A quick guide to networking for scientists

Heather K Beasley; Ky'Era V Actkins; Andrea G Marshall; Edgar Garza-Lopez; Celestine Wanjalla; Estevão Scudese; Annet Kirabo; Kaihua Liu; Antentor Hinton Jr

doi:10.1016/j.tips.2023.10.004

A quick guide to networking for scientists

Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2024 Jan;45(1):1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.tips.2023.10.004. Epub 2023 Nov 13.

Authors

Heather K Beasley¹, Ky'Era V Actkins², Andrea G Marshall¹, Edgar Garza-Lopez³, Celestine Wanjalla⁴, Estevão Scudese⁵, Annet Kirabo⁶, Kaihua Liu⁷, Antentor Hinton Jr⁸

Affiliations

¹ Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
² Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA; Division of Genetic Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA; Vanderbilt Genetics Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
⁵ Laboratory of Biosciences of Human Motricity (LABIMH) of the Federal University of State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Sport Sciences and Exercise Laboratory (LaCEE), Catholic University of Petrópolis (UCP), Petrópolis, Brazil.
⁶ Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
⁷ Department of Anatomy of Cell Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
⁸ Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 37968220
DOI: 10.1016/j.tips.2023.10.004

Abstract

Networking is an important skill for finding social relationships relevant to one's career. However, networking can be difficult to navigate as different social situations and career levels require unique skill sets. Here, we provide tips for effective networking at conferences, dinners, and other events.

Keywords: conferences; historically excluded individuals; networking.

Grants and funding

R01 HL144941/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States