From mmreturn@magnetdev.com Thu Feb 25 11:06:49 2010 Return-Path: <mmreturn@magnetdev.com> Received: from mail36.magnet101.com (mail36.magnet101.com [209.18.93.36]) by smtp.XXXXXXX.XXX (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o1PJ6isd009310 for <XXX@XXXXXXXX.XXXXXXX.XXX>; Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:06:48 -0800 Message-Id: <201002251906.o1PJ6isd009310@smtp.XXXXXXX.XXX> Received: from MAGNETMAIL1 (172.17.36.1) by mail36.magnet101.com id hgr54i0ir202 for <XXX@XXXXXXXX.XXXXXXX.XXX>; Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:03:55 -0500 (envelope-from <mmreturn@magnetdev.com>) Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:03:53 -0500 From: Director@principalinvestigators.org To: <XXX@XXXXXXXX.XXXXXXX.XXX> Subject: March Issue: For Your Review X-TokenInfo-NoToken: X-Bps1: 5006770849 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_NextPart_000_940253_2010225_14353646" X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=1.12.8161:2.4.5,1.2.40,4.0.166 definitions=2010-02-25_15:2010-02-06,2010-02-25,2010-02-25 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=100 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx engine=5.0.0-0908210000 definitions=main-1002250168 Status: RO --_NextPart_000_940253_2010225_14353646 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hot Off the Press: Your March Issue Principal Investigator Advisor Managerial guidance monthly for leading scientists in all fields of researc= h. Lab Romance Requires Careful Attention to Staff Dynamics, Myriad Rules and = Policies Can right brain activity bunk with left brain output? Is there room in your= lab for Cupid's arrow? Can, in other words, a principal investigator date = a grad student who's also his or her lab assistant? Possibly. But a workpla= ce romance will require both of you to adjust your behavior to keep the dyn= amics of the lab from being affected by the feelings the two of you have. That's the word from Gia Honnen-Weisdorn JD LLM MBA, Adjunct Professor of l= aw at Pepperdine University and a practicing attorney with the Law Offices = of Gia Honnen-Weisdorn. 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Once you have your vision, everything flows from (more at XXXXXXXprincip= alinvestigators.org/advisor.php) Sabotaged by Burnout You've heard about it, but you may not believe it affects your lab. "Burnou= t", after all, is for people who can't handle hard work or who don't love w= hat they do, and that's not you or your grad student, right? Wrong (more at= XXXXXXXprincipalinvestigators.org/advisor.php) How to Say "You're Fired" In this delicate situation, stick to your guns and remember that the less y= ou say beyond the specifics of your university's or institute's termination= process the better. (more at XXXXXXXprincipalinvestigators.org/advisor.ph= p) Head Off Workplace Violence Labs can be pressure cookers for emotionally-stressed staff. Here are some = tips for the PI to spot colleagues prone to violence. (more at XXXXXXXpri= ncipalinvestigators.org/advisor.php) Co-Investigator vs. Consultant? How do these roles differ? Which is best to help you and your grant? 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Is there room in your lab for Cupid’s arro= w? Can, in other words, a principal investigator date a grad student who&rs= quo;s also his or her lab assistant? Possibly. But a workplace romance will= require both of you to be mindful of a thicket of rules, regulations, and = policies. And you must adjust your behavior to avoid upsetting lab dynamics= . That's the word from Gia Honnen-Weisdorn JD LLM MBA, Adjunct Profess= or of Law at Pepperdine =0AUniversity “The first thing to do is make = sure the (<a =0Ahref=3D"XXXXXXXwww.mmsend7.com/ls.cfm?r=3D= XXXXXXXXX&sid=3D8769780&m=3D940253&u=3DPRININVEST&s=3DXXXXXXXwww.on2url.com/a= pp/adtrack.asp?MerchantID=3D163022&AdID=3D482364">more</a>)</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <hr =0Astyle=3D"height: 1px; width: 620px;" noshade=3D"" color= =3D"#FF0000" /> <table =0Astyle=3D"width: 615px; font-size: 12px; border-top-wi= dth:0px; border-bottom-width:0px"> =0A <tbody> =0A <tr> =0A <td><strong><font =0Aface=3D"sans-serif" size=3D= "5">5 Common Mistakes That Will Sink Your Grant</font></strong> =0A<p =0Aalign=3D"left">An experienced reviewer dis= tills, from a mass of grant applications that failed, five common elements = that fatally weaken a proposal. For example, is your central scientific que= stion interesting enough? Are your preliminary data too weak to (<a =0Ahref= =3D"XXXXXXXwww.mmsend7.com/ls.cfm?r=3DXXXXXXXXX&sid=3D8769781&m= =3D940253&u=3DPRININVEST&s=3DXXXXXXXwww.on2url.com/app/adtrack.asp?Merchant= ID=3D163022&AdID=3D482365">more</a>)<br =0A/> </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> =0A <tr> =0A <td><font =0Asize=3D"2"> =0A<p =0Aalign=3D"left"> </p> <div =0Aalign=3D"center"> <table =0Aborder=3D"1" width=3D"89%" cellpadding=3D"5" height= =3D"251"> =0A <tbody> =0A <tr> <td =0Awidth=3D"265" height=3D"92" valign=3D"top"><= span =0Astyle=3D"font-size: 10pt; "><span =0Astyle=3D"font-family: Arial; "= ><b>Improving Grant Applications</b></span></span><b><br =0A/> </b> =0A <font =0Astyle=3D"f= ont-size: 9pt"> <span =0Astyle=3D"font-family: Arial; ">“Plan firs= t, then write. The questions<br =0A/> you need to ask are: What is my<br =0A/> research about? What is my short-<br =0A/> term and long-term vision? Vision is important. Onc= e you have your vision, everything flows from</span> <font =0Asi= ze=3D"2">(<a =0Ahref=3D"XXXXXXXwww.mmsend7.com/ls.cfm?r=3D= XXXXXXXXX&sid=3D8769782&m=3D940253&u=3DPRININVEST&s=3DXXXXXXXwww.on2url.com/app/ad= track.asp?MerchantID=3D163022&AdID=3D482366">more</a>)</font><br =0A/> </font></td> <td =0Aheight=3D"92" valign=3D"top"> =0A =0A<p><span =0Astyle=3D"font-size: 10pt; "><span = =0Astyle=3D"font-family: Arial; "><b>Sabotaged by Burnout</b></span></span>= <b><br =0A/> </b><font =0Astyle=3D"font-size: 9pt"> <span =0A= style=3D"font-family: Arial; ">You’ve heard about it, but you may not= believe it affects your lab. “Burnout”, after all, is for peop= le who can’t handle hard work or who don’t love what they do, a= nd that’s not you or your grad student, right? Wrong (<font =0Astyle= =3D"font-size: 9pt" size=3D"2"><a =0Ahref=3D"XXXXXXXwww.mmsend7.com/ls.cfm?r= =3DXXXXXXXXX&sid=3D8769783&m=3D940253&u=3DPRININVEST&s=3DXXXXXXXw= ww.on2url.com/app/adtrack.asp?MerchantID=3D163022&AdID=3D482367">more</a>)<= /font></span></font></p> <font =0Astyle=3D"font-size: 9pt"> =0A =0A<p> </p> </font></td> </tr> =0A <tr> <td =0Awidth=3D"265" height=3D"64" valign=3D"top"> =0A =0A<p><span =0Astyle=3D"font-size: 10pt; "><span = =0Astyle=3D"font-family: Arial; "><strong>How to Say "You're Fired&quo= t;</strong></span></span><br =0A/> <span =0Astyle=3D"font-family: Arial; "><font =0Ast= yle=3D"font-size: 9pt">In t</font></span><font =0Astyle=3D"font-size: 9pt">= <span =0Astyle=3D"font-family: Arial; ">his delicate situation, stick to<br = =0A/> your guns and remember that the less you say beyond= the specifics of your university’s or institute’s termination = process the better.</span> <font =0Asize=3D"2"> </font></font><font =0Astyle= =3D"font-size: 9pt" size=3D"2">(<a =0Ahref=3D"XXXXXXXwww.mmsend7.com/ls.cfm= ?r=3DXXXXXXXXX&sid=3D8769784&m=3D940253&u=3DPRININVEST&s=3Dhttp:/= /www.on2url.com/app/adtrack.asp?MerchantID=3D163022&AdID=3D482368">more</a>= )</font></p> </td> <td =0Aheight=3D"64" valign=3D"top"> =0A =0A<p><span =0Astyle=3D"font-size: 10pt; "><span = =0Astyle=3D"font-family: Arial; "><strong>Head Off Workplace Violence</stro= ng></span></span><br =0A/> <span =0Astyle=3D"font-family: Arial; "><font =0Ast= yle=3D"font-size: 9pt">Labs can be pressure cookers for<br =0A/> emotionally-stressed staff. Here are some tips for = the PI to spot colleagues prone to violence.</font></span><font =0Astyle=3D= "font-size: 9pt"> <font =0Asize=3D"2"> </font></font><font =0Astyle=3D"fon= t-size: 9pt" size=3D"2">(<a =0Ahref=3D"XXXXXXXwww.mmsend7.com/ls.cfm?r=3D= XXXXXXXXX&sid=3D8769785&m=3D940253&u=3DPRININVEST&s=3DXXXXXXXwww.on= 2url.com/app/adtrack.asp?MerchantID=3D163022&AdID=3D482369">more</a>)</font= ></p> </td> </tr> =0A <tr> <td =0Awidth=3D"265" height=3D"85" valign=3D"top"> =0A =0A<p><span =0Astyle=3D"font-size: 10pt; "><span = =0Astyle=3D"font-family: Arial; "><strong>Co-Investigator vs. Consultant?</= strong></span><br =0A/> <span =0Astyle=3D"font-family: Arial; "><font =0Ast= yle=3D"font-size: 9pt">How do these roles differ? 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