Announcements
The Academic Interview: What Do Search Committees Want?, October 29
Oct. 8, 2019—The Academic Interview: What Do Search Committees Want? Register Here Tuesday, Oct. 29; 4:30 – 6:00 pm Alumni Hall 201 Who better to learn from than faculty members who have been on the other side of the interview? The wisdom you’ll gain comes straight from those who have been where you are and who now...
LinkedIn is Your Friend, workshop on 10/16
Oct. 8, 2019—LinkedIn is Your Friend, Register Here Tuesday, Oct. 16; 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Alumni Hall 201 Learn how to effectively use LinkedIn for your career search, even for those with advanced degrees. There are many good tools that LinkedIn can provide that makes connecting with other professionals easier. We will demystify the process and highlight its...
Beer and Biotech, October 10th
Oct. 7, 2019—Please come to Flying Saucer (111 10th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37203) on October 10 starting around 5:30pm, to join Life Science Tennessee and the LST Academic Alliance to network with each other, idea share, and hear about the latest life science industry news. THE FIRST BEER IS FREE! This month’s speaker is Dr. Paul Folta, who has 25+ years international commercialization experience. His...
Scientific Software Developer Summer Internship at Enthought
Oct. 2, 2019—About This Position Enthought is seeking full-time summer interns to take on challenging projects and work closely with our team of developers in our Austin, TX headquarters and Houston, TX office. We will accept applications for summer internships through November 18th. Internship selections are made by the first week of January. Many summer interns return...
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Vanderbilt Writing Studio’s Fall Dissertation Writing Retreat
Sep. 27, 2019—October 24-25, 2019 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Graduate School and the College of Arts and Science Dean’s Office Over Fall Break, the Writing Studio will host a two-day dissertation writers’ retreat, which will provide dissertating graduate students with loosely-structured time to work individually in a quiet, collegial atmosphere. We will couple ample...
Job Opportunity: Sr. Scientist, Molecular Virology, Pfizer, Morrisville, NC
Sep. 26, 2019—The Senior Scientist in molecular virology will help drive advancements of Pfizer’s Gene Therapy platform in the Bioprocess Research and Development group. The successful applicant with be a main contributor for a collaborative interdisciplinary research program focused on the development of recombinant adenoassociated virus (rAAV) vector manufacturing platforms to support the growing Pfizer gene therapy...
Eli Lilly Fellowship Opportunity
Sep. 25, 2019—The Visiting Scientist Fellowship (VSF) is an esteemed pharmaceutical industry-based program, which has been developing recent graduates (PharmD, MD, and relevant PhDs/Masters) into highly competitive and marketable industry professionals since 1994. This one-year program presents fellows with the opportunity to directly impact the business at Lilly through cross-functional exposure to drug development in an environment...
GDN – Oct 7th Leadership Lunch Speaker Tom Tait (Vandy Alum)
Sep. 23, 2019—Tom Tait is a Double Dore with degrees from the Law School and the Owen School of Business. As former Mayor he promoted Anaheim as a City of Kindness and spearhead a kindness initiative that has gained national recognition. Tom will be speaking about the City of Kindness initiative and authentic leadership. Lunch will be...
Get to know Larry Thompson, PhD, our October PhD Career Stories speaker
Sep. 19, 2019—Dr. Thompson will be our featured speaker for the October PhD Career Stories seminar. Find our more about him below and be sure to attend his talk on October 18th. Registration is requested How he spends his day His career path
Department of Energy webinar on federal funding, Sept. 26
Sep. 19, 2019—A special webinar on federal funding from the Department of Energy is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 26, from 2 to 3 p.m. in the Baker Building, Room 800C. Remote viewing will be available with advanced registration. “DOE and Biological Sciences” will cover a broad range of research areas such as fundamental genomic science, microbiome research and...
The Open Notebook/Burroughs Wellcome Fund fellowship now accepting applications
Sep. 18, 2019—We are now accepting applications for the next two rounds of The Open Notebook/Burroughs Wellcome Fund fellowship for early-career science writers. (See here for stories written by our previous fellows.) The Fellowship The next TON/BWF fellowship period will begin on January 2, 2020 and end on August 31, 2020. The subsequent fellowship period will begin on July 1, 2020 and end on...
VECD Fogarty Global Health Fellowship applications open
Sep. 17, 2019—Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell-Duke (VECD) is one of six consortia that comprise the Fogarty Global Health Program for Fellows and Scholars, which replaced the Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars & Fellows (FICRS-F) Program in 2012. The purpose of this program is to provide mentored global health research training opportunities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) for pre- and post-doctoral candidates from the U.S. and LMICs. The...
Life Science Tennessee Academic Alliance Fall 2019 General Interest Meeting
Sep. 13, 2019—Are you Interested in science industry, policy or entrepreneurship? Come check out the Life Science Tennessee Academic Alliance where you can network with a variety of different science professionals or entrepreneurs in the area or advocate for science policy at the state legislature. We now have four academic alliances across the state! Events you can...
Volunteer for Pen Pals with a Purpose!
Sep. 11, 2019—The Pen Pals with a Purpose program is now recruiting! Graduate students are paired with an MNPS middle school student to exchange monthly letters that encourage higher education and explain what graduate research is like. The program ends with an in-person meetup and celebration! This program is incredibly important as the kids are developing...
2019 Leadership Seminar in Science & Technology Policy
Sep. 9, 2019— 18 Nov 2019 @ 10:00 a.m. through 22 Nov 2019 @ 12:00 p.m. AAAS Headquarters 1200 New York Ave NW Washington, DC REGISTER Register Early Space is limited to 30-35 participants. Please apply early, as the seminar fills up each year. Deadline: October 20 Who should attend?The AAAS Leadership Seminar in Science and Technology...
Coffee Chat with alumna Abby Olena, Ph.D.
Aug. 30, 2019—If you have ever considered a career in science writing and communication, we encourage you to come visit with alumna, Abby Olena, Ph.D., over coffee to hear about her career as a science communicator. Abby completed her PhD in Biological Sciences at Vanderbilt University in 2015. During her PhD training, she was awarded a coveted...
ASPIRE Internship: Objective GI, Data Analytics Intern
Aug. 27, 2019—ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: Objective GI Data Analytics Intern 341 Cool Springs Blvd, #450 Franklin, TN 37067 Objective GI is a life sciences services and technology company establishing clinical research partnerships with gastroenterology medical practices and providing research infrastructure, optimal trial selection, study implementation, and key personnel management. Our proprietary processes and technology eliminate the practice workflow disruptions...
ASPIRE Module Data Science Essentials awarded AAMC 2nd Prize
Aug. 26, 2019—2019 AAMC Innovations in Research and Research Education Award The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) announces four recipients of the 2019 AAMC Innovations in Research and Research Education Award. This is the eighth annual award developed in collaboration with the GREAT Group and GRAND leadership. The GREAT (Graduate Research, Education, and Training) Group is the AAMC’s...
Evolution@Vanderbilt Organization for Students and Trainees
Aug. 26, 2019—Excited about evolutionary studies? Want to participate in fun evolution activities? The Evolutionary Studies Initiative has created the Evolution@Vanderbilt Organization for Students and Trainees (EVOST). This group is designed to create a community of trainees (graduate students and postdocs) interested in evolution who want to participate in the Evolutionary Studies initiatives. Trainees can be interested...