In this session, faculty will discuss their own path to building a network of colleagues in the STI/HIV research field.  A part of the discussion will focus on how to assess your mentors to be certain that you are getting everything you need from that relationship.  The first portion of the session will be short talks followed by the major portion of the session: the question and answer period.  Faculty will include speakers and several other experts in the field. Be prepared to ask the faculty anything related to this topic!

In this session, the faculty will describe their experiences of identifying colleagues that have shared interests and managing a diverse group in order to accomplish shared research goals.  The first portion of the session will be short talks followed by the major portion of the session: the question and answer period.  Faculty will include speakers and several other experts in the field.   Be prepared to ask the faculty anything related to this topic!

This session will provide an opportunity to hear from people working for funding agencies about what they are looking for in proposals for research. The first portion of the session will be short talks followed by the major portion of the session: the question and answer period.  Faculty will include speakers and several other experts in the field.   Be prepared to ask the faculty anything related to this topic!

Instructor:
Dr. Eduardo L. Franco, James McGill Professor, Departments of Oncology and of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health; Acting Chair, Department of Oncology, and Director, Division of Cancer Epidemiology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

The objectives of this course are:
1) to provide an overview of principles of good scientific practice as applied to research on human subjects;
2) to discuss elements of scientific reasoning that are used in clinical and public health research and mentorship;
3) to discuss the process of research communication and publishing;
4) to discuss the key features that enhance the quality of a paper and its value to the scientific community.

Instruction will be via interactive lecture to take advantage of students' own experiences as authors; emphasis on issues pertaining to study design, ethics, data analysis, scientific integrity, and strategies of communicating and interpreting results of clinical and public health research.

This course is intended for public health practitioners, epidemiologists, and other clinical researchers in the early stages of their careers or those who are switching from clinical or public health practice to research. Public health practitioners and policymakers may also find the contents valuable in understanding the process of scientific research and publishing. Researchers whose mother tongue is not English may find the course particularly helpful in assisting them to navigate the process of preparing, submitting, and revising manuscripts for publication in international biomedical journals.

Note about the instructor:
Dr. Franco has extensive experience as an author, editor, and overseeing the publication process in epidemiology and clinical research in oncology. He has published over 320 scientific articles, 50 chapters, and two books on cancer epidemiology and prevention. He has served as Guest Editor for nine journal supplement issues on the topic of his research (HPV and associated diseases). He has served in the editorial board of the following journals: American Journal of Epidemiology (1993-98); Cancer Detection and Prevention (2001-08), Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention (1995-); Epidemiology (1993-2009), International Journal of Cancer (2009-11), Medical and Pediatric Oncology (2000-04), Oral Diseases (2005-), PLoS-Medicine (2004-), Preventive Medicine (2008-) among other journals. He has also served as ad hoc manuscript reviewer for dozens of other biomedical journals.

His awards and distinctions include: The McLaughlin-Gallie Visiting Professorship Award, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (2011); Lifetime Achievement Award of the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (2010), Honourary President, EUROGIN Congress, Monaco (2010), Women in U.S. Government’s Presidential Leadership Award (2008), EUROGIN Society’s Distinguished Services Award (2006), Canadian Cancer Society’s Harold Warwick Prize in cancer control research (2004), Medical Research Council of Canada’s Distinguished Scientist Award (2000), Educational Excellence at McGill University (2000), and twice Montreal's "Ambassadeur" (2000, 2007).