2026
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Friday Fri
Research Lunch & Learn: 6 Techniques for Writing Concise Scientific Articles and Grants
Virtual via Zoom
This workshop will cover practical writing techniques to improve the clarity and conciseness of journal manuscripts and grants. The workshop will also review pragmatic strategies to increase the writing productivity of research teams.
Faculty across all lines are welcome.
Speaker
Michaela Kiernan, PhD
Michaela Kiernan, PhD currently directs the Stanford University School of Medicine (SOM) Office of Faculty Development and Engagement R01 Countdown Program, an intensive grant writing boot camp for early-career faculty, which has generated $173M in first-time NIH R01 funding and other grants across 14+ NIH Institutes for these faculty to date. Dr. Kiernan, Senior Research Scholar at the Stanford Prevention Research Center, received her PhD from Yale University, and has expertise in clinical and community research methods. She has been the Principal Investigator of multiple NIH R01 grants examining lifestyle intervention trials, and her current research focuses on retention strategies for randomized trials. Dr. Kiernan has served as an ad hoc member, standing member and co-chair of numerous NIH study sections and been awarded multiple SOM divisional teaching awards.