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Training & Capacity Building Program

CZI Science Grantees and Partners

The Training & Capacity Building Program for CZI Science offers training series designed specifically for our Science grantees. These sessions aim to provide opportunities to grow and sharpen skills, foster collaboration, and learn from experts. Check out this website for resources from previous trainings and to keep up to date on our latest training announcements. Don't forget, you can also sign up to get updates sent right to your inbox on all of our upcoming programming.

Unless indicated otherwise, the training sessions are open to CZI Science grantees and their team and/or group members, and to partners and collaborators of CZI Science.

 
KEEP IN TOUCH

2025 Central Science Training Series

This year we are organizing a variety of Science Training series and workshops to cover the core skills needed to bolster successful research. Please check back in on this webpage for more details and registration opportunities, as well as our programming announcements for the second half of the year. 

January, 2025: Negotiation Webinar
February, 2025: Leadership Webinars
March, 2025: Grant Writing Webinars, Negotiation Bootcamp
April, 2025: Manuscript Webinar, Lab Leadership Bootcamp
May, 2025: Grant Writing Bootcamp Part 1
June, 2025: Grant Writing Bootcamp Part 2, Manuscript Bootcamp

     SCIENCE LEADERSHIP
A photograph of Dr. Sam Krahl, who will facilitate the webinar series, posing for a ‘headshot’ photograph in front of a dark background. Sam is smiling and is dressed in a dark brown-green sports jacket and green polo shirt. He is wearing blue-framed glasses, has short-cropped brown hair, and a full beard with grey in it. In this photograph he is in his early forties. He looks pretty friendly, if a bit posed!
In a three-part series hosted by Dr. Sam Krahl of EMBO Solutions, we will cover concepts in leadership, interpersonal communication, negotiation, and conflict management, that have been tailored for the research environment to encourage healthy hard work, creativity, critical thinking, risk-taking, and honesty. 
  • Introductory Principles of Negotiation
    9:00 - 10:30 AM PT
    Wednesday, January 29, 2025
    Register Here

    Negotiation is not about winning and losing, it is about finding a way to aid one another to achieve the things we seek on both sides. In this session we'll discuss how to approach negotiations in a way that maintains positive relationships with your peers, colleagues, and collaborators. In this session you will:
    • Learn how to explain to another party what you want, while seeking to understand their interests so you can find a mutually beneficial solution.
    • Practice building a negotiation roadmap that itemizes the components of the agreement that are meaningful to you and outlines the parameters on what you are looking to achieve.

  • Introduction to Lab Leadership
    9:00 - 10:30 AM PT
    Wednesday, February 12, 2025
    Register Here

    In this 90 minute session, you’ll be introduced to the key concepts in EMBO’s Lab Leadership training. We’ll provide an overview on how to support your people to produce their best work, while taking care of their needs and development. In this session you will:
    • Understand how to balance the competing priorities of leadership: meeting your project goals and taking responsibility for and care of people.
    • Identify your own leadership style that will allow you to best support your team while working within the pressures of the systems around you.
    • Learn how to create a trusting environment where your team feels safe to be their full selves; allowing the possibility for more successful research projects through increased commitment, creativity, and thoughtfulness. 

  • Understanding Conflict Management and Communication
    9:00 - 10:30 AM PT
    Wednesday, February 26, 2025
    Register Here

    With shifting dynamics and intensely pressured projects, our teams can face moments of conflict. In this 90 minute session you’ll learn how to approach the conflicts within your lab with clear and empathetic communication that can support resolution. You will leave knowing:
    • How to identify and understand the dynamics and escalation of conflict.
    • How to facilitate the resolution of conflict in a collaborative and empathetic fashion.
    • The dynamics in communication and how our emotions influence our ability to communicate clearly and empathetically, which can be essential during times of conflict. 

  SCIENCE LEADERSHIP BOOTCAMPS WITH EMBO SOLUTIONS 
A photograph of Dr. Sam Krahl, who will facilitate the webinar series, posing for a ‘headshot’ photograph in front of a dark background. Sam is smiling and is dressed in a dark brown-green sports jacket and green polo shirt. He is wearing blue-framed glasses, has short-cropped brown hair, and a full beard with grey in it. In this photograph he is in his early forties. He looks pretty friendly, if a bit posed!
EMBO Natalie Bamford

EMBO Solutions will be hosting two different bootcamps exclusively for the CZI Science community, the first focused on negotiation and the second on lab leadership. As with our previous multi-day bootcamps, it will be free of charge and we will keep the learning environment to a limited audience to ensure effective class size for collaboration and support. We will be admitting participants through an application process, with application periods opening closer to the bootcamp dates. Check back in for more application details. 

