Stephen Ornes and “AI and Science Journalism: An Uneasy Future”
Oct. 7, 2025—Stephen Ornes, a freelance science writer, three-time winner of the AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award, and a Writer in Residence at Vanderbilt University, spoke with Grady College journalism students on Sept. 20, 2025. The topic of his talk was “AI and Science Journalism: An Uneasy Future.” Check out his talk here:
Boosting knowledge: Sharing the science behind vaccines
Oct. 2, 2025—Boosting knowledge: Sharing the science behind vaccines A NEW free training opportunity from SciLine, based at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Thursday, October 9, 2-3 P.M. ET – NEW COURSE Vaccines are a constant topic of public conversation for seasonal, political, and scientific reasons. At the same time, scientists are...
Business Development course through Nucleate
Sep. 26, 2025—Nucleate, in partnership with Genentech , is bringing back one of our most in-demand programs: BD101. This free, virtual course is designed for graduate-level trainees (PhD, MBA, JD) who want to understand what a career in business development (BD) looks like. Each year the course fills quickly, reflecting the high demand for structured, insider exposure to life...
Takeda Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Sep. 26, 2025—Through a collaborative partnership between Takeda and Northeastern University, we are pleased to offer post-doctoral fellowship opportunities for PharmD and PhD graduates. The majority of a fellow’s time will be spent at Takeda’s Cambridge, MA campus. The fellows will be employees of Northeastern University in Boston, Ma. Fellows will learn the role of Global Medical...
Changes to USAJobs website coming this Saturday
Sep. 26, 2025—Effective this Saturday, September 27, federal agencies will only accept resumes up to two pages in length so the USAJobs system will not allow applicants to have resumes that exceed two pages. This includes resumes that are uploaded directly by applicants AND resumes that applicants created using the USAJobs resume builder. If you currently have...
Career Opportunities in Denmark
Sep. 26, 2025—October 8 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Attend this online information session to explore research and industry career opportunities in Neuroscience, Biosolutions (Biotech), Power-to-X (Green Energy) and most recently Quantum (thanks to a project expansion by the Novo Nordisk Foundation) in Denmark. Join Science Hub Denmark for this event with Cornell University’s Office of Career and Professional Development. Hear from the Head...
Fellowship Grant Application NIH workshop
Sep. 26, 2025—The University of Pittsburgh is proud to host a virtual session in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on the topic of Fellowship grant applications. This event is open to trainees nationwide, will be held on Sept. 29th from 3-5pm, and will feature NIH presenters sharing insider guidance to help them: ✅ Identify the...
Job Posting: Postdoc, Human Intracranial Neurophysiology, VUMC, Nashville, TN
Sep. 26, 2025—The Bick Neurophysiology laboratory in the Department of Neurosurgery at Vanderbilt University Medical center seeks applicants for a postdoctoral research position. The lab’s research program focuses on understanding the neural signaling behavioral and cognitive processes, with a long term goal of developing novel neuromodulation applications and approaches. We utilize intracranial recording and stimulation and neuro...
ASPIRE’s Curated Career Resources: Teaching
Sep. 25, 2025—BRET ASPIRE Resources Path to Career blogs: Faculty Search: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-development/path-to-career/faculty-job-search/ Skill Development: Teaching: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-development/skill-development Office of Career Development Blog: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-development/blog Search tags: Career Options: K-12 Teaching/Outreach, Tenure Track Teaching, Academia, Academic Search, Volunteer Opportunity ASPIRE Workshop on Preparing for a Faculty Career and Job Search: https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/career-development/aspire-workshop-on-preparing-for-a-faculty-career-and-job-search/ This ASPIRE workshop is hosted every year in August...
PhD Career Stories: Drug Discovery and Development
Sep. 22, 2025— Laurie VanderVeen, PhD Laurie VanderVeen is Director, HIV Clinical Virology at Gilead Sciences, supporting the development of novel agents for treatment and cure of HIV-1 infection. Currently, she supports preclinical, clinical, and post-approval programs, including the recently approved Sunlenca. Prior to joining Gilead, she held multiple positions within pharmaceutical companies, contributing to the advancement...
