How to succeed in academics / Linda L. McCabe, Edward R.B. McCabe.

Includes index.

Preface -- 1. Introductory overview: establishing personal goals and tracking your career -- 2. Selecting a training environment: choosing a training program, training institution, and mentor -- 3. Selecting a position in academia: choosing a department, institution, and mentor -- 4. Selecting grant opportunities: understanding the organization of the NIH, other governmental entities, and private foundations -- 5. Writing a grant: selecting the specific aims, preparing the budget, and developing the research proposal -- 6. Grant review: how review groups work, responding to the reviewers' feedback, and preparing the revised application -- 7. Preparation of abstracts for scientific meetings -- 8. Presentations at scientific meetings: preparation of effective slides and posters -- 9. The 10-minute talk -- 10. The 1-hour talk, including the job application seminar -- 11. Selecting a journal: instructions for authors, recommending reviewers, and submitting the manuscript -- 12. How to write research papers -- 13. How to write review articles and chapters -- 14. Manuscript review -- 15. Ethical behavior -- 16. Leadership -- 17. Preparing a curriculum vitae -- 18. Summary: gauging success -- Index.