SURGE I

A course for beginner Principal Investigators who are new to Stanford and are in their first term of appointment, who will be/are leading basic or translational research groups. The course combines didactic overview of topics relevant to starting up a research lab, and hands-on workshops on necessary skills.

Textbooks

Making the Right Moves, HHMI/BWF (free download)
Survive and Thrive: A Guide for Untenured Faculty by Wendy Crone. ($22; support your local bookstore)

2025-2026 Sessions

The course runs semi-weekly with a kick-off on Wednesday, October 29, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm in the Dean’s Office Boardroom (LKSC 320). SURGE I concludes in March. All sessions at noon via zoom unless otherwise indicated.

The course in 2025-2026 will entail a few short training sessions online which participants may complete at their own pace. All participants will be able to complete online modules, download course presentations and readings on the course website in Canvas.

Becoming a Research Investigator - From the Ground Up: Building a Research Group Speaker: John Boothroyd, Burt and Marion Avery Professor Emeritus, Microbiology and Immunology Wednesday, October 29, 2025 (In Person)
360 Evaluation (Stanford Investigators and Lab Leadership Competencies) Speaker: Linda Boxer, Vice Dean of the School of Medicine and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Approaching Mentorship Speaker: Shelley Rasnick, Assistant Dean, Student Affairs, Well-Being, and Inclusion, School of Medicine; Paul George, Associate Professor of Neurology Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Lab Management 101 Speakers: John Sunwoo, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck; Lisa Giocomo, Associate Professor of Neurobiology Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Hiring for Your Lab: Behavioral Interviewing Speaker: Rania Sanford, Associate Dean, Faculty Professional Development Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Grant Preparation, Submission and Administration Speakers: Ruth O’Hara, Senior Associate Dean, Research and Lowell W. and Josephine Q. Berry Professor, Director, Spectrum; Victoria Leyton, Assistant Dean, Research Operations Wednesday, January 14, 2026 (In Person)
Research Funding Sources, Infrastructure, and Data Support Speakers: Ruth O’Hara, Senior Associate Dean, Research and Lowell W. and Josephine Q. Berry Professor, Director, Spectrum Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Managing Your Lab’s Finances and Other Financial Policies Speakers: Elisabeth Einaudi, Vice Chair, Director of Finance and Administration, Anesthesia; Irene Aranya, Financial Manager, Anesthesiology; Allen Metzenberg, Associate Dean and Chief Financial Officer, School of Medicine Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Survive and Thrive: Becoming a Research Investigator in Clinical Settings Speakers: Anna Gloyn, Professor of Pediatrics (Endocrinology) and of Genetics; Gordon Li, Professor of Neurosurgery, and by Courtesy, of Neurology and Neurological Sciences and of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Getting Promoted - OAA ADs from A&P Speaker John Boothroyd, Burt and Marion Avery Professor Emeritus, Microbiology and Immunology. Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Mentor as Coach: Giving Feedback Speaker: Rania Sanford, Associate Dean, Faculty Professional Development; John Boothroyd, Burt and Marion Avery Professor Emeritus, Microbiology and Immunology Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Open Discussion: Q&A with John Boothroyd Speaker: John Boothroyd, Burt and Marion Avery Professor Emeritus, Microbiology and Immunology Wednesday, March 4, 2026 (In Person)
The Individual Development Plan (IDP) Process Speakers: Sheri Krams, Senior Associate Dean, Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs and Professor of Surgery (Abdominal Transplantation); Robin Sugiura, Director of Postdoctoral Training; Stevie Eberle, Assistant Dean and Executive Director, BioSci Careers Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Final Session and Social - Wednesday, March 25, 2026 (In Person)

