2024 Education course (half-day)
Lab Leadership: Your future as a Principal Investigator (PI)**
Saturday, May 4
1 – 5pm PT
Seattle Convention Center - Arch Building
Organizers
- Brooke M. Harkness, OD, MS
- Ashik Mohamed, MBBS, MTech, PhD, MAMS
Audience
The target audience includes post-docs and early-career researchers (basic and clinical) seeking to advance to principal investigators.
Description
Are you ready to embark on a journey to become a Principal Investigator (PI)? This comprehensive course is designed to equip aspiring researchers with the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to excel in the role of a PI. Whether you're a graduate student, postdoctoral researcher, or mid-career professional, this course will provide invaluable insights and guidance for your career advancement.
After attending this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the core responsibilities, expectations, and challenges of a PI
- List the leadership skills critical to success as a PI
- Discuss best practices for establishing and maintaining an effective and healthy lab culture
- Outline the key components of a lab budget (including staff and resources needs)
- Navigate common human resources tasks such as identifying talent needs, recruiting and retaining talent, giving performance feedback and resolving conflict.
Course fee
* Coffee breaks included with a half-day course registration
| Half-day course fee |
Up to March 8 |
March 9 - April 26 |
After April 26 |
| Member | $140 | $175 | $190 |
| Member-in-training | $105 | $120 | $130 |
| Nonmember | $185 | $220 | $235 |
| Nonmember-in-training | $130 | $145 | $155 |
**NOTE - Bundle deal available
- This course is eligible to bundle with the following morning course:
- Breakfast and lunch included if registered for a morning AND afternoon half-day course
| Bundle course fee |
Up to March 8 |
March 9 - April 26 |
After April 26 |
| Member | $235 | $290 | $320 |
| Member-in-training | $175 | $200 | $220 |
| Nonmember | $310 | $365 | $395 |
| Nonmember-in-training | $215 | $240 | $260 |
This activity is not accredited and does not offer AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.