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COVID-19 Resources

COVID-19 Information Channels for Postdocs

Health Alerts has the latest COVID-19 information for Stanford
The OPA COVID-19 Updates page has Postdoc-specific COVID-19 information, including:
- postdoc telecommute agreements
- how to report if they suspect they have (or have tested positive for) COVID-19
Postdoc Benefits has information on benefits offerings related to Coronavirus
Immigration and visa questions go to Bechtel
School of Medicine Updates: Stanford Medicine is closely monitoring the outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Our top priority is the safety of our patients, our employees, and our community. This page is dedicated to the latest information and developments about COVID-19.
University Updates: News and announcements about Stanford University’s response to COVID-19, for faculty, staff, students and visitors.

Mental Health, Wellness, & Support

Postdocs can make telehealth counseling appointments with the Faculty Staff Help Center.
The Postdoc Assistance GuidanceResources is available 24/7 by phone for counseling, financial, and legal consultation.
The Virtual Well-being site has resources for the entire Stanford community.
Join the Virtual Recreation and Wellness hub through Stanford Recreation & Wellness. This is a trove of great offerings!
Postdocs may access wellbeing webinars and workshops through the Stanford HIP program (free or for pay).
Postdocs are eligible for a $10 student account (full access) in the Headspace meditation app.
Down Dog– collection of exercise apps for yoga, HIIT, Barre and 7 minute workouts, offering free membership through July 1^st
Les Mills On Demand– free access to a variety of at home workouts with options for weights, cardio, yoga and more
Check out the “Get Healthy” wellness resources for School of Medicine clinicians (and everyone else!).

Community

SURPAS – the Stanford Postdoc Association is working hard to advocate and build community for postdocs.
Stanford Postdoc Slack Community: open to all postdocs for communication and community-building.
Stanford Wellness Slack Channel: Stay up to date on Stanford wellness opportunities by adding #stanford-wellness to your list of Slack channels!

Learning Opportunities

Postdoc Programs should be your first stop for professional and personal development designed by OPA for postdocs.
These partners’ programs are generally open to postdocs: VPGE, VPTL, OGE, BEAM, BioSci Careers, Grant Writing Academy.
You have unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning courses through Stanford.
Postdocs are able to audit Stanford courses with permission of the instructor.
Teaching-related resources are available through CTL’s Teaching Commons.
Mind Over Money provides personal finance training with learning modules, recorded workshops, and budget templates.
Google “Stanford free webinar” — there’s a lot!

Other Learning Opportunities

Stanford Bio-X seminars via Zoom
The American Society for Cell Biology
Mary Munson (UMass Med) and Mike Boyce (Duke) Crowdsourced more specific ideas that can be found on this Google doc
Free online courses in Bioinformatics
LLS Cancer Biology Series Seminars – online
Stanford professors, students, alumni and other affiliates are teaming up with the global computer science community to offer a one-time free computer science class to the public.
ImageJ analysis web-tutorials:
CellProfiler web-tutorials:

Other Stanford Resource Lists

Family resources from Cardinal at Work.
Dean of Research list of resources for research.
Research Management Group list of updates and resources related to grants.
School of Medicine community resources and updates.
Stanford Hass Center for Public Service: Stay engaged with service through the public health emergency. Contributing to community efforts can empower you and help you empower others.
Stuck@Home offers weekly online performances by members of the Stanford Medicine community.
Virtual Museums Tours– online tours and exhibits for when you’re seeking some culture

Lane Medical Library & Knowledge Management Center:

Chemical and Systems Biology Liaison:

Lily Y. Ren, MI
Research Communications Librarian
Lane Medical Library & Knowledge Management Center
Stanford Medicine, Stanford University
300 Pasteur Drive, L109, Stanford, CA 94305-5123
http://lane.stanford.edu
lren@stanford.edu
650.497.6208

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