2024 Schedule at a Glance

Speakers are still being scheduled for our panels and they will be added to this list as we approach the event date.

Time	Topic	Speaker
9:00am-9:30am	Welcome & Understanding the landscape of faculty careers	Kim Petrie, Ph.D.
9:30am-10:15am	Planning Your Independent Research Career	Eric Skaar, Ph.D.
10:15am-10:30am	Break
10:30am-12:00pm	Applying and Interviewing for Faculty Jobs	Rafael Arrojo e Drigo, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Emily Hodges, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biochemistry, Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt Genetics Institute Quynh Anh Nguyen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology
12:00pm-12:30pm	Break to pick up lunch
12:30pm-1:30pm	Lunchtime keynote - Data from the Trenches: the Experiences of Postdocs on the Job Market	Chris Smith, PhD Postdoctoral Affairs Program Administrator Virginia Tech
1:30pm-1:45pm	Break
1:45pm-2:45pm	Negotiating Your Faculty Position	TBD
2:45pm-3:00pm	Break
3:00pm-4:00pm -	International Faculty Panel	Neil Dani, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Vivian Gama, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental BiologyAssociate Dean for Equity and Inclusive Mentorship