ASPIRE on the Road Spring 2024
ASPIRE on the Road, Boston 2024
Agenda
Alumni Networking Happy Hour
ASPIRE on the Road, Boston 2024
ASPIRE on the Road will be taking trainees to visit Boston, MA. Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows will spend time with area biotechnology and pharma companies learning about career paths, hearing from key leadership, touring the facilities, and meeting with alumni.
Twelve trainees will be selected to attend. Travel costs and accommodations will be covered by the ASPIRE Program for those selected to participate.
Co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Basic Science’s Dean’s Office and Vanderbilt University Development and Alumni Relations.
ASPIRE On the Road is an initiative of the Vanderbilt ASPIRE Program aimed at broadening the training experiences of biomedical Ph.D. graduate students and postdocs by organizing site visits to companies and organizations to help our trainees make well-informed career decisions.
These site visits will provide postdoctoral fellows and graduate students the opportunity to learn about different career options by touring a variety of workplaces and meeting professionals in a range of roles. We intend to arrange site visits at local biotech start-ups, clinical research organizations, healthcare accelerators, universities and more.
Read more about past trips here: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-development/aspire-on-the-road/
2018 Exploring the Most Innovative Square Mile on the Planet , 2019 ASPIRE Trainees Fly to San Diego, 2022 On the Road Again , 2023 California Aspiring
Agenda
More information will be added as times of site visits are confirmed
| Date/Time | Location |
|---|---|
| Monday, April 29, 2024 | |
| 11:00am | Arrive in Boston |
| 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. | MOMA Therapeutics 20 Acorn Park Dr. |
| 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Walking tour of Kendall Square Led by Ashley Brady, PhD, with special guests and alumni, JJ Owen, PhD and Lori Rudolph Owen, PhD. |
| Dinner on your own | |
| Tuesday, April 30, 2024 | |
| 9:45 a.m. -12:00 p.m. | Sanofi at Cambridge Crossing 450 Water St |
| 12:30 p.m. -2:30 p.m. | JnJ Innovative Medicine 301 Binney St Lunch with speakers |
| 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Merck Cambridge 320 Bent Street |
| 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. | Alumni Happy Hour Za Cambridge 350 3rd St. |
| Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | |
| 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. | Mass Bio 700 Technology Square |
| 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | LabCentral 700 Main Street N. |
| 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | The Engine Accelerator 750 Main Street N. |
| 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | DewPoint Therapeutics 451 D Street |
| 6:55 p.m. | Depart Boston for Nashville |
Alumni Networking Happy Hour
In addition there will be an alumni happy hour that will take place at a local restaurant on the evening of Tuesday April 30th which will include alumni in all types of careers who are located in the Boston area.
BRET is coming to Boston and we look forward to seeing you!
RSVP today! And be sure to update your contact information!
Join Vanderbilt University’s Biomedical Research, Education and Training (BRET) Office of Career Development on Tuesday April 30th for drinks, appetizers and networking. We will be bringing twelve current Ph.D. students and postdoctoral fellows with us to site visit area companies and while we are there, we hope to have the opportunity to connect with you as well! Come visit with current trainees and meet other VU biomedical Ph.D. alumni in the Boston Area
Za Cambridge
350 3rd Ave Cambridge, MA 02142
Tuesday April 30th, 2024, 5:30-7:30pm
BRET Alumni reconnecting at the 2019 ASPIRE on the Road in San Diego, CA
Co-sponsored by Vanderbilt University Basic Sciences, Office of the Dean and Vanderbilt University Development and Alumni Relations.