Announcements
Teaching opportunity for first year VU biomedical grad program
Aug. 4, 2022—Are you interested in gaining teaching experience? We have an opportunity for postdoctoral trainees and senior graduate students (4th year and above) to act as assistant facilitators in the first-year IGP* curriculum. During the 9-week period when the assistant facilitators will be involved, the coursework will cover weekly themes within the central dogma, genetics, and...
Apply now for the 2022 Federal STEM Policy and Advocacy: An Inside the Beltway Look
Aug. 4, 2022—If you’re interested in a career in science policy, you won’t want to miss this unique opportunity to participate in an expense-paid trip to Washington D.C. for Federal STEM Policy and Advocacy: An Inside the Beltway Look. FEDERAL STEM POLICY & ADVOCACY: AN INSIDE THE BELTWAY LOOK OCTOBER 13-14, 2022 WASHINGTON, D.C. Hosted by the Vanderbilt University...
Vanderbilt ASPIRE-Basic Sciences Board of Visitors Mentoring Program
Aug. 3, 2022—The ASPIRE Program, in partnership with the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences Dean’s office, is launching a new mentoring program to connect current PhD graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the biomedical sciences with a senior mentor who is a member of the Basic Sciences Board of Visitors (BOV). The purpose of the BOV is to support...
Dual Identity for VUMC Postdocs
Jul. 28, 2022—Effective May 2022 To better serve the VUMC Postdoc population, all VUMC postdocs will be required to have dual identity to access both VUMC and VU resources. For the ASPIRE Program, this allows VUMC Postdocs to more easily access slides and handouts from our workshop sessions. Please see the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs Dual Identity...
Pfizer Pharmaceutical Careers and Postdoctoral Opportunities Educational Event in Cambridge, MA – November 04, 2022
Jul. 25, 2022—Pfizer Pharmaceutical Careers and Postdoctoral Opportunities Educational Event is an opportunity for PhD students within 12 months of graduation to attend a hybrid event at Pfizer to learn more about the Pfizer Worldwide Research, Development and Medical Postdoctoral Program. Benefits of attending this event: Learn about the pharmaceutical career track and Postdoc opportunities at Pfizer. Opportunity to present PhD...
PhD Career Stories: Forensic Science
Jul. 18, 2022—Join us for the first PhD Career Stories of the semester! The ASPIRE program will be hosting Dr. Eric Warren, co-owner of SEP Forensic Consultants. Hear all about a career path in forensic science from a fellow Vanderbilt alumnus. Registration is requested Dr. Eric Warren has been a Forensic Scientist in Firearms Identification and Crime Scene...
Audition for the Vanderbilt Commodore Orchestra
Jul. 18, 2022—The Vanderbilt Commodore Orchestra is a student-run orchestra that brings together talented performers from the entire Vanderbilt community to share great music. The orchestra is inviting auditions for the fall semester. Auditions are open to all Vanderbilt undergraduates, graduate and professional students, postdocs, staff, and faculty. If you play a classical instrument and want to...
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans
Jul. 15, 2022—The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans is a $90,000 merit-based fellowship exclusively for immigrants and children of immigrants who are pursuing graduate school in the United States. The rigorous selection process is focused on identifying the most promising New Americans who are poised to make significant contributions to the nation through their...
Wond’ry Quantum Studio, fall 2022, applications now open
Jul. 12, 2022—Applications are now open for the Wond’ry Quantum Course! Quantum computing, as a domain, is currently experiencing a breakthrough as it is becoming applicable in sectors such as chemistry, finance, machine learning et al. Although the quantum industry keeps growing faster daily, there is a shortage of quantum talent in the world. Thus, the Wond’ry...
ASPIRE Job Search Series: Behavioral Interviewing
Jul. 5, 2022—Thursday, February 22, 2024 11:00am Light Hall 208 Kim Petrie, PhD Assistant Dean for Biomedical Career Development, Associate Professor of Medical Education and Administration “Tell me about a time you worked with a difficult person.” “When working in a group, conflict inevitably arises. Give me an example of a time this happened to...
