1. Managing a Laboratory Sponsored by: ASPET's Women in Pharmacology Committee APS Women in Physiology Committee Monday 4 April 2005

2. Managing a laboratory: Its role in success or failure Lynn Wecker, Ph.D. Distinguished Research Professor & Chair Department of Pharmacology University of South Florida College of Medicine

3. GOALS

4. research grants papers mentoring students postdoctorals GOALS

5. time management CHALLENGES people management financial management

6. Presentations Mentoring vs supervising How to delegate & still stay on top of things Skills to deal with difficult situations Developing a budget

7. Mentoring vs Supervising Sue Piper Duckles, Ph.D. Professor & Associate Dean Department of Pharmacology School of Medicine University of California at Irvine

8. How to delegate and still stay on top of things Carol A. Paronis, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Preclinical Pharmacology McLean Hospital Harvard Medical School

9. So you've just become the boss… Skills to deal with difficult situations Virginia M. Miller, M.B.A., Ph.D. Professor Departments of Surgery and Physiology Director, Office of Women's Health Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

10. Developing a budget Stephanie W. Watts, Ph.D. Associate Professor & Graduate Director Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology Michigan State University

11. Synopsis Siribhinya Benyajati, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Physiology University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

12. Breakout Sessions Interviewing Tips Performance Reviews Stimulating students in a healthy, competitive environment Dealing with conflicts/romance in the laboratory Can a supervisor be a friend? Small group workshop on creating budgets