With ever-evolving job market conditions, ACTStat is committed to supporting its members through professional development resources. Our short virtual lunchtime seminars offer ACTStat members opportunities to learn more about cultivating various aspects of their careers.
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The Quantitative Team Science Program
Tuesday, June 9, 2026 | Noon – 1:00 pm Central Time | Zoom
Presented by Dr. Emily Slade (left) and Dr. Gina-Maria Pomann
The Quantitative Team Science (QuanTS) Program is an NIH-funded initiative to develop training and mentorship in collaborative skills for quantitative scientists. This ACTStat Brown Bag seminar will introduce the program, which includes both online asynchronous training modules and a six-month synchronous small-group program that will open for applications in Summer 2026. The seminar will also discuss how leaders of quantitative groups can leverage the QuanTS Program for training and professional development opportunities for their staff. For more information about the QuanTS Program, visit quantsprogram.com.
Emily Slade, PhD, is associate professor of biostatistics at the University of Kentucky. Gina-Maria Pomann is associate professor of biostatistics and bioinformatics at Duke University.
Past seminars
Speak now or forever hold your peace/place: How to navigate author order
Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Noon – 1 pm Central Time
Negotiation Skills
In today’s increasingly competitive market, the ability to negotiate effectively is more highly valued than ever before. On November 29, 2022, Leah Welty, PhD, spoke to ACTStat members on perfecting their negotiation skills. Dr. Welty is Professor of Preventive Medicine (Biostatistics and Informatics), Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
How to Write a Personal DEIA Statement
On February 22, 2023, Monique Pappadis, PhD, FACRM, shared ideas with ACTStat members on how to write a personal DEIA statement. A tenured professor and vice chair at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Dr. Pappadis’s credentials include serving as Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) lead for a CTSA group.
Watch the recording here.