Professional Development Workshop Series

The goal of the Professional Development Workshop Series is to increase knowledge and further develop interpersonal skills that will be essential to successful academic careers.

This series will provide an overview of the procedures involved with promotion and tenure, the guiding principles of team science, strategies to successfully lead a research team, and proper management of a grant-funded study budget.

Attendees from all disciplines including medicine, nursing, dentistry, public health, and pharmacy are invited to attend.

The Professional Development Workshop Regularly Scheduled Series (RSS) series – UB CME Course Code # 0607 is approved for 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit TM

Watch this page for updates on upcoming seminars.

Past Series

2024 Professional Development Workshop Series Schedule

Date:

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5/14/24

3:00 - 4:00 PM

Online via Zoom

Managing Research Budgets Panel Discussion

SANJAY SETHI, MD
Professor and Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Assistant Vice President for Health Sciences
Department of Medicine 
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

 

ELSA BOU GHANEM, PHD
Assistant Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology 
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

 

RYAN HUNTER, PHD
Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology and Immunology 
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

 

ERIN BAILEY, MSM
Chief Financial Officer
Clinical Translational Science Institute

2023 Professional Development Workshop Series Schedule

Date:

Title:

Presenter:

03/28/23

3:00 - 4:00 PM

Scientific Writing KAREN DIETZ, PHD
Scientific Editor, Office of Research and Graduate Education
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo
04/11/23
3:00 - 4:00 PM
Mentorship to Sponsorship
STACEY WATT, MD
Interim Chair
Anesthesiology
Jacobs Schools School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo

04/25/23

1:00 - 2:00 PM

Promotion and Tenure at UB

SUZANNE G. LAYCHOCK, PHD
Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, and Undergraduate Biomedical Education
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo

SOFIA TANGALOS
Senior Staff Assistant, Office of Faculty Affairs and Management
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo

2022 Professional Development Workshop Series Schedule

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05/03/22 Grant Opportunities for Early Stage Investigators

CAROL O'CONNELL, MPA
Director of Grant Initiatives
Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development
University at Buffalo

HEATHER OCHS BALCOM, PHD
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, MPH Program
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
School of Public Health and Health Professions
University at Buffalo

 

05/17/22

 

 

 

 

 

Promotion and Tenure at UB

 

 

 

 

SUZANNE G. LAYCHOCK, PHD
Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, and Undergraduate Biomedical Education
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo

SOFIA TANGALOS
Senior Staff Assistant, Office of Faculty Affairs and Management
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo

06/07/22 Scientific Writing KAREN DIETZ, PHD
Scientific Editor, Office of Research and Graduate Education
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
University at Buffalo
2021 Professional Development Workshop Series Schedule

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04/06/21 Leadership

PRASAD BALKUNDI, PHD

Chair and Associate Professor, Dept. of Organization and Human Resources, School of Management; Co-Director, CTSI Team Science Core, University at Buffalo

05/04/21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partnership and Research Translation to Promote Global Health Equity

SHAMIM ISLAM, MD

Clinical Associate Professor, Medical Director of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Oishei Children’s Hospital, Dept. of Pediatrics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo

 

KARARZYNA KORDAS, PhD

Associate Professor, Dept of Epidemiology and Environmental Health; Co-Director, Community for Global Health Equity, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo

 

MELINDA LEMKE, PhD

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Educational Leadership and Policy, Graduate School of Education, University at Buffalo

 

TIA PALERMO, PhD

Associate Professor, Division of Health Services Policy and Practice, Dept. of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo

 

SAMINA RAJA, PhD

Professor, Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning; Director, Food Systems Planning and Healthy Communities Lab; Associate Dean for Research and Inclusive Excellence, School of Architecture and Planning; Co-Director, Community for Global Health Equity, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo

10/19/21 Introduction to Writing Accountability 

LINDA KAHN, PHD
Professor
Associate Vice Chair for Research

 

DENISE F. LILLVIS, PHD, MPA
Trauma Research Associate, John R. Oishei Children's Hospital 
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Resesarch Assistant Professor, Division of Health Services Policy & Practice
University at Buffalo

11/02/21 Writing Accountability Groups

LINDA KAHN, PHD
Professor 
Associate Vice Chair of Research

DENISE F. LILLVIS, PHD, MPA
Trauma Research Associate, John R. Oishei Children's Hospital
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Research Assistant Professor, Division of Health Services Policy & Practice
University at Buffalo

