Announcements
Tomorrow’s Life Science Workforce: Preparing and Pitching Yourself as a Scientist, virtual event
Sep. 26, 2022—Tomorrow’s Life Science Workforce Preparing and Pitching Yourself as a Scientist Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/preparing-and-pitching-yourself-as-a-scientist-1054409 Thursday, October 13, 2022 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM ET VIRTUAL ONLY Thursday, October 20, 2022 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM EDT IN PERSON ONLY UConn Health 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030 This 2-part event is free of charge. You...
Internship/ Co-op Opportunity, Moderna, Norwood, MA.
Sep. 26, 2022—This is a 10-12 week summer internship located in Norwood, MA. Applicants must be available for the entire duration of the internship. Start date will be June 5, 2023. The Technical Development organization at Moderna is looking for top talent in science and engineering to deliver on its mission to design manufacturing processes for mRNA...
ASPIRE Internship: Decode Health, Data Science Intern (Computational Biology/Data Science), remote
Sep. 22, 2022—ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: Data Science Intern (Computational Biology/Data Science) Decode Health, Inc. (remote) Nashville, TN November 2022- February 2023 Reports to: Lukasz Wylezinski, PhD, Director of Data Analytics – Research & Development (main contact) Jamieson Gray, Chief of Staff Decode Health Decode Health is a healthcare AI company that powers an ecosystem of industry-leading...
Exploring Career Paths: AbbVie’s Visiting Scientist Fellowship Program info Session Oct 3, 2022
Sep. 21, 2022—Are you curious about working in the biopharmaceutical industry? A fellowship at a biopharmaceutical company could provide an opportunity to see whether this career path might be the right fit for you. Join the PhRMA Foundation’s upcoming webinar to hear current fellows from AbbVie talk about their experiences working in Medical Affairs at a global,...
Vanderbilt Genomic Medicine Training Program – Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunity
Sep. 21, 2022—The Vanderbilt Genomic Medicine (VGM) Training Program in Nashville, TN is now accepting applications for the VGM T32 postdoctoral fellowship. VGM includes a major focus in pharmacogenomics, precision phenotyping, medical informatics, and disease-based genomics. For more information: https://www.vumc.org/dbmi/vanderbilt-genomic-medicine-vgm-training-program The program has 32 highly collaborative and well-funded faculty preceptors who team up to provide both basic...
Activate Fellowship Impact : Applications open
Sep. 21, 2022—Every year, Activate works with government and philanthropic sponsors to select fellows whose innovations are rooted in the physical and biological sciences and align with our eight target industries. While Activate’s mission to transform scientists and engineers into entrepreneurs is steadfast, the problems that Activate Fellows are solving change over time. Each year, we select...
Social Innovation Bootcamp
Sep. 15, 2022—Social Innovation Bootcamp gives Vanderbilt and the Nashville community the opportunity to explore social innovation through an introduction to the social innovation landscape from design thinking to field application. Participants will engage in a 5-week course where they will experience hands on learning and expand their social innovation network. For more information about the Social Innovation Bootcamp, click...
Women in the Academy-Advice from Advanced Graduate Students
Sep. 15, 2022—Dear graduate students and post- docs, you are reminded of the upcoming event. Details are as follows: Spilling the Tea: Advice from Advanced Graduate Students Whitney Frierson, Ph.D. student, Department of Sociology Lucinda Pastora, Ph.D. student, Department of Chemical Engineering Victoria Stephens, Ph.D. student, Department of Molecular Pathology and Immunology Thursday, September 22 12:00 p.m.–1:15 p.m....
Happy National Postdoc Appreciation Week from the OPA!
Sep. 15, 2022—Save the Date! National Postdoc Appreciation Week is September 19 – 23, 2022. Be on the lookout for a calendar of this year’s events. Since 2009, the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) has sponsored National Postdoc Appreciation Week to recognize the significant contributions that postdocs make to research and discovery. Each year, the OPA curates several events in appreciation of...
