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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Postdoctoral Scholars,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Join us next week on November 20 for a seminar focused on helping you improve your writing practice to improve your research impact.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Strengthening Your Writing and Research: A Practical Approach<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Date/time: November 20, 2024, 1:00 - 2:00 pm<br>
Location: MIT, E19-202 (Building E19, Room 202) <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Register <a href="https://forms.gle/j1s5896oggNgBrKo9">here</a> to attend:
<a href="https://forms.gle/j1s5896oggNgBrKo9">https://forms.gle/j1s5896oggNgBrKo9</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Coffee and cookies will be provided.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Event description: How can you maximize both your writing and your research? Consistent attention to your writing will yield new ideas and boost your research productivity. This 1-hour workshop will cover practical tips and resources to
help you start or REstart building a writing practice that works for you!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Speaker:<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sofie R Kleppner, PhD<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Associate Vice Provost & Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Affairs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Stanford University<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">About the speaker: Dr. Kleppner is the Associate Vice Provost and Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Affairs at Stanford University, where she and her team support professional development, policy, and administration for 2600 postdoctoral
scholars. She received her PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania, completed her postdoc at UCLA, and worked in biotech before returning to academia. Dr. Kleppner’s interests include design thinking, mentoring, writing, and conflict navigation. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please read Dr. Kleppner’s publication on writing productivity below:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Peterson TC, Kleppner SR, Botham CM. <u><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6171789/" title="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6171789/">Ten simple rules for scientists</a></u>: Improving your writing productivity.
PLoS Comput Biol. 2018 Oct 4;14(10):e1006379. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006379. PMID: 30286072; PMCID: PMC6171789.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Register <a href="https://forms.gle/j1s5896oggNgBrKo9">here</a> to attend:
<a href="https://forms.gle/j1s5896oggNgBrKo9">https://forms.gle/j1s5896oggNgBrKo9</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Questions about the event: email <a href="mailto:postdocservices@mit.edu">
postdocservices@mit.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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