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ASPIRE Biomedical Scientist’s Toolkit: ASPIRE for Career Planning
Sep. 1, 2022—Thursday, January 5, 2022 11am TBD with the ASPIRE Team Kick off your professional development for the spring semester with the ASPIRE team! In this special session on career planning, the ASPIRE team will provide an overview of ASPIRE programs and services for the upcoming semester, including new programs and changes to existing initiatives....
PhD Career Stories: Medical Communications
Aug. 31, 2022—The ASPIRE program will be hosting Dr. Claudia Low, SVP, Medical Director, Scientific Operations Lead, Cadent. If you have ever considered this career path or just want to learn more, be sure to attend! Are you a storyteller who likes to challenge convention? Do you like turning the complicated into the accessible—not just to inform, but to surprise and...
NIH recruiting Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigators
Aug. 30, 2022—The NIH is recruiting Stadtman Tenure-Track Investigators which is starting for the Fall cycle. The Cancer & Developmental Biology Laboratory is one of the Laboratories (mini-departments) that will also be recruiting through this mechanism. They are looking for strong cell and developmental biologists to add to their complement of investigators (https://ccr.cancer.gov/cancer-and-developmental-biology-laboratory). The laboratory is located...
Vanderbilt Career Center: Career Discovery Series
Aug. 30, 2022—The Vanderbilt Career Center has announced their Career Discovery Series dates for the fall. To register, log in to handshake
ASPIRE Biomedical Scientist’s Toolkit: Efficiency of information transfer – how to present a poster for interest and understanding
Aug. 30, 2022—Thursday, October 5, 2023 11:00am Location Light Hall 411 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 Join Dr. Wright as he discusses important points in effective poster presentation, including: Making an...
New ASPIRE seminar series for fall 2022: Biomedical Scientist’s Toolkit
Aug. 19, 2022— The ASPIRE Program is launching a new career development seminar series this fall called the ASPIRE Biomedical Scientist’s Toolkit. This series is focused on equipping biomedical PhD students and postdoctoral fellows with the skills and insight to achieve their highest potential during their training period and beyond. This new series will take place on...
ASPIRE Cafe: Setting Up and Running a New Lab
Jul. 29, 2022—Thursday, April 18, 2024 11:00am Light Hall 411 Come hear from a panel of junior faculty about their experiences getting their new lab up and running. They will share their tips regarding what has worked for them, what were the greatest challenges, what they wish they had known beforehand, and maybe even where they...
ASPIRE Cafe: K awards-Which one is Right for You?
Jul. 29, 2022—Thursday, November 2, 2023 11:00am Light Hall 411 Description: Please join Abigail Brown Ph.D., BRET Director of Outcomes Research, to learn the basics about the different types of K awards, from institutional (K12) to K99 awards For more information on upcoming sessions: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-development/aspire-cafe-for-postdoctoral-fellows/
PhD Career Stories: Medical Science Liaison
Jul. 29, 2022—The ASPIRE program will be hosting Dr. Joelle Martin, Medical Science Liaison at Alimera Sciences. If you have ever considered this career path or just want to learn more, be sure to attend! Registration required to receive Zoom login Dr. Joelle Martin is a Medical Science Liaison at Alimera Sciences, Inc. Dr. Martin completed a...
ASPIRE Job Search Series: Decoding Your Story-Networking and Interview Success
Jul. 28, 2022—Thursday, March 9, 2023 **note this session will be from 10:30am-12pm Location 407 Light Hall with the ASPIRE Team Interested in developing your networking and interviewing skills? Join us for StoryMason, a card game designed to help students learn how to engage people, gain confidence in telling your story and navigating professional conversations. ...
Dual Identity for VUMC Postdocs
Jul. 28, 2022—Effective May 2022 To better serve the VUMC Postdoc population, all VUMC postdocs will be required to have dual identity to access both VUMC and VU resources. For the ASPIRE Program, this allows VUMC Postdocs to more easily access slides and handouts from our workshop sessions. Please see the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs Dual Identity...
