New FASEB Advocacy Fellowship Trains Next Generation of Leaders
Jun. 17, 2024—It is increasingly important for scientists to engage directly with elected representatives, policymakers, and the broader public. Skills development in this area is rarely included in graduate school curricula and is unlike most scientific communication. To address this gap, FASEB launched the Howard Garrison Advocacy Fellowship in 2023. The program is designed to develop the next generation...
Volunteer to Conduct Science Demos for Nashville YWCA
Jun. 6, 2024—Consider putting your science knowledge to work with outreach opportunities with Girls Inc. at YWCA Nashville. A local girls STEM camp will be held to uphold the mission to inspire all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Throughout the month of July, share your science knowledge at brief STEM demos at the YWCA Girls Inc Summer...
Job Opportunity: Biorepository Manager, Lipedema Foundation, Remote
Jun. 6, 2024—This role reports to our Chief Science Officer, Ashok Srinivasan, and will help launch and grow our biorepository efforts. Key things to note: Lipedema science is new and exciting; every new paper represents a meaningful contribution to the literature about an underrecognized though common women’s health disease that significantly impacts quality of life. Access to samples...
Consider a postdoc at the Van Andel Institute!
Jun. 5, 2024—Van Andel Institute will offer our next fully funded Postdoc Preview event Sept. 12–14, 2024. Postdoc Preview helps prospective postdocs determine if VAI will be a good fit for them. The deadline to apply is July 16, and the application is simple (CV and personal information only). About Van Andel Institute VAI is an independent...
Job Opportunities: Postdoctoral Position, Immunology Service, Department of Laboratory Medicine, NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD
Jun. 4, 2024—The candidate will join the Immunology Service research program to carry out research in the field of PID/IEI and immune dysregulation disorders. The Immunology Service has a strong interest in defining and understanding the genetic causes of PID/IEI, especially those related to defects in transcription factors associated with immune cell development and function (e.g., IKAROS...
CDC Laboratory Leadership Service Fellowship program
May. 30, 2024—The CDC funds and supports post-doctoral fellows for 2 years, at no cost to the host institution. These PhD-level (biological sciences) fellows are expected to provide service towards the host institution and are assigned 10 key roles including laboratory operations and supervision, quality improvement, biosafety, communications and also laboratory / bench -specific work as well....
Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Position, Gut Microbiota, VUMC, Nashville, TN
May. 29, 2024—A postdoctoral fellow position is now available in a NIH-funded laboratory at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Research from this laboratory is focused on understanding of the mutualistic relationship between the gut microbiota and the host with implications for normal gastrointestinal development and response to injury and/or inflammation. Research for this position will make a novel...
Alumni Profile: Sonja Fulmer, PhD
May. 29, 2024—Meet Sonja Fulmer, PhD’14, a graduate of Chemical and Physical Biology Program who is now the deputy director of the Digital Health Center of Excellence in the Center for Devices and Radiological Health at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy, UC San Diego, CA
May. 22, 2024—The labs of Dr. AP Ganesan and Dr. P Vijayanand are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral scientist to undertake research in tumor immunology to investigate novel therapeutic targets for cancer immunotherapy and translation to the clinic. The candidate will work under the joint mentorship of Dr. Ganesan (oncologist/physician scientist; Assistant Professor, UCSD) and Dr. Vijayanand...
Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, VU Genetics Institute, VUMC, Nashville, TN
May. 22, 2024—The Vanderbilt Genetics Institute (VGI) at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine was established to foster scientific interactions at the clinical, molecular, and analytical levels by providing state-of-the-art resources to Vanderbilt scientists involved in genetic and genomic research. VGI is led by Professor, Nancy Cox, who is the Mary Phillips Edmonds Gray Professor of Genetics. VGI...
Effective Mentoring Strategies for Postdocs via GPAS
May. 22, 2024—Graduate & Postdoc Academic Success (GPAS) is offering 2 opportunities this summer to explore foundational mentoring strategies for use now – as you supervise students and/or staff – and in your post-postdoc career. Two offerings – ONE 4 hour session on June 27 or ONE 4 hour session on July 16 (click appropriate link to...
New Science Journalism Master Class from The Open Notebook – How to Excel at Interviewing
May. 21, 2024—Wouldn’t it be nice if science journalists-in-training got to watch experienced reporters conduct interviews, the way novice doctors follow senior physicians around the hospital and watch them interact with patients? Well, here’s the next best thing. Drawing on the advice of the many science journalists whose insights inform The Open Notebook, this course cracks open these...
Neuro Disease/Gladstone Postdoc Fellowship Program at UCSF
May. 21, 2024—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...
Technology Transfer Professional Development Program – Internship
May. 17, 2024—The Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization at Vanderbilt University has a technology transfer internship and is currently looking for interested applicants. Technology transfer is the practice of transferring inventions from the research lab to the marketplace to benefit the public and is an interesting blend of science, business, and law. The internship begins with...
Job Opportunity: Licensing Analyst – Term, Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
May. 17, 2024—JOB DESCRIPTION The Licensing Analyst-Term is part of the Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization at Vanderbilt University and is key individual contributor responsible for working closely with and in support of the Licensing Team to develop and implement commercialization strategies for promising technologies, particularly in the identification, protection, marketing, licensing, and management of these...
Applied Public Health Fellowship from the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
May. 16, 2024—Job title: CSTE Applied Public Health Informatics Fellowship Application for Class 8 Position type: Fellowship, full-time Fellowship Program description: The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) application for the Applied Public Health Informatics Fellowship (APHIF) program has opened for Class 8 (fellowship positions will start in the summer of 2024). The goal of the...
ORISE Roadshow Information Session
May. 10, 2024—Join us at the ORISE Roadshow to learn more about paid research opportunities for biomedical grad students, recent grads, and postdocs at federal agencies across the U.S. including CDC, FDA, USDA, DoD, NIH and more! Tuesday, June 11 11:00am Light Hall, Room 407 Registration requested. Sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development ASPIRE Program...
MassBioDrive Analyst Opportunity
May. 10, 2024—To apply for MBD’s 2024 analyst class, please send your CV to drive@massbio.org by June 14, 2024.
Reaching the Peak: A Science & Technology Early Career Summit Series
May. 9, 2024—Registration is open for Reaching the Peak: A Science & Technology Early Career Summit Series sponsored by Research!America. This virtual summer series will feature a career panel highlighting multiple careers in science, health, and research, and sessions about communicating research, how to build a strong resume, how to transform science into entrepreneurship, and so much more....
The Interagency Oncology Task Force Fellowship (IOTF) program applications open
May. 9, 2024—The Interagency Oncology Task Force Fellowship (IOTF) program trains scientists in research and research-related regulatory review, policies, and regulations to develop a skill set that bridges the two disparate processes. Fellows learn to build awareness of regulatory requirements into the early stages of the medical product development process and will develop strategies to improve planning...