Announcements
The National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program (NBBTP) Fellowship, application open
Jan. 9, 2024—The National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program (NBBTP) Fellowship is based at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD The NBBTP is a partnership between the Division of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the NIH. This is a rare opportunity for individuals seeking...
Oliver Wyman’s Health and Life Sciences Virtual Info Session
Jan. 8, 2024—Oliver Wyman’s Health and Life Sciences practice will be hosting a virtual information session for advanced degree students on February 1st, 2024. The information session seeks to provide advanced degree students and postdocs with valuable insights into upcoming exciting opportunities within the Health and Life Sciences practice. This info session will offer the opportunity to hear...
Postdoctoral Fellowships for Successful Academic Careers in Stem Cell Biology (IRACDA at UCSC and CSUMB)
Jan. 1, 2024—This NIH-sponsored IRACDA program provides training in rigorous research that is guided by purposeful mentoring by UCSC research mentors and complemented by career skill development through workshops in grant writing, pedagogy, leadership, the responsible conduct of research, and job application training. Fellows also engage with mentors at our partner university, California State University at Monterey...
Partnership with Decode Health Expands Opportunities for Interns to Impact the Healthcare AI Industry
Dec. 19, 2023—This article was originally published in the 2021- 2022 Annual Report By Dora Obodo, Graduate Student Graduate school internships are a relatively new idea. However, the ASPIRE Program within Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s BRET Office of Career Development is leading the way in fostering these invaluable opportunities for its biomedical PhD graduate students and postdoctoral...
From anecdote to evidence: ASPIRE publishes collaborative study showing participation in career development activities does not impact time-to-degree or productivity in grad school
Dec. 19, 2023—This article was originally published in the 2021- 2022 Annual Report Written by Elizabeth Woods and edited by Kim Petrie, PhD The landscape of graduate education and postdoctoral training in the biomedical sciences has changed dramatically in the last decade as PhD programs have had to grapple with the demands of a diversifying economy. PhD scientists...
2022 ASPIRE Mock Interview Day
Dec. 18, 2023—This article was originally published in the 2021- 2022 Annual Report By Leah Mann, Graduate Student The BRET Office of Career Development’s ASPIRE Program hosted its second annual Mock Interview Day on March 28, 2022. Although this year’s platform looked different than that of the first Mock Interview Day held prior to the COVID-19 shutdown, the event...
Intelligence Community (IC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program
Dec. 18, 2023—The Intelligence Community (IC) Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Program offers scientists and engineers from a wide variety of disciplines unique opportunities to conduct research in a wide range of topics relevant to the intelligence community. The research is conducted by the postdocs, while working in partnership with a research advisor and collaborating with an advisor from...
Apply for Genentech Summer 2024 Internships
Dec. 18, 2023—A Genentech internship is an amazing opportunity to learn, network, have fun, and work side-by-side with some of the most accomplished experts in the industry. Pursue groundbreaking scientific discoveries to change lives, and make a difference to our patients. Main Majors: Life Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, etc.), Computer Science, Bioinformatics and more. Check out the links...
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cell and Gene Therapy, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Silver Spring, Maryland.
Dec. 14, 2023—The successful candidate will perform laboratory research on projects related to cell and gene therapy. The candidate will use advanced manufacturing tools and strategies to gain a deeper understanding of challenges associated with immune cell-based immunotherapies such as CAR-T/NK cells and develop novel strategies to improve safety and efficacy of T cell therapies. Experience in immunology, molecular biology, or animal models is...
Merck Innovation Travel Grant 2024
Dec. 13, 2023—Trialect partners with many industries and institutions to provide grants and visiting fellowship opportunities. Merck has partnered with Trialect to disseminate the innovation regarding the Innovation Travel Grant 2024 (42 candidates will be selected). Event Details: Expenses: Merck covers all participants’ travel, accommodation, and food expenses. More Information Here Here’s why you should consider applying: Connect with top students globally...
National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program Intramural Research Training Award (NBBTP/IRTA)
Dec. 8, 2023—The National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program (NBBTP)/Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) Fellowship is a two-year program designed to train Fellows specifically to support high containment research environments by acquiring knowledge and skills necessary to meet the scientific, regulatory, biocontainment, biosafety, engineering, communications, management, and public relations challenges associated with the conduct of research in...
Compass Recruitment for the Spring 2024 Cohort
Dec. 8, 2023—This January, the Washington University School of Medicine will be hosting the fourth cohort of Compass – a new online training and mentoring program to develop leadership and management skills for early-career biomedical researchers. Compass is open to all biomedical junior faculty and late-stage postdocs at U.S. academic institutions who lead or plan to lead a lab...
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...
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...
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...
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...