Biomedical science PhD students from USC’s Keck School of Medicine have earned spots in the American Society of Microbiology’s ‘Scientific Writing & Publishing Institute’.
The students captured 5 of the 24 available placements in this prestigious competition. In March 2014, the 5 Genetic, Molecular & Cellular Biology students will travel to Washington D.C. to participate in the Institute. Congratulations to: Po-Han Chen, (Dr. Ite Laird, mentor); Malaina Gaddis, (Dr. Peggy Farnham, mentor), Niyati Jhaveri, (Dr. Florence Hofman, mentor) Mario Pulido, (Dr. Ite Laird, mentor), and Lisa Yan, ( Dr. Martin Kast, mentor).
The ASM Writing Institute provides hands-on intensive training in scientific writing and publishing under mentorship of ASM Journal editors and reviewers. Groups of four to six participants will be paired with one experienced mentor from their field to provide individual critique and resources. The goal of the Institute is to provide intensive and closely guided experience in five key areas: writing and submitting manuscripts; writing a great abstract and title; selecting a journal for submission; strategically suggesting an editor and reviewers; responding to reviewer comments; and learning how to be a good reviewer.