The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) within NSF’s Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) invites postdoctoral researchers supported by IOS grants to our virtual colloquium “From Postdoc to Principal Investigator.” 

This two-day virtual colloquium will highlight the scientific research and broader impacts of postdocs supported by IOS and provide key insights on funding and proposal preparation topics relevant to IOS-funded postdocs as they plan their career transition to beginning principal investigators. Each day will also include opportunities to engage with NSF Program Directors in Q&A breakout sessions. 

Click here for the full schedule.

Time 
September 13-14, 2023 from 12:00-5:00pm in Eastern Time (both days) 

Registration 
Please note that participants must register in advance for this colloquium: 
https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_F9bHiD8nTsaGOeDDEeiTzQ

Participants will also need to be signed into a Zoom account to join the colloquium’s breakout sessions; free Zoom accounts are available here: https://zoom.us/signup.

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Topics Covered (subject to change) 

• Navigating NSF and IOS Resources 
• NSF’s Review Process: Who is your audience and how can you participate? 
• Tips for Developing NSF Research Proposals 
• Activity: Drafting a One-Page Concept Outline 
• Keynote Panel: Transitioning from Postdoc to Principal Investigator  
• Postdoc Flash Presentation Theme Sessions: 
  • Organism Function and Resilience in a Changing Environment 
  • Genomes to Phenomes 
• Introduction to IOS Core Programs Funding Opportunities: 
  • Behavioral Systems 
  • Developmental Systems 
  • Neural Systems 
  • Physiological and Structural Systems 
  • Plant Genome Research Program 
  • Integrative Research in Biology (IntBIO)  
• Introduction to Selected Funding Opportunities: 
  • Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)  
  • Building Research Capacity of New Faculty in Biology (BRC-BIO) 
  • Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (RUI/ROA)  
  • Organismal Response to Climate Change (ORCC)  
  • Biodiversity on a Changing Planet (BoCP) 
  • Enabling Discovery through GEnomics (EDGE) 
  • Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) 
  • Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) 
  • Building Synthetic Microbial Communities for Biology, Mitigating Climate Change, Sustainability, and Biotechnology (Synthetic Communities)  
• Daily Q&A breakout sessions with NSF Program Directors