Session Descriptions
Jun. 24, 2024—
ASPIRE Internship: Distillery Writer, BioCentury, Inc., Redwood City, CA (remote)
Jun. 24, 2024—ASPIRE Internship Distillery Writer, BioCentury, Inc. Redwood City, CA (remote) July -December 2024 BioCentury is looking for an intern in a part-time role to write brief summaries of translationally relevant preclinical studies from top biomedical journals for our monthly Distillery feature. The position requires 10 hours of work per week, and can run from six months...
2024 Schedule at a Glance
Jun. 24, 2024— Monday August 19, 2024, 9:00am – 4:00pm Light Hall 214
Registration
Jun. 24, 2024—Advanced registration for the workshop is requested so we can plan for refreshments and lunch. You may register for the entire workshop or for individual sessions. We encourage you to submit questions for the speakers and panelists when you register.
ASPIRE Workshop on Preparing for a Faculty Career and Job Search
Jun. 24, 2024—This ASPIRE workshop is for postdocs and late-stage grad students in the biomedical and life sciences who are interested in faculty careers. The full day event will feature interactive sessions and panel discussions with current faculty on topics ranging from exploring faculty roles, to interviewing for faculty jobs. Advanced registration is requested. Participants may register for the...
Apps Open for Torrey Pines Leadership Development Program
Jun. 24, 2024—The Foundations of Leadership Program, a Torrey Pines Leadership Development Program at Sanford Burnham Prebys, is now accepting applications. This year-long program, initially established in 2015, is designed specifically for postdocs and advanced graduate students. The purpose of the program is to learn more about your leadership style and the styles of others towards understanding...
Serve as a Judge for the SSMV High School Program Poster Session
Jun. 18, 2024—The Collaborative for STEM Education and Outreach is looking for judges for this summer’s School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt (SSMV)/ Research Experience for High School Students (REHSS) Symposium. This year’s symposium is on July 3rd from 8:00-11:30 am in Featheringill Hall. These rising high school seniors have conducted research in labs across campus...
Advanced Microscopy and Core Facility Management Post-Doctoral Training Fellowship
Jun. 17, 2024—The Core for Imaging Technology & Education (formerly the NIC@HMS) is seeking candidates for a 2-3 year (renewable annually) post-doctoral training fellowship in advanced optical microscopy techniques and core facility management. Optical microscopy has become central to progress in many areas of science. At the same time, the complexity of instruments and quantitative imaging experiments has dramatically increased,...
ASPIRE Internship: Alzheimer’s Association, Scientific Conference Programming Intern (remote)
Jun. 17, 2024—ASPIRE Internship Opportunity Scientific Conference Programming Intern (remote) Alzheimer’s Association 225 North Michigan Avenue Floor 17 Chicago, IL 60601 The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Our mission is to lead the way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia– by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction...
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...