  1. The "Negotiation for Scientists" bootcamp focuses on negotiation. Participants will gain an understanding and mastery of the negotiation process, which will support them in reaching their professional as well as private goals, and in building lasting partnerships. The three-day bootcamp will be held March 25-27, 2025. Applications will open later this winter.

  2. The "EMBO Laboratory Leadership” bootcamp will explore your approach to leadership and help you define how you want to lead and manage your research group or other teams. The three-day bootcamp will be held April 28 - 30, 2025. Applications will open later this winter.

2024 Central Science Training Series

Catch up on our 2024 training webinars with the recordings and resources. 

GRANT WRITING FOR SCIENCE SERIES

In a four-part series hosted by Dr. Morgan Giddings of SciFoundry, participants will learn the four steps to funding which cover topics such as deciphering your reviewer’s interests, crafting a compelling grant project proposal, highlighting the strengths of your team, and outlining the effective execution of your proposed work to bolster your overall proposal.

  • The Four Steps to Funding Part 1: What is the 'Why' that gets your reviewer interested and excited to support your proposal for funding?
    Tuesday, March 19, 2024
    Recording and Resources
  • The Four Steps to Funding Part 2: What makes a great grant project? Does it have solid rigor and premise? 
    Thursday, March 21, 2024
    Recording and Resources
  • The Four Steps to Funding Part 3: Who is the team behind the execution? Is it convincing? 
    Tuesday, April 9th, 2024
    Recording and Resources
  • The Four Steps to Funding Part 4:How will the proposed research be effectively executed? Is it realistic? 
    Tuesday, April 11, 2024
    Recording and Resources

SCIENCE LEADERSHIP SERIES

In a three-part series hosted by Dr. Sam Krahl of EMBO Solutions, participants will gain the basics of lab leadership, discuss approaches to conflict management and team communication, and review the introductory principles of negotiation. 

  • Introduction to Lab Leadership, Hosted on Wednesday, May 1, 2024
  • Understanding Conflict Management and Communication, Hosted on Wednesday, May 8, 2024
  • Introductory Principles of Negotiation, Hosted on Wednesday, May 15, 2024

ENHANCING YOUR RESEARCH VISIBILITY: FROM STORY TO SLIDES

This two-part series is designed to elevate your research communication skills. Whether you're looking to boost the visibility of your work or improve the art of delivering compelling research talks, this series has you covered. Learn to craft engaging scientific presentations and neuroscience-informed slide decks that keep your audience awake and engaged.   

  • SciComms 101: Anatomy of a Scientific Talk, Hosted on September 13, 2024
  • Level Up Your Slide Design: Techniques for Engaging and Effective Scientific Presentations, Hosted on September 25, 2024

PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR SCIENTISTS

This two hour virtual training session will provide an overview of the concepts and approaches scientists can use in managing their collaborative projects. In addition to presentation and discussion, we’ll work through a series of case studies specific to a range of STEM contexts.

  • Introduction to Project Management For Scientists, Hosted on October 29, 2024

Training & Capacity Building Archived Resources

Check out the details on each series below and our Wistia page for all video content.

2023

  • Leverage Your Leadership Strengths
    Hosted by CJ Fitzsimons and Petra Pandur from Leadership Sculptor on April 26, 2023
    Recording and Resources
  • Preparing for Collaborations in Science 
    Hosted by Lou Woodley and Camille Santistevan, CSCCE on May 10, 2023
    Recording and Resources
  • Designing for Collaborations in Science
    Hosted by Lou Woodley and Camille Santistevan, CSCCE on May 24, 2023
    Recording and Resources
  • A Roadmap to Science Grant Proposal Success: The Critical Path Method  (Part 1)
    Hosted by Dr. Morgan Giddings of SciFoundry on June 14, 2023
    Recording and Resources
  • A Roadmap to Science Grant Proposal Success: The Critical Path Method  (Part 2)
    Hosted by Dr. Morgan Giddings of SciFoundry on June 16, 2023
    Recording and Resources
  • Your Strategic Game Plan
    Hosted by Dr. Thi Nguyen on August 15, 2023
    Recording and Resources
  • Time Management for the Lab Leader
    Hosted by Dr. Thi Nguyen on August 22, 2023
    Recording and Resources 
  • SciComms 101: Anatomy of a Scientific Talk, 
    Hosted by Dr. Thi Nguyen on September 13, 2023
    Recording and Resources
  • Tailoring Your Message for Specific Audiences
    Hosted by Dr. Thi Nguyen on September 27, 2023
    Recording and Resources
  • How to Gain Confidence in Public Speaking
    Hosted by Dr. Thi Nguyen on October 11, 2023
    Recording and Resources
  • Strategic Collaboration
  • Hosted by Dr. Thi Nguyen on October 3, 2023
    Recording and Resources
  • Cooperative Leadership
    Hosted by Dr. Thi Nguyen on October 10, 2023
    Recording and Resources