ASPIRE’s Curated Career Resources: Business and Entrepreneurship
Sep. 18, 2025—Campus Resources: Wond’ry: https://www.vanderbilt.edu/the-wondry/entrepreneurship/ Wond’ry Programming: Ideator, Builder, Founder programming From early-stage startups to fully-fledged technologies, the Entrepreneurship practice area at the Wond’ry offers resources for all faculty, students, staff, and alumni from Nashville-area colleges and universities who are interested in learning how to grow a venture from the ground up. ASPIRE to Innovate Postdoctoral...
BRET Failure Talk: alumma Molly Seale, PhD
Sep. 17, 2025—Molly Seale earned her PhD in Cell and Cancer Biology at Vanderbilt studying cell adhesion proteins. With over 20 years in Medical and Scientific Affairs, she excels at engaging clinicians, leading teams, launching new therapeutic products, and driving successful clinical trials. In this candid talk, Molly will share the untold story behind her career in...
The Open Notebook Early-Career Fellowship Program
Sep. 17, 2025—The Open Notebook offers a paid, part-time fellowship program for early-career science journalists. During the course of this fellowship, fellows work with a mentor to plan, report, and write articles for publication at The Open Notebook and become part of the TON editorial team. This one-year program offers fellows the opportunity to explore their career interests and passions and to...
Postdoc Buddy Program
Sep. 17, 2025—The VPA is looking for current Vanderbilt Postdocs to serve as mentors for our Postdoc Buddy Program! The goal of this program is to match new, incoming postdocs with current Vandy postdocs based on multiple factors that the buddies deem beneficial for a match, helping to build a supportive and welcoming community. As a current postdoc, your insights about Nashville and Vanderbilt will serve as a...
Shaping science outside the lab: careers in scientific societies and government
Sep. 16, 2025—Shaping Science Outside the Lab: Careers in Scientific Societies and Government Matt Windsor – Senior Manager of Media, Outreach & Communications at the Society for Neuroscience Dr. Matt Windsor is a Senior Manager of Media, Outreach, and Communications at the Society for Neuroscience. Matt has over 10 years of experience working at scientific societies supporting...
ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: Scientific Intern, NashBio (Remote)
Sep. 16, 2025—ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: NashBio Scientific Intern (Remote) November 2025- Mid-February 2026 (appx 12 weeks) About NashBio NashBio provides access to de-identified clinical information from 4 million participants, sourced from real-world clinical care at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). Internship Overview NashBio is seeking motivated graduate students and post-docs for a part-time, paid internship with our...
ASPIRE Resume Masterclass Live
Sep. 10, 2025—Join us for a dynamic, interactive session designed to strengthen your resume and enhance your career readiness. In this one-hour event, Vanderbilt alumni Lori Rudolph Owen, PhD and JJ Owen, PhD will provide live feedback on the resumes of four selected trainees. Their insights will highlight what employers in industry look for, how to tailor...
ASPIRE’s Curated Career Resources: Patent Law or Tech Transfer
Sep. 9, 2025—Differences between Patent Agent and Patent Attorney Campus Resources Vanderbilt Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization (CTTC) internship Each Spring, the CTTC offers a paid internship for graduate students interested in learning more about technology transfer. Check out the link for more information and eligibility: https://cttc.co/internship-program Beyond the Lab podcast series This podcast series has...
STPF Application Is Now Open
Sep. 6, 2025—The AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF) application officially opens September 1 for the 2026–27 fellowship year. This cycle, in addition to placements in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government, we are introducing new opportunities for scientists to make an impact in policy: Pathways to Policy Fellowship (PPF): The new Pathways to...
2025 Healthcare AI Sessions
Sep. 5, 2025—