OUTbio Mentoring Program
Jun. 30, 2022—Empowering LGBTQ Professionals in Drug Development OUTbio is the biotech industry’s largest LGBTQ professionals group. Our mission is to empower the LGBTQ community and its allies in biotechnology and affiliated industries. Founded in 2015 and incorporated as a non-profit in 2019, OUTbio has over 1,200 members across all facets of biotech. Why biotech? Why Boston? Biotech encompasses a...
ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: 6th Floor Insights, LLC, Science Futurist Consulting Internship, Louisville, KY (remote)
Jun. 29, 2022—ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: 6th Floor Insights, LLC Science Futurist Consulting Internship (remote) 2515 Lakeside Drive Louisville, KY 40205 Sixth Floor Insights (6FI) is a business and national security consultancy focused on understanding the impacts of advances in the life sciences on pharmaceutical development and national security. We keep our clients aware of the latest new...
Genentech Postdoc Program- Postdoc Hiring Initiative- open call, deadline July 31, 2022
Jun. 28, 2022—We are excited to announce that Genentech’s world-class biomedical research organization is launching an open call for our postdoc program aimed at identifying top scientific talent, independent of a specific job posting for a given Genentech scientist’s lab. Applicants are provided the freedom to select three potential Genentech postdoc mentors that they are most interested...
Take a BioPharma Talent Survey from BioCentury
Jun. 23, 2022—BioCentury is gathering perspectives on talent in the biopharma industry from folks at all stages of their careers, including those who are still in their training and thinking about joining the industry. Please take a few minutes to fill out our anonymous survey and shape the conversation; it will feed into a big analysis we...
ASPIRE Teaching Internship: Belmont University, Nashville, TN
Jun. 10, 2022—ASPIRE Teaching Internship Introductory Biology course for science majors Class Lecture: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 8:00 – 8:50 am Course-associated laboratory: Mondays 1:00 – 3:50 pm August 24 – December 5, 2022 Belmont University 1900 Belmont Blvd Nashville, TN 37212 Belmont University consists of more than 8,400 students who come from every state and more...
ASPIRE Internship: Decode Health, Data Science Intern (Computational Biology/Data Science), remote
Jun. 9, 2022—ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: Data Science Intern (Computational Biology/Data Science) Decode Health, Inc. (remote) Nashville, TN July-September 2022 Reports to: Lukasz Wylezinski, PhD, Director of Data Analytics – Research & Development (main contact) Jamieson Gray, Chief of Staff Decode Health Decode Health is a data analytics company that delivers accurate, predictive insights to fuel proactive...
VUMC Center for Quantitative Sciences: Summer Institute short courses for summer 2022- registration now open!
Jun. 9, 2022—The Summer Institute is being offered by the Center for Quantitative Sciences this August, with early bird registration open through June 19 and regular enrollment open through July 25. Last year, the courses drew participants from around the world (live participation is advised, but recordings are made available through the end of August), and they’re...
Pew Latin American Fellows Program in the Biomedical Sciences, applications open June 6, 2022
Jun. 9, 2022—The Pew Latin American Fellows Program in the Biomedical Sciences provides support for young scientists from Latin America to receive postdoctoral training in the United States. The program gives these individuals an opportunity to further their scientific knowledge by promoting exchange and collaboration between investigators in the United States and Latin America resulting in advances...
Volunteer Opportunity – Judges Needed for Nashville Student Research Poster Event
Jun. 9, 2022—HOSA is a global student-led organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services and several federal and state agencies. HOSA aims to empower students to become leaders in the health community, through education, collaboration, and experience. Every summer, HOSA hosts the International Leadership Conference, where about 10,000...
New Student Organization: Vanderbilt Innovation Council (VIC)
Jun. 8, 2022—Be on the lookout for the new student organization, Vanderbilt Innovation Council (VIC)! See below for details. What is the Vanderbilt Innovation Council (VIC)? The VIC was created to help extend the reach of the Wond’ry in its efforts to build an ecosystem of innovation across Vanderbilt, Nashville, and our Region, as well as to give students...