Schedule

Thursday, May 6, 7:00pm CST
KEYNOTE KICKOFF

At the evening keynote kickoff event, Dr. Vincent Racaniello, PhD will discuss his path, his career, and how science communication is at the center of every PhD career path.

Register for Keynote Kickoff!

Friday, May 7
4 Panels & a networking event

ADVOCATING PANEL

9:00-10:00am CST • Zoom Webinar • Register for Advocating Panel

Dr. Denise Zannino Childree, PhD, Science Policy and Communications Strategist, National Science Foundation (NSF)

Dr. Julie E. Fischer, PhD, Senior Technical Advisor for Global Health, CRDF Global
Shobhana Gupta, MD PhD, Open Innovation and Community Applications Manager, Applied Sciences Program, NASA Earth Science Division

EDUCATING PANEL

10:30-11:30am CST • Zoom Webinar • Register for Educating Panel

Dr. Emily Dilger, PhD, Chief Education Officer, Ignited
Dr. Johnna Frierson, PhD, Assistant Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Diversity and Inclusion, Duke University School of Medicine
Dr. Whitney Holden, PhD, Life Science Specialist, Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts

Networking Power Hour: Details coming soon!

MANAGING PANEL

1:30-2:30pm CST • Zoom Webinar • Register for Managing Panel

Dr. Zusi Andrews, PhD, Biologist and Medical Writer, NIH/NCI
Dr. Trenis Palmer, PhD, Senior Clinical Research Associate, Inhibrx, Inc
Dr. Sara Yin, PhD, Senior Director of Access Marketing, Epizyme

WRITING PANEL

3:00-4:00pm CST • Zoom Webinar • Register for Writing Panel

Dr. Christopher Arnette, PhD, Developmental Editor for Current Protocols, Wiley
Dr. Siri Carpenter, PhD, Editor-in-Chief, The Open Notebook
Dr. Sudipta Chakraborty, PhD, Clinical Trial Transparency Manager, PRA Health Sciences

Questions? Email kate.stuart@vanderbilt.edu.