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Beyond the Lab: Molly Seale, Medical Science Liaison
Apr. 27, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. Today we highlight Molly Seale, PhD, a Medical Science Liaison, now manager, at Amgen. Dr. Seale presented at a PhD Career Connections seminar in December 2014. This...
Beyond the Lab: Harold Olivey, Faculty
Apr. 26, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. Today we highlight Harold Olivey, PhD, Associate Professor of Biology at Indiana University Northwest. Dr. Olivey was a speaker at the 2014 Career Symposium, "Exploring Avenues to Careers in Academia" Check out...
Results and Discussion newsletter: Spring 2016, Issue 3
Apr. 26, 2016—Please enjoy the third issue of the BRET newsletter, "Results and Discussion," devoted to highlighting the research accomplishments and activities of our PhD graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Read the issue here.
Beyond the Lab: Laura Terry, Management Consulting
Apr. 25, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. Today we highlight consultant Laura Terry, PhD, who spoke at a September 2014 PhD Career Connections seminar. Dr. Terry works for McKinsey & Co, and she spent some time telling us...
Volunteer Writing Opportunity: Vanderbilt Diabetes Center
Apr. 25, 2016—The Vanderbilt Diabetes Center is developing a quarterly e-newsletter that focuses on research efforts of Vanderbilt researchers. The goal of the newsletter is to inform others about the ongoing and published research at Vanderbilt (mostly interviews from authors of recently published manuscripts) along with profiling faculty and lab researchers (both newly recruited and senior). The...
Beyond the Lab: Abby Cheng, Outreach
Apr. 24, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. Today we highlight Abby Cheng, PhD, the Volunteer Program Manager, Science Club for Girls. Dr. Cheng was a speaker at our 2015 BRET Annual Career Symposium, and we were glad...
Beyond the Lab: Sydika McKissic, Program Management
Apr. 23, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. Today we highlight Sydika McKissic, PhD. Dr. McKissic is the Managing Director of the Institute for Research on Men's Health at Vanderbilt University. Check out the video here! This video is...
Birmingham-Illinois BRIDGE Fellowships, International Opportunity
Apr. 22, 2016—The University of Birmingham and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have a strategic partnership and are jointly recruiting for an exciting new fellowship initiative, the Birmingham-Illinois BRIDGE Fellowship programme, to recruit top postdoctoral researchers in six identified areas that span the interests of UoB and Illinois researchers. These are: Cognition and Ageing Brain Trauma Computational...
Listservs for trainees interested in science outreach and education
Apr. 22, 2016—Exploring careers in STEM outreach and education? Consider joining the following listservs to receive pertinent announcements and job opportunities delivered right to your inbox. (P.S. If you have others to add to this list, please let our office know!) https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/listinfo/education.outreach@lists.berkeley.edu https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/outreachjobannouncements https://po.missouri.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=NABI-L&A=1
Beyond the Lab: Nicole Garbarini, Science Communication
Apr. 22, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. Today we highlight Nicole Garbarini, PhD, Media and Communications Specialist at the NIH Office of the Director and the Office of Extramural Research. Dr. Garbarini was a speaker at our 2015...
Job Opportunity: Bioinformatics Scientist in Personalized Medicine, Sarah Cannon Research Institute Clinical Operations, Nashville, TN
Apr. 21, 2016—Sarah Cannon, the global cancer enterprise of Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), offers integrated cancer services with convenient access to cutting-edge therapies for those facing cancer in communities across the United States and United Kingdom. By bringing together a network of renowned cancer experts, we are collaborating and sharing best practices that address every aspect...
Beyond the Lab: Steve Roberds, Grants Management
Apr. 21, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. Today we highlight Steve Roberds, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer for the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance. Dr. Roberds was the lunchtime speaker at our 2015 BRET Annual Career Symposium, and we were glad to...
PhD Career Connections: Technology Commercialization with Jeff Keller, PhD
Apr. 21, 2016— Join us in welcoming back alumnus Jeff Keller, PhD, CEO and founder of Element Diagnostics Friday, April 29, 2016 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM PRB 206 REGISTRATION REQUESTED. Jeff Keller is the CEO and founder of Element Diagnostics. He graduated from the Vanderbilt IGP program in 2006 in the laboratory of Bob Coffey. Since...
Beyond the Lab: Don Wyma, Director of Planning and Porfolio Support, Abbott
Apr. 20, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. Today we highlight Don Wyma, PhD, the Assistant Director of Planning and Portfolio Support through an Abbott/AbbVie collaboration. Dr. Wyma was a speaker at our 2015 BRET Annual Career Symposium,...
Beyond the Lab: Erik Prentice, Consulting
Apr. 20, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. Today we highlight Erik Prentice, PhD, Engagement Manager, Proactive Worldwide. Dr. Prentice spoke at our 2013 BRET Annual Career Symposium, and we were glad to interview him for this series!...
Beyond the Lab: Mary Kosinski, Clinical Research
Apr. 19, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. Today we highlight Mary Kosinski, PhD, who has been in a number of Clinical Research roles. We were so pleased to talk with Dr. Kosinski about her daily tasks, her...
Beyond the Lab: Rob Carnahan, Facility Management
Apr. 19, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. Today we highlight Rob Carnahan, the Director of Antibody and Protein Resource Core Facility here at Vanderbilt. Dr. Carnahan is also the course facilitator for the BRET module, "Business and...
Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Cutaneous Imaging, VICC
Apr. 19, 2016—The Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) in Nashville, Tennessee is seeking motivated post-doctoral candidates with a Ph.D. or equivalent degree to develop their translational research career in biophotonics and imaging of cutaneous manifestations of cancer and its treatments. Candidates will benefit from a personalized research program catered to their goals utilizing resources and mentoring within the Divisions of Oncology and Dermatology of Vanderbilt...
Apply now for business module for scientists: Summer Intensive for Entrepreneurship and Commercialization
Apr. 18, 2016—This summer, the BRET Office of Career Development is offering a module for PhD students and postdocs in the biomedical sciences, chemistry, and biomedical engineering who are interested in entrepreneurship and commercialization of scientific innovations. The 2016 Summer Intensive for Entrepreneurship and Commercialization will run Mondays and Thursdays from June 6-July 28 (with a break the...
Beyond the Lab: Puck Ohi, Faculty
Apr. 18, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. Today we highlight Puck Ohi, PhD, Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology here at Vanderbilt. We were glad to talk with Dr. Ohi since he did both his training...