ASPIRE Internship: Science Communication Internship, VI4, PMI, VUMC
Dec. 7, 2023—Science Communication Internship, VI4, PMI, VUMC VI4 and PMI at Vanderbilt University Medical Center are looking for Science Communication Interns. This position provides an opportunity to contribute to VI4’s mission of training the next generation of scientists and physicians and making fundamental discoveries in the areas of infection biology, immunology, and inflammation with the...
Propel Postdoctoral Application open!
Dec. 6, 2023—Launched in 2021, the Stanford School of Medicine’s Propel Postdoctoral Scholars Program is a program for incoming and early postdoctoral scholars who come from backgrounds historically underrepresented in academia, and who have a strong desire to become faculty in the biological, biomedical, or population-based sciences. Propel postdoctoral scholars demonstrate previous research excellence, a commitment to...
Apply for the California Council on Science and Technology Fellows Program
Dec. 6, 2023—Every year, California decision makers must make critical decisions on a number of complex and dynamic issues facing our state, such as the state’s water supply, energy grid, and public health. To help address this, the CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellows program annually recruits and trains a cohort of fifteen PhD scientists and engineers...
Call for Postdoctoral Fellowship Applications
Dec. 6, 2023—The Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL) in the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and 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. Current and past fellows have studied FDA regulation, patents, drug access and costs, and competition...
Apply to the 2024-2025 White House Fellows Application
Dec. 5, 2023—Founded in 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson, the White House Fellows program is one of America’s most prestigious programs for leadership and public service. White House Fellowships offer exceptional emerging leaders first-hand experience working at the highest levels of the Federal government. Selected individuals typically spend a year working as a full-time, paid Fellow to...
Apply for the L’ Oreal USA for Women in Science Fellowship Program
Dec. 5, 2023—L’Oréal USA partners with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to manage the program’s application and peer-review process. Each year, the program attracts talented applicants from diverse STEM fields, representing some of the nation’s leading academic institutions and laboratories. Celebrating its sixteenth year in the U.S., the For Women in Science program...
Translational Science Interagency Fellowship
Dec. 5, 2023—Our common goal with the FDA is to bring safe and effective drugs, regimens and devices from the bench to the bedside as quickly and efficiently as possible. Scientists who are knowledgeable about both preclinical translational science and regulatory science can help to achieve this goal. To develop scientists with these essential skills, we created...
Advancing Science & Entrepreneurship: Catherine Leasure, PhD, Awarded the Second ASPIRE to Innovate Postdoctoral Fellowship
Dec. 5, 2023—This article was originally published in the 2022 – 2023 Annual Report By Ashley Brady Catherine Leasure, PhD, has been awarded the prestigious ASPIRE to Innovate Postdoctoral Fellowship. In her new role, which began on July 1, 2023, she will focus on forming a start-up company based on technology developed at Vanderbilt University by Gregor Neuert,...
Becoming Citizen Scientists: A Trip to Explore Science Policy and Technology
Dec. 5, 2023—This article was originally published in the 2022 – 2023 Annual Report By Mandy Truelock In October 2022, a group of Vanderbilt PhD graduate students and postdoctoral fellows (all pictured below) had the unique experience to travel to DC to dive headfirst into two intensive days of science policy immersion. With such a wide range of...
California Aspiring
Dec. 5, 2023—This article was originally published in the 2022 – 2023 Annual Report By Sam Lisy In May 2023, a select group of PhD and postdoctoral trainees packed their bags and headed to the birthplace of biotechnology. The ASPIRE Program’s 4th installment of ASPIRE on the Road took twelve trainees to San Francisco, California, for a jam-packed...
ASPIRE Internship: Pendant Bioscience, Inc, Business Development Intern
Dec. 4, 2023—ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: Pendant Biosciences, Inc. Business Development Intern Nashville, TN Pendant Biosciences is a small Nashville, TN- based life sciences company focused on developing biocompatible materials and drug delivery technologies through a polymer-based platform. They are focused on advancements on formulations and drug discovery tools. Pendant Biosciences, founded in 2012 by Shawn Glinter, CEO...
Research Scientist II, Health Research Incorporated, New York
Nov. 30, 2023—Responsibilities The Research Scientist II will work within the Bureau of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology (BEOE) in the Center for Environmental Health. The incumbent will support environmental, occupational, and biomonitoring projects to identify health risks and reduce exposure. The incumbent will collaborate with a team of public health professionals in epidemiological investigations that monitor and...
Upcoming event: What we learned about job searching in 2023
Nov. 30, 2023—Everything about today’s job market feels like it’s in flux — layoffs, rebounds, AI, a near recession. So how have the events of 2023 impacted job options for PhDs? Join the Beyond Prof team as we reflect on job searching in 2023 and how PhDs should approach their job search going into 2024. This virtual...
AIM- AHEAD and NCATS Training Program – Applications Now Open
Nov. 29, 2023—The AIM-AHEAD Consortium (Data Science Training Core and Communications Hub) is partnering with the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) to offer AIM-AHEAD stakeholders, trainees, mentees, and consortium partners a training opportunity designed to increase researcher diversity in artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) by leveraging the NCATS N3C Data Enclave. The N3C Data...
Register for 2024 ASPIRE Symposium
Nov. 29, 2023—2024 registration is now open! RSVP HERE Registration will close on May 24, 2024. Please reach out to Mary Gray (mary.g.lindstrom@vanderbilt.edu) if you missed the registration window.
Sponsors and Support
Nov. 29, 2023—Please thank the following groups for their generous support of this event: Biomedical Research Education and Training A special thank you to our 2024 Career Symposium Planning Sponsors: Biochemical and Chemical Training for Cancer Research Cellular, Biochemical and Molecular Sciences Training Program Chemical Biology of Infectious Diseases (CBID) Chemistry-Biology Interface Genetic Variation and Human Phenotypes Training...
Speakers
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Finding Funding for your Research- databases you have access to from Vanderbilt University subscriptions
Nov. 29, 2023—Did you know that Vanderbilt University maintains two subscriptions to grant search databases that you can use to find funding for your work? SPIN To access SPIN, you will need to create a profile. If you have a Vanderbilt email it will be approved by the Provost’s office and you will be given access. A...
Schedule
Nov. 29, 2023—*Although they can be models of rigor in their area of expertise, researchers often appear to abandon all logic in other aspects of their lives. As a result, they draw wrong conclusions and take suboptimal decisions that work against the interest of all involved. By unmasking typical incorrect reasonings at home and at work, this...
2024 ASPIRE Annual Career Symposium, “A Kaleidoscope of Biomedical Science Careers”
Nov. 28, 2023—Join us in-person explore the many paths a biomedical science PhD can take! Friday, May 31, 2024 Student Life Center