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Senior Research Scientist, StemSynergy Therapeutics, Inc., Nashville TN
Jan. 17, 2018—Senior Research Scientist at StemSynergy Therapeutics, Inc. Job description StemSynergy Therapeutics, Inc has an opportunity for a Senior Research Scientist to join our laboratory in Nashville, TN. This position is focused on medicinal chemistry in the area of cancer drug discovery. Job Responsibilities: · The successful candidate will plan and execute multistep synthetic pathways compatible with rapid...
Scholarly Communications Digital Scholarship Workshops, Spring 2018
Jan. 15, 2018—Scholarly Communications Digital Scholarship Workshops, Spring 2018 Workshops take place from 11:10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Room 418a of the Central Library The purpose of these workshops is to introduce students, faculty, and staff members at Vanderbilt University to new tools and techniques in the field of scholarly communications and digital scholarship. All are...
Summer 2018 Data Science Intern (Masters or Ph.D.), CBS Corporation Company, Nashville, TN
Jan. 15, 2018—CBS Interactive, a division of CBS Corporation, is the premier online content network for information and entertainment. With more than 280 million people visiting its properties each month, CBS Interactive is a top Web property globally. Its portfolio of leading brands, which include CNET, CBS.com, CBSNews.com, CBSSports.com, GameSpot, TV.com, TVGuide.com and Last.fm, span popular categories...
Research Associate, Protein Crystallization, Diedre Moire Corporation, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
Jan. 15, 2018—Research Associate, Protein Crystallization, Diedre Moire Corporation, Inc. Support protein crystallization for development of sustained release and high concentration formulations of drug substances that are advancing into clinical trials for feasibility studies. Responsibilities: *** Design, execute and interpret results of experiments to develop low viscosity drug product formulations for crystalline protein slurries. *** Develop crystallization...
Open Science Framework (OSF) Workshops, March 19th
Jan. 15, 2018—OSF Workshops in March A trainer from the Center for Open Science will be at Vanderbilt on Monday, March 19th, to train interested campus folk on using the Open Science Framework (OSF). The training will be held at the Central Library in 612A, with times TBD. Everyone from campus is invited! The training will last...
Research Analyst III, My Cancer Genome, VUMC, Nashville, TN
Jan. 11, 2018—Unit Summary The My Cancer Genome team develops biomedical informatics tools and curates knowledge related to cancer precision medicine, with the goal of providing decision support to oncology clinicians. Major projects include My Cancer Genome, the Clinical Molecular Consult Service (CMOCS), and AACR Project GENIE, among others. My Cancer Genome is a knowledgebase, web application...
National Cancer Institute’s Graduate Student Recruiting Program (GSRP) now accepting applications
Jan. 11, 2018—Applications are currently being accepted for the National Cancer Institute’s Graduate Student Recruiting Program (GSRP)! The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is committed to fostering a diverse community of scientists and expanding the representation among its trainees. The Graduate Student Recruiting Program is a competitive program that aims to facilitate senior graduate students obtaining postdoc positions...
Biotech & Pharma Industry Internship Panel Discussion, January 25th
Jan. 11, 2018—Register here: https://redcap.vanderbilt.edu/surveys/?s=E3W87KYWPE
Science Programs Internship Opportunity through The Society for Women’s Health Research
Jan. 11, 2018—Science Programs Internship Opportunity ORGANIZATION As recently as the 1990s, women were routinely excluded from medical research and there was a profound lack of awareness that health conditions and treatments affect women and men differently. The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR®) led the way to making women’s health a national priority, forever changing how...
Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Computational Biology, Fisk University, Nashville, TN
Jan. 10, 2018—Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Computational Biology Fisk University (www.fisk.edu) invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of assistant professor in the broad area of computational biology, with demonstrated potential for excellence in student-centered undergraduate teaching and for developing a research program capable of attracting external funding and publishing peer-reviewed papers...
Save the Date! 2018 Vanderbilt Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, Friday March 23rd
Jan. 10, 2018—Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (Australia) which challenges students to present a compelling oration on their research and its significance in just three minutes in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. At Vanderbilt, participants must be at least in their 2nd year of Graduate School...
Save the Date! ASPIRE On the Road: Boston, MA, May 3-4, 2018
Jan. 9, 2018—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. A maximum of 8 trainees will be selected to participate. Travel costs and accommodations will be covered by the ASPIRE Program for those selected to participate....
Job Opportunity: Scientific Program Officer, Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation, New York, NY
Jan. 6, 2018—Scientific Program Officer Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation 57 West 57th Street Suite 904, New York, NY 10019, US Job description The Scientific Program Officer is a motivated early-career scientist seeking to accelerate the translation of research into therapies for patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. As part of a venture philanthropy that funds academic...
Fellowship opportunity teaching science abroad with Science Corps; Applications due January 31
Jan. 5, 2018—Science Corps: Expanding science capacity internationally. Science Corps was founded by Dr. Eddy Rubin, CSO at Metabiota and a geneticist and genomicist who has spent more than 25 years as a member of the faculty of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California where he also served as the Director of the DOE Joint Genome Institute where he played...
Seminar: The long game: finding the meaning of social media in scientists’ lives, 1/19/18
Jan. 4, 2018—Registration is requested No doubt you’ve been told to get on Twitter or LinkedIn or… fill in the blank. Maybe you ignored the suggestion because you just didn’t see the point. Maybe you followed through—and nothing happened. Your life didn’t change. Everything was the same. Social media can be an incredibly valuable resource. But like...
PhD Career Connections: Scientific Communications and Marketing
Jan. 4, 2018— PhD Career Connections presents: Scientific Communications and Marketing Thursday January 18th 2:30-3:30p Light Hall 214 featuring Melissa Vaught, PhD, Scientific Editor at Medical Science & Computing, LLC, (MSC) contracted to the National Institutes of Health. Registration is requested Melissa Vaught, PhD, is scientific editor at Medical Science & Computing, LLC, (MSC) contracted to the National...
Be an advocate for research – nominate someone for a “Golden Goose” Award
Jan. 4, 2018—‘Tis the Season … to Nominate! That’s right – this is the best time of the year to nominate your colleagues, collaborators and role models for a Golden Goose Award. What is the Golden Goose Award? The Golden Goose Award honors federally funded research that may be odd, obscure or serendipitous but ends up having...
Beyond the Lab is now a Podcast!
Jan. 3, 2018—The BRET Office of Career Development is excited to announce the podcast series, “Beyond the Lab.” Thanks to the current YouTube series featuring BRET PhD student and postdoctoral alumni, this series is now available for your listening as well as watching! Tune in on iTunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts to hear about Vanderbilt alumni...
PhD Scientists Interested in Public Policy: CCST Science Fellows Applications Now Open!
Jan. 3, 2018—The California Council on Science and Technology is now accepting applications for the 2019 Class of our CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellowship. Completed applications are due by February 28th, 2018. The CCST Science Fellows program is open to those holding a PhD or equivalent degree in science and engineering, and in social science fields...
Paying Uncle Sam: Understanding Taxes for Stipends, Grants, and Fellowships
Jan. 3, 2018—Paying Uncle Same: Understanding Taxes for Stipends, Grants & Fellowships Wilson Hall 103 Thursday, January 18, 2018 6 PM – 7:30 PM Are you a graduate student or postdoc with tax questions? Unsure of how your fellowship is taxed? Wondering about which tax credits and deductions should you can take advantage of this tax season? This...