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Crafting the Next Step: ASPIRE’s Career Architect Program
Nov. 27, 2023—This article was originally published in the 2022 – 2023 Annual Report By ASPIRE Staff The BRET Office of Career Development ASPIRE Program aims to equip PhD student and postdoctoral scientists for the next professional step. For this particular initiative, ASPIRE wanted to encourage trainees to adopt the mindset of an architect, designing a career...
Turning the Kaleidoscope of Careers at the 2023 ASPIRE Symposium
Nov. 27, 2023—This article was originally published in the 2022 – 2023 Annual Report By ASPIRE Staff The 2023 BRET Annual Career Symposium with this year’s theme, “A Kaleidoscope of Biomedical Science Careers,” was held on June 2nd at Vanderbilt University’s Student Life Center. The symposium, sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development ASPIRE Program and...
You Never Know Who You Will Meet: A Graduate Student’s Perspective of the 2023 ASPIRE Career Symposium
Nov. 27, 2023—This article was originally published in the 2022- 2023 Annual Report By Cherie Scurrah, Graduate Student Each year, the ASPIRE Program hosts a day-long career exploration event, and this year’s theme was “A Kaleidoscope of Biomedical Science Careers.” I am a third year PhD student (almost 4th year, thank you very much), and I am ready to...
Partnership with Decode Health Expands Opportunities for Interns to Impact the Healthcare AI Industry
Nov. 27, 2023—Internships Provide Mutual Benefits to Companies and Students This article was originally published in the 2021- 2022 Annual Report By Dora Obodo, Graduate Student Graduate school internships are a relatively new idea. However, the ASPIRE Program within Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s BRET Office of Career Development is leading the way in fostering these invaluable opportunities for...
First ASPIRE to Innovate Postdoctoral Scholar Earns NSF I-Corps Award with Hydrogel Technology to Promote Blood Vessel Growth
Nov. 27, 2023—This article was originally published in the 2021- 2022 Annual Report By Jess Roetman, Graduate Student From innovating to funding a novel biotechnology, Karrie Dudek, PhD, has had a terrific year as the inaugural Postdoctoral Fellow of the ASPIRE to Innovate program with the recent announcement of an award from the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps...
On the Road Again
Nov. 27, 2023—This article was originally published in the 2021- 2022 Annual Report By Haley Stubbs, Graduate Student In the spring of 2018, the ASPIRE Program launched an initiative called ASPIRE on the Road to give graduate students and postdoctoral trainees an up-close look at careers in the biopharma industry. Ten trainees traveled to Boston for the...
Apply for the Thomas O. Pyle Fellowship
Nov. 21, 2023—The Department of Population Medicine is accepting applications for the Thomas O. Pyle Fellowship for the academic year July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025. The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation and Harvard University created the Fellowship in honor of Thomas Pyle, who was Chief Executive Officer of Harvard Community Health Plan for many years...
2024 Portal Postdoctoral Fellowship
Nov. 21, 2023—PORTAL is accepting applications for its 2024 Postdoctoral Fellowship The Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL) in the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology & Pharmacoeconomics at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School invites its 2024 round of applications for postdoctoral fellows in pharmaceutical law and health services research. Applications are invited from researchers with...
Assistant Professor or Professor of Professional Practice, Health Care Administration, Trinity University
Nov. 21, 2023—The Department of Health Care Administration at Trinity University invites applications for a full-time faculty position, effective August, 2024. Depending upon a successful candidate’s qualifications, the position will be filled as either a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor rank or an appointment to the position of Professor of Practice. We will consider all fields...
Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Cancer Microbiome, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Nov. 15, 2023—Apply for the postdoctoral fellowship in the Markham Lab. The project opportunities extend from recent work identifying C. difficile as a component of the human colorectal cancer microenvironment. (Drewes, Chen, Markham, et al. 2022 Cancer Discovery). Investigations examine the role of C. difficile toxins using mouse models of colonic neoplasia and human 3D organoids. Individuals...
Merck KGaA Innovation Cup Summer Camp for PhD Students and Postdocs
Nov. 13, 2023—From July, 20th – July, 26th 2024, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany will be hosting the Innovation Cup Summer Camp (http://innovationcup.merckgroup.com, http://innovationcup.emdgroup.com). The Innovation Cup is an initiative for post-graduate students in natural sciences, computer sciences, and business administration to attend a training program near Frankfurt, Germany. All travel, food and accommodation expenses are paid by us. The Innovation Cup...
Yale University Virtual Postdoc Recruitment Event
Nov. 9, 2023—Yale University’s Office for Postdoctoral Affairs is hosting its Virtual Postdoc Recruitment Event on February 15, 2024 from 1-4pm Eastern Time on Zoom and engages scholars interested in pursuing postdoctoral training at Yale University. Our goals are to support potential postdocs in their career exploration and identifying next steps, engage with potential postdocs from underrepresented and historically excluded groups,...
LaunchTN Hiring: Technology Advancement Fellows
Nov. 8, 2023—Launch Tennessee is piloting an effort to create a statewide technology transfer office through the Tennessee Technology Advancement Consortium (TTAC) to stimulate innovation and increase the diversity of the Tennessee intellectual property landscape. LaunchTN is seeking up to three highly motivated and innovative students to join our efforts.As a Technology Advancement Fellow, you will contribute to...
Gladstone Fellowship Program
Nov. 7, 2023—Applications are now open for the NOMIS–Gladstone Fellowship Program at the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND). This interdisciplinary training and research program offers exceptional postdoctoral scientists the freedom to address big unanswered questions at the intersection of two or more scientific disciplines. Gladstone provides an ideal environment for training in integrative neuroscience with dedicated...
Apply to the ExCEL Scholar Award Competition
Nov. 4, 2023—The Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC) ExCEL Committee is pleased to announce the second annual ExCEL Scholar Award Competition. The MECC is seeking mid- to late-stage postdoctoral researchers with outstanding research achievements who are preparing to transition into an independent position in academia. Selected candidates will be invited to present their research at the ExCEL Symposium...
Postdoctoral Fellowship – Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Nov. 4, 2023—The selected candidate will work on projects related to identifying mechanisms that lead to immune dysregulation , autoimmunity development and organ damage in systemic autoimmune diseases such as lupus. Information about the Systemic Autoimmunity Branch is available at https://www.niams.nih.gov/labs/kaplan-lab Qualifications PhD, MD or MD/PhD in areas related to Immunology, Molecular and Cell Biology and/or Vascular...
Science Policy Internship, Sponsored by Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Nov. 3, 2023—The Research!America alliance advocates for science, discovery, and innovation to achieve better health for all. We advocate for a federal policy climate that helps empower our nation’s biomedical and health research sectors as they work to accelerate medical progress. Job Summary Research!America is offering a paid, temporary full-time internship. Interns assist the organization in advancing...
Health Economics Postdoctoral Fellowship, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Nov. 1, 2023—The Postdoctoral Fellow will join The Parity Center, based in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy in the Perelman School of Medicine. The aims of The Parity Center are to advance the redesign of payment and policy to promote healthcare equity; build partnerships with payment and delivery organizations to translate and test in...
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (LDI) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Nov. 1, 2023—The University of Pennsylvania’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (LDI) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is a two-year position for recent graduates of doctoral programs in economics or related fields; we will consider one-year positions for candidates who have a faculty position lined up. The program offers training in health economics and health services research and...