- Is Your Biosketch Compliant? — The Sequel
- DATE + TIME: Fri Feb 27, 2026 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
- SPEAKERS: Dr. Ella August
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- Is Your Biosketch Compliant?
- DATE + TIME: Wed Feb 18, 2026 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
- SPEAKERS: Dr. Ella August
- DESCRIPTION:
This hands-on workshop will help ensure that your biosketch is updated per the recent federal update.
As of January 25, 2026, all grant application submissions and research performance progress reports (including CAsToR’s) must be in compliance.
Join us and update your biosketch in real time! To prepare, please follow instructions here.This workshop is open to all CAsToR-affiliated individuals. To participate, please email Molly Coeling (mcoeling@umich.edu).
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- Academic Writing with ChatGPT
- DATE + TIME: Fri Oct 24, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
- SPEAKERS: Dr. Ella August
- DESCRIPTION:
This workshop will orient participants to when and how to best use AI tools in copyediting. The workshop will include:
- A protocol for privacy protection
- Suggested prompts to improve your experience using AI in copyediting
We will use ChatGPT in the workshop, but the principles & skills can be adapted for use with proprietary AI tools at your institution. There will also be some hands-on exploration!
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- Write a Winning Conference Abstract
- DATE + TIME: Tue Aug 05, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
- SPEAKERS: Dr. Ella August
- DESCRIPTION: Planning to submit an abstract for the SRNT 2026 Annual Meeting? This hands-on workshop will help you further develop and polish your abstract draft in advance of the August 15th submission deadline. Bring a copy of your draft to the workshop! Guidance and recommendations regarding format and content will be provided, along with an easy-to-use template. The event will be held on Zoom. It is open to current & former CAsToR trainees & junior investigators. To participate, please email Molly Coeling (mcoeling@umich.edu).
- Systematic reviews and other types of evidence synthesis in tobacco regulatory science: a primer
- DATE + TIME: Thu Mar 20, 2025 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
- SPEAKERS: Dr. Jamie Hartmann-Boyce and Dr. Jonathan Livingstone-Banks
- DESCRIPTION: By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
• Explain the purpose and value of evidence synthesis
• Identify different types of evidence synthesis and their relevance to different questions in tobacco regulatory science
• Identify a trustworthy systematic review or evidence synthesis product based on core review elements
• Plan next steps if they choose to undertake their own evidence synthesis View slides - Video for “Systematic reviews and other types of evidence synthesis in tobacco regulatory science: a primer”
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