Significant Impact: from K Award to Your First Big R01
For women faculty, transitioning from a Career Development (K) Award to your first NIH R01 is about more than just writing a fundable grant.Host and expert NIH Grant Consultant Sarah Dobson guides early career researchers through the roadmap for overcoming the hurdles of being a woman in academia and avoiding the K cliff. She’s ready to see passionate and tenacious women K Award recipients level up to R01 funding and build impactful, thriving, and fulfilling research careers.Visit https://sarahdobson.co to learn more.
Podcasting since 2023 • 88 episodes
Significant Impact: from K Award to Your First Big R01
Latest Episodes
Introspection as a Career Strategy: Wayfinding Without a Map
This episode gets a bit personal! Rediscovering a 12-year-old journal unexpectedly transformed my understanding of the work I do now. For weeks, I found myself immersed in the pages of my younger self's thoughts, witnessing my struggles to defi...
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Episode 80
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Featured K to R Essentials Graduate: Amy LeClair, PhD
In this episode, I sit down with Amy LeClair, PhD — a medical sociologist and recent K to R Essentials graduate — for a powerful conversation about moving from being a perpetual collaborator to pursuing independent research, describing how she ...
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You Can't Do It Alone: Finding Your People During the K to R Transition
Have you ever tried to navigate a major life change completely on your own? As someone who once proudly wore the "I'll figure it out myself" badge, I've learned through experience that community isn't just helpful during transitions—it's absolu...
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When It Feels Like You Can't Catch A Break
If you’ve been feeling like you just can’t catch a break, this episode is for you.In the last five years, early-career researchers have had to navigate two major crises—first the pandemic, and now a new wave of funding instability and in...
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Episode 77
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Featured K to R Essentials Graduate: Brienne Miner, MD MHS
In this episode, I sit down with Brienne Miner, MD MHS—a physician, researcher, and recent K to R Essentials graduate—for a powerful conversation about what it really looks like to step into your role as a PI with clarity and purpose....
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Episode 76
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