DELEGATE PACK. Friday 30 June Dorothy Hodgkin Building University of Bristol, BS1 3NY RESEARCHER DEVELOPMENT DAYS 2017/2018

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1 RESEARCHER DEVELOPMENT DAYS 2017/2018 Friday 30 June 2017 Dorothy Hodgkin Building University of Bristol, BS1 3NY DELEGATE PACK Kidney Research UK Alumni: Facebook: The Alumni programme has been supported by financial grants from a number of industry partners

2 Please complete, remove and return this page of the pack to Kidney Research UK staff on the day. YOUR FEEDBACK IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US! Researcher Development Day (Bristol) June 2017: Feedback Thank you for joining us at this workshop. To help us continue to tailor our workshops for alumni appropriately, please would you give your feedback and answers to the questions below. Programme Rating Poor Average Good V/Good Excellent Speakers: - Dee-Ann Johnson 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: - Professor Richard Coward 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: - Dr Gavin Welsh 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: Programme Structure 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: Interactive Morning Session 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: Information prior to event 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: Venue 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: Staff Service 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: How useful did you find this workshop? (which aspects did you find most beneficial?) What would you like to see in future programmes? (including grants workshop topics and keynote talks) Was this workshop held at the right time of year? (did it clash with another workshop or seminar that you also wanted to attend? Please give details and your reasons for choosing Kidney Research UK over the other/s) Thinking about this year, have you attended/will you attend similar events hosted by other charities/organisations? (please give an idea of how many and who hosts these events) What other support do you require to enhance your research career? What delivery mechanism do you think would be best utilised to provide this? (for example, F2F workshops; webinars; social networking sites) Any Final Comments: ***Thank you for completing this feedback form*** Name (optional):

3 RESEARCHER DEVELOPMENT DAYS 2017/18 Friday 30 June 2017 Dorothy Hodgkin Building University of Bristol, BS1 3NY PROGRAMME Arrival and Refreshments Welcome and introductions Professor Adrian Woolf, Chair of Paediatric Science, University of Manchester, Kidney Research UK Trustee and Alumni Ambassador Interactive workshop including presentations, questions, breakout sessions Maximising the Impact of your Lay Summaries The importance of a good lay summary not only as part of your initial grant application, but incorporated into interim and final reports, cannot be emphasised enough. In this session we will explore the why, what, who, when and how of lay summaries. Delivered by Dee-Ann Johnson, Communications Officer, Researcher Development, University of Manchester LUNCH ~15.00 Keynote research topic/presentation Opening your mind to research techniques and opportunities Professor Richard Coward, Professor of Renal Medicine, University of Bristol ~ Research Fellow career story Dr Gavin Welsh, Senior Lecturer in Renal Cell Biology, University of Bristol ~ Networking and tea/coffee/biscuits The next Researcher Development Day will be held on 28 November 2017 at the University of Leicester, and will include a session on Maximising the impact of lay summaries. More information will be available here in due course:

4 SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES Dee-Ann Johnson is a Communications Officer at The University of Manchester and is responsible for delivering professional development training to early career researchers. She leads on support activities for researchers involved in public engagement and research impact and co-ordinates university-wide science communication initiatives including Manchester Science Festival activities, science busking, and 3MT training. As an accredited executive coach, Dee- Ann works with senior academics to facilitate and enhance their career progression, leadership, and public presentation capabilities. Dee-Ann is co-developer of The University of Manchester's RCUK Schools -University Partnership Initiative (SUPI) training materials, and co-designer of Vitae s Engaging Researcher public engagement resources. She was a part of the development team for the successful Vitae bid for the EU Foundation for Polish Science SKILLS project, delivering the Public Engagement for Scientists and Project Management in Research courses to academics in Poland. Dee-Ann also runs her own training consultancy and is regularly invited by UK HEIs and funding agencies to deliver and facilitate training sessions. She currently holds a 3-year contract with The Royal Society to deliver public engagement and schools engagement training programmes. Professor Richard Coward is Professor of Renal Medicine at the University of Bristol and his area of research is the molecular basis of glomerular and lower urinary tract diseases. Richard did his undergraduate training at Bristol University and then specialised in Paediatrics gaining his MRCP in child health. His clinical training was undertaken in the South West of England, Great Ormond Street, London and the Starship hospital in Auckland, New Zealand. It was during this time that he decided to specialise in Paediatric Nephrology. In 2001 he was awarded a PhD fellowship funded by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Wellchild to study the molecular biology of the podocyte. After this he was appointed as a consultant in Paediatric Nephrology at the Royal Hospital for Children in Bristol. In 2006 he was awarded an MRC Clinician Scientist fellowship enabling him to work in the world leading glomerular laboratory in Toronto, Canada with Professor Susan Quaggin to extend his studies. In 2013 he secured a prestigious MRC Senior Clinical Fellowship to develop his laboratory and research interests further, whilst continuing to have a clinical commitment in Paediatric Nephrology. In 2011 Richard was promoted to Reader and then in 2014 to Professor of Renal Medicine. From Richard was the head of research for the School of Clinical Sciences and co-lead for developing and delivering undergraduate paediatric teaching in the University. He has been the chair of the national clinical study group for paediatric nephrology and the lead for research for the British Association of Paediatric Nephrology ( ). Richard is an active member of several scientific grant committees including the MRC Populations Systems Medicine board, Kidney Research UK board, MRC Stratified Medicine board, MRC College Newton fund and MRC Genome Editing Mice for Medicine (GEMM) panel. He reviews for multiple scientific journals and is the Associate Editor for Nephron

5 Experimental Nephrology. In 2017 Richard is part of the scientific organising committee for the American Society of Nephrology and is the Chair of the scientific committee for the 50th Anniversary meeting of the European Society of Paediatric Nephrology. Richard teaches renal physiology, clinical and research lectures to the 2nd and 4th year medical students. Additionally he has a long-standing commitment to teaching paediatric nephrology in Africa and has been to Uganda, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to deliver lecture series, seminars and bed side teaching here. Dr Gavin Welsh is currently a Senior Lecturer in Renal Cell Biology at the University of Bristol. He graduated with a degree and a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Bristol, studying the mechanisms by which insulin stimulates protein synthesis. After 4 further years at Bristol and 2 years at the University of Kent at Canterbury continuing his work into insulin signalling, he was awarded an EMBO Long Term fellowship at the Virology and Cellular Immunology Unit at the Pasteur Institute, Paris, France working on interferon signalling. Gavin then moved back to the University of Bristol, working for 6 years as a research fellow in the Department of Biochemistry using cell imaging and proteomic techniques to study the mechanisms by which insulin stimulates glucose transport. In 2006 he moved to Bristol Renal where his research interests centre on renal cell signaling and how this is altered in disease states, particularly Steroid Resistant Nephrotic Syndrome and Diabetic Nephropathy.

6 PRESENTATION SUMMARIES Interactive Session Maximising the Impact of your Lay Summaries Dee-Ann Johnson The importance of a good lay summary not only as part of your initial grant application, but incorporated into interim and final reports, cannot be emphasised enough. In this session we will explore: The Why and What of lay summaries the importance of structure, style, voice, jargon busting, sentence length, impact, memorability. The Who and When of lay summaries looking at different groups (public, patient, policy, funders) indicating what aspects of your research would have the most impact, the importance of tailoring your communication to different groups and when lay summaries are needed throughout the research cycle. The How of lay summaries pulling together the learning to produce a lay summary outline that you can use, adapt and enhance. Keynote Presentation Opening your mind to research techniques and opportunities Professor Richard Coward During this talk Richard will highlight the benefit of keeping an open mind and using a variety of experimental models to address your scientific hypotheses. It will focus on glomerular disease and show how complementary approaches can improve your science and give you interesting and exciting new experiences! It will also highlight how learning new techniques can be highly beneficial in progressing your career and open up new collaborative opportunities. Career Development Talk Dr Gavin Welsh Career Story A journey from razor blades and deodorants to the podocyte and nephrotic syndrome During this talk, I will reflect on my enjoyable journey in cell signalling research that has led to my current position running a group within Bristol Renal. I will discuss how this has importantly been driven by collaborations with other scientists, which has taken the journey into new and unexpected but ultimately fruitful directions..

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