Announcements
Guide to NIH Fellowship Reference Letters
Oct. 24, 2025—Reference Letters are a required component of NIH fellowship applications (and they are different than Letters of Support!) Key points about Reference Letters: You must have at least 3 reference letters, but up to 5 can be submitted. You may want to request more than the minimum number in case one of your recommenders does...
Understanding the NIH Peer Review Process
Oct. 24, 2025—After you submit your application, the review process may seem mysterious. Here is a step-by-step guide to understand what is going on behind the scenes. Cycle Due Date (F Series) Scientific Review Council Round Earliest Start Date I April 8 June – July August or October September or December II August 8 October –...
Identifying the “right” NIH fellowship opportunity
Oct. 24, 2025—Before you start writing a fellowship application to the NIH, it is important to identify the right funding opportunity and connect with the institute staff who manage that funding opportunity to ensure your project aligns with the institute’s priorities. Understand the different types of NIH NRSA fellowships that support research training (a.k.a. “mechanisms”). F30: For...
2025 American Society for Microbiology Branch (ASM KY-TN) Meeting hosted by Meharry Medical College
Oct. 23, 2025—The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) is a professional life science organization with over 37,000 members (scientists, educators, and health professionals) who are dedicated to promoting and advancing microbial sciences around the world. The Kentucky/Tennessee (KY-TN) branch of the ASM meets twice a year. The 2025 ASM KY-TN Fall Meeting is taking place on November 7-8th at Meharry Medical College....
PhD Career Stories: Therapeutic Start-Up
Oct. 22, 2025—Sareina Wu, PhD FOUNDER/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Dr. Sareina Wu is a pioneer in the field of virus-free gene therapy and has been internationally recognized for her work in the field of piggyBac transposons. In striving to reach the pinnacle in the field of gene therapy, Dr. Wu founded the innovation-driven therapeutics company GenomeFrontier in 2018. ...
Medical Writing: Part time (Internship), full time, or freelance contract positions, TheMedWriters, Remote
Oct. 22, 2025—Part time (Internship), full time or freelance medical writing contract positions for PhDs, MDs, DCs, NDs Virtual / Telecommute / Work from home / Online A small medical writing company, The Med Writers, is looking for medical writers who have a medical or biomedical degree and some writing talent. This could be freelance or...
Effective Strategies for Working with you Sponsor/Mentor
Oct. 21, 2025—Your fellowship sponsor (your PI) plays an important role in your fellowship application. Beyond supporting you as a scientist, they are responsible for writing key sections of the application to demonstrate their commitment to your training and career development. Sections of an NRSA application written by the Sponsor: Mentoring Approach and Candidate Mentoring Plan Prior...
2025 Chicagoland STEM Postdoc Readiness Initiative
Oct. 17, 2025—Northwestern University, the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), and the University of Chicago (UChicago) are excited to announce that registration is now open for the fifth annual Chicagoland STEM Postdoc Readiness Initiative! We are writing to ask you to share this opportunity with your STEM grad students and postdocs. About the Initiative The programming will be held virtually on Friday, November...
Funding Opportunity: Winter 2026 NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00)
Oct. 17, 2025—The purpose of the NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00) program is to increase and maintain a strong cohort of new and talented, NCI-supported, independent investigators. This program is designed for postdoctoral fellows with research and/or clinical doctoral degrees who do not require an extended period of mentored research training beyond...
2026 ExCEL Scholar Award Competition
Oct. 7, 2025—We are excited to announce the 2026 ExCEL Scholar Award competition, inviting postdoctoral researchers from across the country to present at a research symposium hosted by Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center (MECCC) in the Bronx, at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Application requirements include contact info, CV, research summary, letter of recommendation, area of core...
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...
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...
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...