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2024-2025

Becoming a Research Investigator - From the Ground Up: Building a Research Group Speaker: John Boothroyd, Burt and Marion Avery Professor of Immunology Wednesday, October 30, 2024 (In Person)
360 Evaluation (Stanford Investigators and Lab Leadership Competencies) Speaker: Linda Boxer, Vice Dean of the School of Medicine and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor Thursday, November 7, 2024
Lab Management 101 Speakers: John Sunwoo, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck; Lisa Giocomo, Associate Professor of Neurobiology Thursday, November 14, 2024
Equity and Inclusive Practices and Resources Speaker: Shelley Rasnick, Assistant Dean, Student Affairs, Well-Being, and Inclusion, School of Medicine Thursday, November 21, 2024
Survive and Thrive: Becoming a Research Investigator in Clinical Settings Speakers: Paul George, Associate Professor of Neurology; Anna Gloyn, Professor of Pediatrics Thursday, December 5, 2024
Grant Preparation, Submission and Administration Speakers: Ruth O’Hara, Senior Associate Dean, Research and Lowell W. and Josephine Q. Berry Professor, Director, Spectrum; Victoria Leyton, Assistant Dean, Research Operations Monday, January 13, 2025 In-person (with lunch)
Research Funding Sources, Infrastructure, and Data Support Speakers: Ruth O’Hara, Senior Associate Dean, Research and Lowell W. and Josephine Q. Berry Professor, Director, Spectrum; and Kathleen Thompson, Executive Director Emerita, RMG Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Managing Your Lab’s Finances and Other Financial Policies Speakers: Elisabeth Einaudi, Vice Chair, Director of Finance and Administration, Anesthesia; Irene Aranya, Financial Manager, Anesthesiology; Allen Metzenberg, Associate Dean and Chief Financial Officer, School of Medicine Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Getting Mentored as Faculty at Stanford Speaker: Miriam Goodman Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Mentor as Coach: Giving Feedback Speaker: Rania Sanford, Director of Faculty Professional Development Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Balancing and Growing Research Portfolio alongside Clinical/Administrative Duties Speakers: Maya Yiadom, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine; Lisa Knowlton, Associate Professor of Surgery Wednesday, Feburary 26, 2025
The Individual Development Plan (IDP) Process Speakers: Sheri Krams, Senior Associate Dean, Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs and Professor of Surgery (Abdominal Transplantation); Robin Sugiura, Director of Postdoctoral Training; Stevie Eberle, Assistant Dean and Executive Director, BioSci Careers Tuesday, March 11, 2025

2023-2024

Becoming a Research Investigator - From the Ground Up: Building a Research Group Speaker: John Boothroyd, Burt and Marion Avery Professor of Immunology Tuesday, October 3, 2023 (In Person)
Lab Management 101 Speakers: John Sunwoo, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck; Lisa Giocomo, Associate Professor of Neurobiology Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Survive and Thrive: Becoming a Research Investigator in Clinical Settings Speakers: Upi Singh, Professor of Infectious Disease and Medicine; Anna Gloyn, Professor of Pediatrics Monday, October 16, 2023
360 Evaluation (Stanford Investigators and Lab Leadership Competencies) Speaker: Linda Boxer, Vice Dean of the School of Medicine and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Hiring your team to get the work done - Practicalities Speakers: Miriam Veiss-Creque (Ophthalmology-HR) and Mary Chen (Maternal & Child Health Research Institute) Tuesday, October 24, 2023 (5:00pm-6:00pm)

Grant Preparation, Submission and Administration Speakers: Ruth O’Hara, Senior Associate Dean, Research and Lowell W. and Josephine Q. Berry Professor, Director, Spectrum; Kathleen Thompson, Executive Director, RMG, School of Medicine - Research Management Group Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Managing your lab’s finances and other financial policies Speaker: Elisabeth Einaudi, Vice Chair, Director of Finance and Administration, Anesthesia; Irene Aranya, Financial Manager, Anesthesiology; Allen Metzenberg, Associate Dean and Chief Financial Officer, School of Medicine Tuesday, December 12, 2023 (In Person)
Getting Mentored as Faculty at Stanford Speakers: Melissa Bondy (Epidemiology and Population Health) and Ravi Majeti, Director, Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine Wednesday, January 10, 2024 (5:00pm-6:00pm)
Balancing and Growing Research Portfolio alongside Clinical/Administrative Duties Speakers: Tanja Gruber, Chambers Family Endowed Professor for Pediatric Cancer; Michelle Monje, Professor of Neurology Tuesday, January 16, 2024 (5:00pm-6:00pm)
Equity and Inclusive Practices and Resources Speakers: Joyce Sackey, Associate Dean and Chief Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Stanford Medicine, Clinical Professor, Medicine; Terrance Mayes, Executive Director and Associate Dean, Strategic Initiatives Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Tips for Success- The Research Enterprise: Collaborations, Building Visibility and Rigor and Reproducibility Speakers: Michael Kapiloff, Reinhard Family Professor, Professor (Research) of Ophthalmology and Steve Goodman, Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health and of Medicine Wednesday, February 7, 2024 (5:00pm-6:00pm)
Mentor as Coach: Giving Feedback Speaker: Rania Sanford, Director of Faculty Professional Development Tuesday, February 20, 2024
The IDP Process Speakers: Sheri Krams, Senior Associate Dean, Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs and Professor of Surgery (Abdominal Transplantation); Robin Sugiura, Director of Postdoctoral Training; Stevie Eberle, Assistant Dean and Executive Director, BioSci Careers Thursday, February 29, 2024 (In Person)

