Schedule

Time	Topic	Speaker
9:00am-9:45am	Preparing for an independent research career	Christopher V. Wright, D. Phil. Louise B. McGavock Chair Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Director, Vanderbilt University Program in Developmental Biology Associate Director, Vanderbilt Center for Stem Cell Biology AAAS Fellow - 2012
9:45am-10:00am	Break
10:00am-11:30am	Applying and Interviewing for Faculty Jobs	Prashant Donthamsetti, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology Jin Chen, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Medicine, Professor of Cell & Developmental Biology, Director of NCI T-32 Program Krishna C. Mudumbi, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Vanderbilt FIRST Faculty Scholar Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
11:30am-12:00pm	Break to pick up lunch
12:00pm-12:45pm	Funding the launch of your research career	Nicole Zaleski, MA, MPH Associate Director, Research Development
12:45pm-1:00pm	Break
1:00pm-2:15pm	Setting up a new lab	Kristin Patrick, Ph.D. Associate Professor Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, Molecular Pathogenesis Monica Santisteban, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine Marie Suver, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
2:15pm-2:30pm	Break
2:30pm-3:45pm	International Faculty Panel	Rafael Arrojo eDrigo, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Vivian Gama, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology Associate Dean for Mentoring Annet Kirabo, D.V.M., M.Sc., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmacology Division/Medicine, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics