Academic Writing Dos and Don'ts

June 11, 2021 | 1 - 4 p.m. CT

Please join us June 11 from 1-4 p.m. (CT) for the second in an ongoing series of Professional Development Seminars! These programs are designed for early-career professionals in gene and cell therapy, but will contain information that will help anyone in a scientific field looking to enhance their skills.

This online seminar will be three hours in length divided into three mini sessions each created to help any science professional be more successful. There will be considerable time in each mini session for Q&A.

This Professional Development Seminar will focus on both traditional and non-traditional forms of professional scientific writing. Our speakers are going to take a candid approach to the challenges and best practices professionals will face while communicating with various populations in various platforms.

Members: Watch On Demand

Session 1: Non-Journal Writing: There is More than One Way to Skin a Codon

Emily Walsh Martin, Ph.D., and Nicole Paulk, Ph.D.—1 p.m. (CT)

• Strategies and best practices (20 minutes)

• Common mistakes (20 minutes)

• Questions and answers (20 minutes)

Session 2: Journal Writing: From Abstract to Submission

Paloma Giangrande, Ph.D.—2 p.m. (CT)

• Strategies and best practices (20 minutes)

• Common mistakes (20 minutes)

• Questions and answers (20 minutes)

Session 3: ASGCT Editors Take Your Questions

Gerhard Bauer, Ph.D., Roland Herzog, Ph.D., Yuman Fong, M.D., Robert Frederickson, Ph.D., and John Rossi, Ph.D.—3 p.m. (CT)

• Submit your early questions with your registration!

• Intro to our editors and their suggestions (15 minutes)

• Early questions (25 minutes)

• Open questions (20 minutes)