2022-2023

From the Ground Up: Building a Research Group Speaker: John Boothroyd, Burt and Marion Avery Professor of Immunology Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Lab Management 101 Speakers: John Sunwoo, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck; Lisa Giocomo, Associate Professor of Neurobiology Thursday, October 13, 2022
Grant Preparation, Submission and Administration Speakers: Ruth O’Hara, Senior Associate Dean, Research and Lowell W. and Josephine Q. Berry Professor, Director, Spectrum; Kathleen Thompson, Executive Director, RMG, School of Medicine - Research Management Group Thursday, November 17, 2022
Financial Administration Speaker: Allen Metzenberg, Associate Dean and Chief Financial Officer, School of Medicine; Elisabeth Einaudi, Vice Chair, Director of Finance and Administration, Anesthesia Monday, December 12, 2022
Getting Mentored as Faculty at Stanford Speakers: Jim Brooks , Keith and Jan Hurlbut Professor (Urology); Mary Leonard, Arline and Pete Harman Professor and Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) and, by courtesy, of Epidemiology and Population Health Wednesday, January, 11, 2023 (5:00pm-6:00pm)
Balancing and Growing Research Portfolio alongside Clinical Duties Speakers: Tanja Gruber, Chambers Family Endowed Professor for Pediatrics Cancer; Jim Lock, Eric Rothenberg, MD Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of Pediatrics; Michael Lim, Professor of Neurosurgery and, by courtesy, of Radiation Oncology (Radiation Therapy), of Medicine (Oncology), of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (OHNS) and of Neurology Monday, January 23, 2023 (5:00pm-6:00pm)
The Research Enterprise: Collaborations, Building Visibility and Tips for Success Speakers: Leanne Williams, Vincent V.C Woo Professor, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Major Laboratories and Clinical Translational Neurosciences Incubator) and, by courtesy, of Psychology; Melissa Bondy, Stanford Medicine Discovery Professor and Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health Tuesday, February 28, 2023 (5:00pm-6:00pm)
Equity and Inclusive Practices and Resources Speakers: Alyce Adams, Stanford Medicine Innovation Professor and Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health, of Health Policy and, by courtesy, of Pediatrics (Endocrinology); David Rehkopf, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health, of Medicine (Primary Care and Population Health) and, by courtesy, of Sociology Wednesday, March 8, 2023 (5:00pm-6:00pm)
The IDP Process for Trainees: Tips to Motivate Trainees for Growth Speakers: Sheri Krams, Senior Associate Dean, Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs and Professor of Surgery (Abdominal Transplantation); Robin Sugiura, Director of Postdoctoral Training; Stevie Eberle, Assistant Dean and Executive Director, BioSci Careers Monday, April 17, 2023
360 Evaluation (Stanford Investigators and Lab Leadership Competencies) Speakers: Linda Boxer, Vice Dean of the School of Medicine and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor Thursday, May 18, 2023

2021-2022

From the Ground Up: Building a Research Group Speakers: Dan Jarosz, Associate Professor of Chemical and Systems Biology and of Developmental Biology; John Boothroyd, Burt and Marion Avery Professor of Immunology Tuesday, September 21
Lab Management 101 Speakers: John Sunwoo, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck ; Lisa Giocomo, Associate Professor of Neurobiology Friday, October 15
Getting the Word Out: Recruiting Speakers: John Boothroyd, Burt and Marion Avery Professor of Immunology online module
Behavioral Interviewing Speakers: Rania Sanford, Director of Faculty Professional Development Thursday, November 18
Getting Mentored as Faculty at Stanford Speakers: Ami Bhatt, Associate Professor of Medicine (Hematology) and of Genetics ; Gerry Grant, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Neurosurgery Friday, December 17
Leading Oneself: What Does Success Look Like Speakers: Michelle Monje, Associate Professor of Neurology and, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery, of Pediatrics, of Pathology and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Wednesday, January 5
The Research Enterprise: Collaborations, Building Visibility and Tips for Success Speakers: Ravi Majeti, RZ Cao Professor; Lisa Goldman Rosas, Assistant Professor (Research) of Epidemiology and Population Health and of Medicine (Primary Care and Population Health); and Carolyn Rodriguez, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Public Mental Health and Population Sciences Monday, January 24
Grant Preparation, Submission and Administration Speakers: Ruth O’Hara, Director, Spectrum, Senior Associate Dean, Research and Lowell W. and Josephine Q. Berry Professor; Kathleen Thompson, Executive Director, RMG Monday, February 28
Equity and Inclusive Practices and Resources Speakers: Laraine Zappert, Director, Sexual Harassment Policy Office; Jim Laflin, Ombudsperson; Terrance Mayes, Associate Dean for Equity and Strategic Initiatives Thursday, March 31
The IDP Process for Trainees: Tips to Motivate Trainees for Growth Speakers: Sheri Krams, Senior Associate Dean, Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs and Professor of Surgery (Abdominal Transplantation); Sofie Kleppner, Associate Vice Provost and Associate Dean for Postdoctoral Affairs; Stephanie Eberle, Assistant Dean and Executive Director, BioSci Careers Wednesday, April 27
360 Evaluation (Stanford Investigators and Lab Leadership Competencies) Speakers: Linda Boxer, Vice Dean of the School of Medicine and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor Monday, May 23

