NEW COMPLIMENTARY COURSE
FOR AUA MEMBERS!

The AUA’s new online course, titled “Establishing Your Independent Urologic Research Lab," is a practical course for anyone who is just starting their career as an independent researcher. The course includes four modules with over two hours of content that provide guidance for negotiating a start-up package, mentorship, planning for tenure, lab management, and technology transfer.

Course Director:Dolores J. Lamb, Ph.D., HCLD (ABB)
Course Faculty:Li Xin, PhD and Margot S. Damaser, PhD

MODULE 1: NEGOTIATING YOUR START-UP PACKAGE

This module seeks to prepare new independent investigators to most effectively negotiate their first faculty start-up package (including personal salary, lab, clinic and office space, protected time, teaching, technical and/or clinical support) and then undertake the key activities necessary to get their laboratory up and running as quickly as possible. By the end of the module, you will have learned how to identify the best institution for the start of your faculty career and the important criteria that define the elements of a new faculty start-up package. This module also covers interpreting an offer letter and identifying the negotiable elements of the start-up package. Other topics include: managing two career families, handling multiple offers, efficient hiring, purchasing instrumentation, and other helpful tips. This module is useful for physician-scientists and post-doctoral fellows prior to beginning their job searches and may prove helpful for faculty considering a move to another institution.

MODULE 2: GETTING ESTABLISHED AS A NEW PI

This module addresses the challenges that new investigators face when starting their independent laboratories: what they will need to open and operate new independent laboratories, how to identify good mentors and build long-term relationships, what kind of skills they will need for the long course of their career development, and how to construct a plan for promotions and tenure. This module would be useful for laboratory-based investigators in the biomedical research field who just start their independent career.

MODULE 3: LAB MANAGEMENT

This module lays out the principles of good laboratory management practice, dividing them into the categories of leadership and management of projects, time, personnel, budgets, and science. Each of these categories require their own process of planning and goal setting. An emphasis is given to setting SMART goals: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, and Timed for short, medium and long term goals. Common mistakes of young investigators are considered and advice to address these common mistakes is provided. This module would be useful for both clinical and laboratory-based investigators in any topic or field who are establishing a new research laboratory or are interested in gaining tips for efficient organization and leadership of their laboratory.

MODULE 4: TRANSLATING RESEARCH FOR CLINICAL IMPACT

本模块介绍研究实验室的知识产权开发:知识产权是什么，如何保护知识产权，以及如何与公司开展合作，将您的想法转化为临床实践。它涵盖了谁应该翻译研究和什么需要开发翻译技术的主题。它解决了如何与你的学术机构合作，如果你认为你的知识产权应该受到保护。本模块适用于任何主题或领域的临床和实验室研究人员，他们认为自己开发的知识产权值得保护，或对转化研究感兴趣，以造福患者。

Registration Fees

Membership Category	Fee
Member	$0
Non-Member	$39