Writing Grants

Grant and Contract Administration
http://grants.med.yale.edu/
Grant and Contract Administration and the Office of Scientific Affairs function together to support the research and training programs of the Yale School of Medicine. G&C Administration provides all of the essential services below for scientists in the biological and biomedical fields:

1. reviews all outgoing grant applications for compliance with the policies of the granting agency and Yale, and signs on behalf of the institution. All fellowship applications (including postdoctoral fellowship applications) must be reviewed and signed by the office.
2. has a funding resource center which maintains searchable databases listing funding opportunities. These include funding for postdoctoral fellowships and postdoc-faculty transition grants, as well as standard research grants for faculty (http://grants.med.yale.edu/funding_opportunities/index.html). The office also offers programs to train investigators in the use of these resources and can also help with searches.
3. has a website (http://grants.med.yale.edu/) which contains links to funding agencies, information on internal grant competitions, information on grant preparation and review, links to Yale policies, and links to resources for scientists seeking funding.
4. offers frequent workshops on grant writing, CV preparation, etc, working with the Office of Scientific Affairs and the Office for Academic Development. At least one of these each year is aimed at preparation of postdoctoral fellowship applications and sources of funding for postdocs.
5. answers questions concerning the preparation of grant and fellowship applications and helps new investigators during this process. You can also make an appointment to discuss grants for which you are eligible.
6. handles contracts, material transfer agreements, and other contractual agreements.

GrantsNet
An additional resource for postdocs who are looking for grant opportunities is the GrantsNet website at http://www.grantsnet.net/.

Libraries

School of Medicine
Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library
www.med.yale.edu/library
Located in the Sterling Hall of Medicine, the Medical Library is one of twenty-two libraries in the Yale University Library system. The Medical Library collects books, journals, databases, and reference materials in print and electronic formats in support of programs in medicine, health care and the biosciences. Its physical collection includes over 433,000 volumes and approximately 2,400 current print journal subscriptions.

The Medical Library Web site provides access to over 3,000 electronic journals and hundreds of electronic books in biomedicine. All libraries and their collections are directly accessible with a Yale University I.D. card. It is also possible to use the Eli Express (www.med.yale.edu/library/books/request.html) service to request the transfer of books between libraries. Books and journals not available within the Yale library system may be obtained through the Document Delivery (www.med.yale.edu/library/docdelivery/) office.

The Reference Department can assist in using the diverse resources and special collections available to you for your research. Consult the librarians for questions about databases, electronic resources, and remote access to the library. Classes are offered on a variety of topics including database searching and bibliographic database management. A schedule of classes (www.med.yale.edu/library/reference/training/) is available online. The liaison program (www.med.yale.edu/library/liaisons/welcome.php) assigns a librarian to each department, providing a convenient contact for any questions on library resources or services.

The Medical Library has a large computing cluster in the Information Room for accessing Web-based resources and Email. The Computer Resource Laboratory (CRL) is located on the basement level of the Medical Library. Access is provided twenty-four hours a day with a Yale I.D.. Users need an activated NetID (see Page 3 of this guide) to log onto computers in the CRL. The Lab offers Macintosh and Windows computers with applications including SAS, Microsoft Office, and EndNote. The CRL’s Digital Imaging Center includes scanners and desktop publishing software.

Core Research Facilities

Yale’s core research facilities are found throughout the campus and are available to postdoctoral appointees both on the central campus and the School of Medicine.

Animal Resource Center
http://info.med.yale.edu/yarc/index.htm
The Yale Animal Resource Center (YARC) is a full-service animal care facility that provides expertise in breeding, veterinary services, transgenics, and gene targeting. YARC is centered at the School of Medicine but provides services at locations throughout the university.

Center for Cell Imaging
http://info.med.yale.edu/cellimg/
Found in the Sterling Hall of Medicine Rm E-25, CCI provides confocal microscopy, multiphoton microscopy, and computer workstations for image analysis.

Center for Structural Biology
http://www.csb.yale.edu/
Located on the third floor of the J.W. Gibbs Building on Science Hill, CSB houses X-ray equipment and computational resources for macromolecular structure determination. Also available are numerous databases and software applications for the analysis of bioinformatics and structural data.

HHMI-Biopolymer - Keck Foundation Biotechnology Resource Laboratory
http://info.med.yale.edu/wmkeck/
The Keck Facility, located in the Boyer Center for Molecular Medicine at the School of Medicine, offers all of the following services to the bioscience community:
• Biostatistics
• DNA microarrays
• DNA sequencing
• Oligonucleotide synthesis
• SNP genotyping
• Protein sequencing
• Protein identification
• Peptide synthesis
• Amino acid analysis
• Mass spectrometry

NMR Facilities
High-field NMR spectrometers are located in the Bass Center on Science Hill and may be used for both liquid and sold-state applications. NMR spectrometers for in vivo metabolic studies are available at the School of Medicine (http://info.med.yale.edu/mrc/).

Seminar Calendars

School of Medicine
University Medical Center

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

School of Nursing

Office of Postgraduate and Continuing Medical Education (CME)

Graduate School & McDougal Center