Next VPA “Speak Easy” is September 22
Sep. 15, 2022—Are you a post-doctoral researcher interested in polishing your “lay” scientific communication skills by giving a short 10-minute presentation to your peers and others in the Vanderbilt community in a fun and casual setting? If so, we invite you to join our Talk Series Speak Easy. This event will include a cocktail hour with appetizers. The Vanderbilt...
ASPIRE Internship: Data Analyst Intern, BioCentury, Inc. (remote)
Sep. 15, 2022—ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: BioCentury Inc. Data Analyst Intern October 2022-March 2023 BioCentury (www.biocentury.com) is pursuing numerous initiatives involving machine learning, big data, data science, target science, and more, and is looking for interns in a part-time data entry and analyst role to interpret and validate business data as well as scientific content. This work will...
Call for Nominations for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Graduate Student Symposia
Sep. 12, 2022—St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is currently seeking nominations for students to be considered for the 21st annual St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital National Graduate Student Symposium (NGSS) and the 8th annual Future Fellow Research Conference (FFRC). The NGSS and FFRC are exceptional academic and professional development opportunities for Ph.D. students and will be held...
Job Opportunity: DARPA Innovation Fellowship
Sep. 8, 2022—What is the DARPA Innovation Fellowship? The DARPA Innovation Fellowship is a two-year position at DARPA for early career scientists and engineers. The fellows will develop and manage a portfolio of high-impact, exploratory efforts to identify breakthrough technologies for the Department of Defense. Why become a DARPA Innovation Fellow? Fellows will push the limits of...
Job Opportunity: Project Lead: for HRA’s Inclusive Grantmaking Initiative, Civic Science Associate Position
Sep. 8, 2022—HRA-IGI-Program-Lead-Position-09072022 Position Background The Health Research Alliance (HRA) is seeking a Project Lead for our new Inclusive Grantmaking Initiative (IGI). The Project Lead will also be a Civic Science Associate and part of the Rita Allen Foundation’s Civic Science Program. HRA has long been committed to increasing the diversity of the scientific workforce and decreasing...
Bi-weekly support group at the UCC
Sep. 7, 2022—TUESDAY 4-5 PM (In-person at the UCC) Bi-weekly starting 9/6 Are you a graduate student in BRET or another STEM department? Join us! This support group will provide an opportunity to share, listen, and connect with other BRET students in a safe and private space. A support group often helps members feel less alone and...
Join the Wond’ry Innovation Consulting Program!
Sep. 7, 2022—About the club: The Wond’ry Innovation Consulting Program is a nonprofit, volunteer, multidisciplinary student consulting organization with diverse team members from across the Vanderbilt community including MD, MBA, PhD, and MPH students working to create and foster opportunities to work on significant healthcare management, operations, quality, and performance improvement consulting projects. What you can expect: Meet...
NIH Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research 2022-2023 Course now open!
Sep. 7, 2022—The National Institutes of Health has developed the Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research (IPPCR) course, a free online course which teaches registrants on how to conduct clinical research effectively and safely. Graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, medical, dental, pharmacy, and nursing students and other health professionals are encouraged to enroll. The 2022-2023...
DARPA Unveils New Program to Recruit Early Career Scientists, Engineers
Sep. 2, 2022—A new Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) effort aims to recruit standout scientists and engineers beginning their careers for a two-year position at the agency. The DARPA Innovation Fellowship Program will select fellows to develop and manage a portfolio of high-impact, exploratory research efforts to help identify breakthrough technologies for the Department of Defense. “During their...
Job Posting: Postdoctoral Position, Immunogenetics, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Sep. 2, 2022—A post-doctoral position is available in Laboratory of Immunogenetics, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, to study cellular mechanism of HIV infection-induced host cell signaling for potential development of antiviral therapies. In particular, the lab is interested in targeting potential host genes and pathways to facilitate HIV-induced viral release. The...