ASPIRE Modules, 2016-17
Summer 2017
| Module | Instructor | Dates | Deadline |
| Summer Intensive for Entrepreneurship and Commercialization
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Dr. John Bers, Associate Professor of the Practice in Engineering Management, | Mondays and Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., from June 4 to July 28, with a one-week break the week of July 4 | April 28, 2017 |
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Spring 2017
| Module | Instructor | Dates | Deadline |
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Practical Strategies for Strong Writing
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Gary Jaeger, Ph.D, Director and Jeffrey Shenton, Ph.D., Asst Dir. of the Writing Studio at Vanderbilt University | 2 sessions (must attend both): Tuesday, January 24, Tuesday, January 31, 2:30-4:00 | January 9, 2017 |
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David Sacks, PhD, HSP, Psychologist for Graduate and Professional Students and Postdoctoral Fellows, PCC
Kate Stuart, Program Manager, BRET Office of Career Development |
5 Sessions: Wednesdays, February 1-March 1, 10:30am-noon | January 9, 2017 |
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Management and Business Principles for Scientists
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Joe Rando, MBA | January 13-April 6, 2017 | November 15, 2016 |
Fall 2016
| Module | Instructor | Dates | Deadline |
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Clinical Laboratory Medicine: Applying your Ph.D. to Patient Care
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Jonathan Schmitz, M.D., Ph.D., Instructor in Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology | January 2017, exact dates set by trainee | August 29, 2016 |
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Effective Oral Communication Methods
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Dr. Bruce Damon, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering | 4 sessions: October 13-November 17, 2016 | August 29, 2016 |
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Biomedical Research and the Media
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Wayne Wood, MLAS, Executive Director of New Media Productions, VUMC News and Public Affairs | 8 sessions: Sept 21-Nov 30, 2016 | August 29, 2016 |
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David Sacks, PhD, HSP, Psychologist for Graduate and Professional Students and Postdoctoral Fellows, PCC
Kate Stuart, Program Manager, BRET Office of Career Development |
POSTPONED UNTIL SPRING 2017
5 Sessions; Sept 16-Oct 21, 2016 |
August 29, 2016 |
| Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research (IPPCR)
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NIH Clinical Center | September 12, 2016-April 14, 2017 | August 29, 2016 |
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Michael Villalobos, Ph.D., Manager, Biotech Licensing, and Thomas Utley, Ph.D., Licensing Officer, Vanderbilt Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization | 7 sessions; September 26-November 14, 2016 | August 29, 2016 |
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Practical Strategies for Strong Writing
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Gary Jaeger, Ph.D, Director and Jeffrey Shenton, Ph.D., Asst Dir. of the Writing Studio at Vanderbilt University | 2 sessions (must attend both): Sept 27 and Oct 4, 2016 | August 29, 2016 |
