Announcements
PhD Career Stories: Career Evolution in Biopharma
Sep. 23, 2024— Join us Thursday, October 3, 10am in Light Hall 214 for an alumna career story! PhD Career Stories: Career Evolution in Biopharma: from Drug Discovery to Drug Development, Executive Leader, and Board Member Thursday, October 3 10:00am Light Hall 214 Registration requested. Dr. Lori Rudolph-Owen is an accomplished C-suite...
Introducing: Science Reporting Quick Tips!
Sep. 21, 2024—Science reporting is crucial in helping the public understand complex scientific topics and their implications. By translating technical research into accessible stories, journalists enable informed decision-making and foster a greater appreciation for scientific advancements. Effective science reporting requires a deep dive into scientific literature, interviews with experts, and a critical evaluation of evidence to ensure...
Register today for Dr. Milgram’s virtual event on resilience and career development!
Sep. 18, 2024—Please join the Academy for Excellence in Education (AEE) on October 14th, at 12PM, as Dr. Sharon Milgram presents “Resilience & Career Development.” Dr. Milgram is the Director of the NIH Office of Intramural Training and Education (OITE), where she directs a trans-NIH Office dedicated to the career advancement of over 6000 trainees. Click here to...
ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: Brewery Lab Intern, Jackalope Brewing Company, Nashville, TN
Sep. 18, 2024—Jackalope Brewing Company Brewery Lab Intern 429B Houston Street Nashville, TN 37203 Jackalope Brewing Company is a locally owned and operated brewery that has been producing beer in Nashville since 2011. (Read more about Jackalope’s Founder and VU alum, Bailey Spaulding (JD ’09) here) While Jackalope beer is served throughout Tennessee, with additional distribution in North...
GPAS Peak Performance session for October 2024
Sep. 11, 2024—Don’t miss Peak Performance in October!
September Women in the Academy session
Sep. 11, 2024—Join the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center for our September Women in the Academy session celebrating National Postdoc Appreciation, Getting Connected: Expanding Your Network 2.0, on Tuesday, September 17th at NOON in Alumni Hall Reading Room 206. This month’s luncheon will feature officers from the GWOC, GSC, VPA, and OBGAPS. Anchorlink Registration: https://anchorlink.vanderbilt.edu/event/10329840
St. Jude virtual research career, education, and training fair, September 25th
Sep. 9, 2024—10:00am – 6pm Central Main Event hours will be from 10:00am – 3:00pm. Extended 1:1 meetings will start at 3:00pm and go until 6:00pm. View Event Schedule Here Registration is FREE through THIS LINK For questions please contact manali.ghosh@stjude.org Who is invited? Undergraduate and Master’s students interested in a PhD degree in biomedical sciences Doctoral students seeking...
Teaching Opportunities with VU Programs for Talented Youth
Sep. 4, 2024—Please note that these opportunities are for those who are post-qualifying exam and with PI approval! This information is from the Vanderbilt Programs for Talented Youth, a unit within Peabody College, that has many compensated opportunities for teaching students on campus or virtually during the summer: During a typical summer, we operate academic focused day and...
NIH Loan Repayment Programs Now Accepting Applications
Sep. 4, 2024—Fiscal Year 2025 NIH Loan Repayment Program Cycle Is Open Until November 21, 2024 The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) are a set of programs established by Congress and designed to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals into biomedical or biobehavioral research careers. The escalating costs of advanced education and training in medicine and...
HOLOBIOME Film Screening Opportunity
Sep. 3, 2024— Following an introduction by Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), and two short documentary films, a panel of experts in infectious diseases, epidemiology, and antimicrobial resistance will discuss the crisis of antibiotic resistance and what we can do to curb this threat.
ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: TSC Alliance, International Research Conference Intern (Remote)
Aug. 29, 2024—ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: TSC Alliance® International Research Conference Intern (Remote) 8737 Colesville Road, Suite 400 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 About the TSC Alliance: The TSC Alliance is an internationally recognized nonprofit that does everything it takes to improve the lives of people with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). TSC is a rare genetic disease that causes...
Merck Showcase: an Info Session with Virtual Speakers and an In-Person Discussion
Aug. 28, 2024—Join us on Friday, September 20, in Light Hall 419, for an in-person information session with host and alumnus Dave Westover, PhD, who will be virtually hosting other colleagues at Merck who will describe their team and the work they do there. Attend all or some sessions throughout the two hours. Come and go as...
PhD Career Stories: Industry Science with Dave Westover, PhD
Aug. 28, 2024— Join us on Friday, September 20, at 10am in Light Hall 214 to learn more about alumnus Dave Westover, PhD, a Senior Scientist, Analytical Research and Development, at Merck. Registration requested for this event. During his visit to Vanderbilt, Dr. Westover will be choosing six trainees to meet individually for a 20-minute one-on-one visit...
Register today for the 2025 Mirzayan Fellowship Informational Webinar!
Aug. 16, 2024—Register today for the 2025 Mirzayan Fellowship Informational Webinar to learn more about the 2024 Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program! This is an opportunity for potential applicants to learn and ask questions about the application and selection process, the fellowship program, this year’s host units, the alumni network, and more. The webinar will...
Applications Open: Space-Edge Biomedical Accelerator- Vanderbilt Mid-South hub, deadline: Sept 8, 2024
Aug. 16, 2024—Are you curious about how you could make an impact in Space? Have you considered how the new space economy can open markets for your innovations? Vanderbilt University, in collaboration with leading academic and industry experts, is launching the Space-Edge Accelerator for biomedical innovators. Any innovator in the Mid-South Hub and/or involved with a Mid-South REACH institutional partner is...
NIH National Cancer Institute – Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00)
Aug. 16, 2024—Deadline: September 30, 2024, 5pm URL: NCI F99/K00 Award – NCI (cancer.gov) Vanderbilt will be submitting an NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00): https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-23-042.html. This is a great opportunity for outstanding Ph.D. students completing their dissertation within the next one to two years who are interested in pursuing a career as an independent cancer researcher....
STEMPeers Global Career Development Org- Annual Conference in Chicago, Oct 5, 2024
Aug. 14, 2024—STEMPeers-Chicago-2024-poster Registration is open for STEMPeers conference in Chicago, register here or scan the QR-code in the attached flyer. Join us for exciting panels covering a wide range of academic and non-academic STEM careers. The Midwest is emerging as a burgeoning bio-hub with numerous future opportunities. What better way to get all the information you need under...
Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowships in Public Health
Aug. 7, 2024—The Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowships in Public Health are offered through a partnership between the Fulbright Program and the Fogarty International Center of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. These awards were established to promote the expansion of research in public health and clinical research in resource-limited settings. The Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowships were inaugurated in July 2011 with...
Postdoctoral Diversity Fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Aug. 7, 2024—Applications for the Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for Academic Diversity are now open. Deadline to apply is October 18, 2024. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) views diversity as the key driver of achievement, particularly when innovation is critical. The Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for Academic Diversity at CHOP partners with the University of Pennsylvania’s (Penn’s) Provost Fellowship...
Write On! Fall 2024 Application Open
Aug. 6, 2024—The beginning of the Fall term is rapidly approaching and as you start to think about your goals and plan your responsibilities we hope you will consider prioritizing your writing by participating in Write On!. Write On! is an interdisciplinary writing accountability group designed to pair you with other scholars at Vanderbilt. We understand the...