ASPIRE Biomedical Scientist’s Toolkit: Preparing to Mentor
Jul. 20, 2022—Thursday, March 21, 2024 11am Light Hall 411 Join Ashley Brady, Ph.D., Assistant Dean of Biomedical Career Engagement and Strategic Partnerships and Associate Professor of Medical Education and Administration, as she shares tips and strategies for mentoring undergraduate and rotation students. Learning how to help others learn, grow, and be more effective will also help you...
ASPIRE Biomedical Scientist’s Toolkit: Applying for Fellowships & NRSAs
Jul. 20, 2022—Thursday, May 2, 2024 11:00am Location: Light Hall 411 Kim Petrie, PhD Assistant Dean for Biomedical Career Development, Associate Professor of Medical Education and Administration Join Kim Petrie, Assistant Dean for Biomedical Career Development, for a presentation about applying for fellowships to fund biomedical PhD and postdoc training. Topics will include an overview...
PhD Career Stories: Forensic Science
Jul. 18, 2022—Join us for the first PhD Career Stories of the semester! The ASPIRE program will be hosting Dr. Eric Warren, co-owner of SEP Forensic Consultants. Hear all about a career path in forensic science from a fellow Vanderbilt alumnus. Registration is requested Dr. Eric Warren has been a Forensic Scientist in Firearms Identification and Crime Scene...
Audition for the Vanderbilt Commodore Orchestra
Jul. 18, 2022—The Vanderbilt Commodore Orchestra is a student-run orchestra that brings together talented performers from the entire Vanderbilt community to share great music. The orchestra is inviting auditions for the fall semester. Auditions are open to all Vanderbilt undergraduates, graduate and professional students, postdocs, staff, and faculty. If you play a classical instrument and want to...
ASPIRE Biomedical Scientist’s Toolkit: Let’s Rumble
Jul. 15, 2022—Thursday, May 4, 2023 11:00 am Location TBD RC Stabile, Ed.D. Associate Director of Trainee Well-being Biomedical Research Education & Training (BRET) “Let’s Rumble” As authored by Dr. Brene Brown, A rumble is a discussion, conversation, or meeting defined by a commitment to lean into vulnerability, to stay curious and generous, to stick with...
ASPIRE Biomedical Scientist’s Toolkit: A Fair Look-How to Review a Paper
Jul. 15, 2022—Thursday, March 2, 2023 11:00 am Location Light Hall 350 Kathy Gould, Ph.D., Senior Associate Dean for Biomedical Research, Education and Career Development and Louise B. McGavock Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology Reviewing scientific manuscripts is an important skill to develop during your training, is a critical service to the scientific community...
ASPIRE Biomedical Scientist’s Toolkit: A Next Step- Getting a Postdoc
Jul. 15, 2022—Thursday, October 27, 2022 11am Light Hall 214 Thursday, April 6, 2023 11am Location TBD Join Kathy Gould, Ph.D, Professor, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology and Senior Associate Dean for Biomedical Research Education and Training (BRET) to discuss how to begin preparing for a postdoc position. When should you apply? How should you apply?...
ASPIRE Biomedical Scientist’s Toolkit: Grant Resources at Vanderbilt
Jul. 15, 2022—Thursday, October 6, 2022 11:00am Location Light Hall 214 Description: Please join Abigail Brown Ph.D., BRET, Director, Outcomes Research to learn how Vanderbilt can help you write your grant. Will cover the many grant writing resources available to Vanderbilt researchers to help produce strong grant applications. For more information on upcoming sessions: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-development/aspire-biomedical-scientists-toolkit/
ASPIRE Job Search Series: Leveraging LinkedIn
Jul. 5, 2022—Thursday, November 30, 2022 11:00am Location Light Hall 411 Ashley Brady, Ph.D. Assistant Dean of Biomedical Career Engagement and Strategic Partnerships Associate Professor of Medical Education and Administration In this session, you’ll learn where to start in creating your own LinkedIN profile, and for those who already have a profile, we will discuss sections with...