Scientific Writing Resources

Access is available to recordings, slides, and resources for two DoS scientific writing courses:
 

Intensive version (8 sessions) for faculty and research fellows: 

https://ucsf.box.com/s/3fou2301fs8s28hj6d32m1w5tg14u0f4 (UCSF ONLY)

Topics Covered: 

• Clarity Clinic (2 sessions): How to write clearly and succinctly to maximize the message
• Approaches to Getting the Writing Done
• Research Papers: The Introduction
• Research Papers: The Results
• Research Papers: The Discussion, Abstract and Title
• Grant Proposals: Part 1(Developing your research goals, hypotheses, and specific aims; Understanding the review process with Drs. Tammy Chang and Lucy Kornblith, NIH-funded surgeon-scientists)

• Grant Proposals: Part 2 (Developing and Refining the Specific Aims, Significance, Innovation, and Approach Components of the Proposal)

   

Short version (3 sessions) for lab personnel/research assistants: 

https://ucsf.box.com/s/hnl9mza0rkq2vgdnooxmeage9sfn7i9h (UCSF ONLY)

Topics Covered:

• Core Elements of the Research Narrative (for abstracts, papers, and grant proposals)
• Building on the Research Narrative to Develop the Introduction, Results, and Discussion Sections of the Scientific Research Paper
• Getting the Writing Done and Revising for Clarity and Brevity

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