2022

  • Principles of Leadership, Interpersonal Communication & Giving Feedback
    Hosted by Dr. Sam Krahl of EMBO Solutions on May 17, 2022
    Resources
  • Building Effective Teams & Delegating for Productivity and Skills Development
    Hosted by Dr. Sam Krahl of EMBO Solutions on May 31, 2022
    Resources
  • Understanding and Managing Conflict & Inclusive Values That Support Diversity in Teams
    Hosted by Dr. Sam Krahl of EMBO Solutions on  June 13, 2022
    Resources
  • Effective Mentorship in STEMM: What’s Cultural Diversity Got to Do With It
    Hosted by Dr. Angela Byars-Winston on June 27, 2022
    Resources
  • Fundamentals of Community Engagement
    Hosted by Community-Campus Partnerships for Health on July 11, 2022
    Resources
  • Open Science Participation: From Research Scientists to the General Public
    Hosted by Kate Hertweck, PhD, CZI on July 26, 2022
    Recording and Resources
  • The Basics Of Science Communication Skills: Telling Your Story to Effectively Engage Your Audience
    Hosted by Dr. Jonathan Garlick on September 28, 2022
    Recording and Resources
  • Share Your Research: How To Give a Good Talk
    Hosted by Dr. Thi Nguyen, Science Communication Lab, on October 12, 2022
    Recording and Resources
  • Principles and Strategies for Culturally Relevant Science Communication
    Hosted by Dr. Mónica Feliú-Mójer, Ciencia Puerto Rico, on October 19, 2022
    Recording and Resources
  • Sensemaking: Evidence-Based Strategies For Your Science Communication
    Hosted by Liz Neeley, Liminal, on October 26, 2022
    Recording and Resources

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TRAINING SERIES - 2023

A three part series, hosted by Shanell Williams of the UCSF California Preterm Birth Initiative, to help researchers establish collaborative research priorities, form Community Advisory Boards, and disseminate your research with a broad scope of audiences.

  • Research Priority Setting by Affected Communities (RPAC), Hosted on April 11, 2023
  • Community Advisory Board Formation 101, Hosted on May 9, 2023
  • Creative and Effective Dissemination: Showcasing the Voices for Birth Justice platform and campaign, Hosted on September 12, 2023


FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - 2022

Through our 2022 three-part virtual training series, hosted by Community-Campus Partnerships for Health, we offered grantees and their teams the opportunity to grow and sharpen their skills around community engagement and supported an environment where researchers and communities of color and historically marginalized communities can seamlessly work together. 

  • Fundamentals of Community Engagement Part 1 - Frameworks, Hosted on September 7, 2022
  • Fundamentals of Community Engagement Part 2 - Authentic Partnerships, Hosted on September 21, 2022
  • Fundamentals of Community Engagement Part 3 - Sustainability, Hosted on October 5, 2022

Additional Resources

General Capacity Building Partners' Trainings

  • To help support the CZI community working tirelessly to achieve their goals, become more resilient, and respond to unfolding crises, we've assembled a collection of expert trainings valuable to grantees and their partners across CZI portfolio areas. In these sessions, expert trainers will provide advice on how to best approach these challenges, teach new skills and practices, and answer questions that you and your community may have. Sign Up for General Capacity Building Partners' Newsletters 

2021 Science Trainings

  • Check out our Wistia page for previous MCB Science trainings. 

Open Science Resources Website

  • This publicly available resource, supported by the CZI Open Science program, features information on applying open science approaches specifically catered to our biomedical research community. The site contains videos that are also available on the CZI Open Science Resources Channel.