2020-2021

Creating an Identity (online module)
Mentor? Advisor? Coach? Your Role as a New Investigator. Wednesday, September 23
Getting the Word Out: Recruiting. (online module)
Behavioral Interviewing. Thursday, October 8
Onboarding. (online module)
Essential [Remote] Team Process. Thursday, October 26
Writing Productivity. Tuesday, November 17
One-on-One. (online module)
Time Management and the Power of Habit. Tuesday, January 12
Active Listening. Monday, February 8
Crucial Conversations. Friday, March 12
Equity and Inclusion in Teams. Tuesday, April 13
The IDP Process for Graduate Students. Thursday, May 6
The IDP Process for Postdocs. Monday, May 10

2019-2020

Research Policies, Conflict, and Responsibilities May 27, 2020

Ethical Dilemma in Research (Cancelled) May 13, 2020

Teaching Success May 1, 2020

Presented by Julie Baker, Genetics and Gavin Sherlock, Genetics

Learn of the importance of teaching in the promotion process, and the resources available to support you in developing teaching skills in curriculum development, pedagogy, and managing classrooms. Get an understanding of the various opportunities to teach beyond the boundaries of your department and listing undergraduate courses.

Presented Material:

10 Strategies for Creating Inclusive and Equitable Learning Enviroments Online

10 Strategies for Promoting Student Flourishing

Essentials of Grant Administration April 22, 2020

Presented by Kathleen Thompson, Margaret Corbett, and Chelsey Perry from the Research Management Group

This session will cover the important foundational information on the grant lifecycle: Topics include: Identifying Funding Opportunities; Working with your institutional official; Proposal submission process and policies; Award compliance and management; What are indirect costs and why should I care?; Extensions and closeout of a grant.

Presented Material

Leading your Research Group for Resilience April 17, 2020

Fascilitated by Rania Sanford, EdD, Director of Faculty Professional Development at the Office of Academic Affairs

What are the behavioral and emotional tendencies of high-achievers under prolonged periods of stress? The session for faculty leaders and mentors discusses what resilience looks like; and the behaviors that support continued strong teamwork remotely, respond to trainees who may be struggling, and build individual as well as group resilience through the current crisis.

Presented Material

Navigating Team Science: Do's and Dont's of Interdisciplinary Work April 1, 2020

Presenters: Ravi Majeti, Medicine/Hematology and Leanne Williams, Psychiatry

Science is hardly an individual endeavor. In this session, extraordinary collaborators discuss the trials and tribulations of partnerships, working with colleagues and key considerations that make collaborations successful and other issues that can jeopardize the hard work, recognition and long-term reputations. The discussion will focus on the critical years in early assistant professorships and common issues and solutions that have been successfully devised in early career.

Presented Material

Writing Productivity February 12, 2020

Presenters: David Rasch, PsyD

The workshop is a fast-paced session addressing common psychological and other types of barriers that interfere with developing and sustaining writing habits. Participants will leave with a clear idea of areas to tackle in making a plan to increase their writing productivity.

Work Life Integration February 7, 2020

Faculty Mentoring Resources for Faculty October 21, 2019

Appropriate Treatment of Research Trainees

Guiding document created by the GREAT AToRT subcommittee of Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC); October 2021

Appropriate Treatment of Research Trainees

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