2020 Professional Development Workshop Series Schedule

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Title:

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09/15/20 Looking Forward to Promotion and Tenure

SUZANNE G. LAYCHOCK, PHD

Professor, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs & Facilities, Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo

 

SOFIA TANGALOS

Senior Staff Assistant, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo

10/20/20 Team Science

EKATERINA NOYES, PHD, MPH

Director, Division of Health Services, Policy and Practice; Director, MPH Concentration in Health Services Administration; Professor, Dept. of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions; Director, Collaboration and Multidisciplinary Team Science Core, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University at Buffalo

11/03/20

Leading a Successful Research Team: Personnel Management in the Academic Research Lab

GABRIELA K. POPESCU, PHD

Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo

12/01/20

Budget Management Under the Uniform Guidance: Understanding 2CFR220

ERIN BAILEY, MSM

Chief Financial Officer, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University at Buffalo

 

TIMOTHY SCHAILEY, MS

Director of Research Administration, Office of Research Administration, Thomas Jefferson University

2019 Professional Development Workshop Series Schedule
Workshop Title Date and Time Presenters/Panelists

Looking Forward to Promotion and Tenure

2213B, Jacobs School, Downtown Campus

May 8, 2019

2:00 - 3:00 PM

Suzanne Laychock, PhD
Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Facilitates
Pharmacology and Toxicology

Effective Teaching: Evidence-Based Principles in Practice

2213B, Jacobs School, Downtown Campus

June 12, 2019

2:00 - 3:00 PM

Jennifer Meka, PhD
Assistant Professor, Assistant Dean for Medical Education 
MEERI Department of Medicine
Director
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Public Speaking

2213B, Jacobs School, Downtown Campus

June 26, 2019

2:00 - 3:00 PM

Kim Griswold, MD, MPH, RN
Professor
Department of Family Medicine

NIH Loan Repayment Programs: Overview and Panel Discussion

2220B, Jacobs School, Downtown Campus

October 15, 2019

3:00- 4:30 PM

Bonnie Vest, PhD
David Jacobs, PharmD, PhD
Kathleen Kokolus, PhD
Sanjay Sethi, MD

 

Promotion & Tenure Overview and Panel with School of Public Health and Health Professions and School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

114 Wende Hall, South Campus

 

October 17, 2019
2:00- 4:00 PM

Overview:
Suzanne Laychock, PhD and Sofia Tangalos
Jacobs School

Panelists:
Gary A. Giovino, PhD, MS
School of Public Health and Health Professions
Kristin M. Gniazdowski, MS
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
William A. Prescott Jr., PharmD
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences  

Overview of Promotion Criteria and Panel Discussion with Clinical Faculty of the Jacobs School

2220A, Doretz Auditorium, Jacobs School, Downtown Campus

 

October 24, 2019
2:00- 4:00 PM

Overview:
Suzanne Laychock, PhD and Sofia Tangalos
Jacobs School

Panelists:
Omar S. Alibrahim, MD
Vijay S. Iyer, MD, PhD
Stacey Watt, MD

Overview of Promotion Criteria and Panel Discussion with Tenured Faculty of the Jacobs School

2220A, Doretz Auditorium, Jacobs School, Downtown Campus

 

October 31, 2019
2:00- 4:00 PM

Overview:
Suzanne Laychock, PhD and  Sofia Tangalos
Jacobs School

Panelists:
Satrajit Sinha, PhD
Jun-Xu Li, MD, PhD
Mark D. Parker, PhD
Christine E. Schaner Tooley, PhD

CV and Personal Statement Hands-On Workshop

2220A, Doretz Auditorium, Jacobs School, Downtown Campus

 

November 7, 2019
2:00- 4:00 PM

Suzanne Laychock, PhD
Sofia Tangalos
2018 Professional Development Workshop Series Schedule

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Title:

Presenter:

3/14/18 Team Science Katia Noyes, PhD, MPH
Professor and Director
Division of Health and Services Policy and Practice
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
4/11/18 Looking Forward to Promotion Suzanne Laychock, PhD
Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Facilitates
Pharmacology and Toxicology

5/23/18 

Leading a Successful Research Team Gabriela Popescu, PhD
Professor, Department of Biochemistry

6/27/18

Professional Speaking Kim Griswold, MD, MPH, RN
Associate Professor
Department of Family Medicine