The presenter, Dr. Dora Farkas, received her Bachelor’s in
Chemical Engineering and her Ph.D. in Biological Engineering,
both from MIT. Dora won an NRSA research grant from NIH and
completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Tufts Medical School as a
principal investigator on clinical trials. She also worked for
several years in the pharmaceutical industry as a Senior
Scientist in Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics. Dora is
currently a thesis and career coach for graduate students and
postdoctoral fellows. She is also the founder of </span><a
href="http://www.FinishYourThesis.com"><span lang="EN-US"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.FinishYourThesis.com">www.FinishYourThesis.com</a></span></a><span
lang="EN-US">, a community site that has helped thousands of
graduate students finish their theses since 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Date and Time:</span></b><span
lang="EN-US"> <b>Wednesday, April 27</b><b><sup>th</sup></b><b>,
3:00-4:30pm</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Location:</span></b><span
lang="EN-US"> <b>46-3002</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<span lang="EN-US">Register </span><a
href="http://goo.gl/forms/hpihBcciGf"><span lang="EN-US">here</span></a><br>
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Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research <br>
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Dana Bresee Keeth
Director of Postdoctoral Services
Office of the Vice President for Research
MIT, 10-237
tel. 617-715-4671
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