Announcements
STEM Exploration Experience is still accepting campers
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Volunteer opportunity: MEGAMicrobe on October 27, 2018
Apr. 26, 2018—Looking for a fulfilling volunteer opportunity? Come volunteer for MEGAMicrobe on October 27, 2018 to educate children from the Nashville community and their families about what it means to be a scientist. Volunteers willing to help with ground-level operations as well as designing educational modules are welcome. We are also looking for individuals who are willing to lead a...
Updated application dates for Insight Data Fellowships and expansion to Toronto
Apr. 25, 2018—Insight Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Fellows Programs Expand to Toronto Insight is expanding internationally this September, with its first Canadian location in Toronto. The first session of both the Data Science and the Artificial Intelligence Fellows programs based in Toronto will begin in September, with mentorship from data teams at RBC/Borealis AI, CIBC, Loblaw Digital, Thomson...
Deadline extended for The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) summer biotech course
Apr. 18, 2018—Spots still available for grad students in summer biotech course July 9-14 The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB), in partnership with the Keck Graduate Institute, is offering a one-week intensive course from July 9-14, 2018, at the Keck Graduate Institute in Claremont, CA. This course will accommodate 50 graduate students and postdocs (international and...
Health:Further, Local Online Resource in search of Writers
Apr. 15, 2018—Are you interested in writing about topics related to healthcare and biotech/life sciences from health tech to drug development to AI to blockchain? Health:Further is interested in hearing from you! They are seeking user-generated content to share with their readers. Take a look at their blog to see what they are publishing and if you are...
Leadership needed for VSSA Student Research Symposium
Apr. 12, 2018—The Vanderbilt Summer Science Academy (VSSA), a summer research program for undergraduates, is looking for graduate students and post-docs to help coordinate and lead the VSSA 16th Annual Student Research Symposium. The symposium will be held August 2nd, 2018 in the new Science and Engineering Building across from the 25th Ave parking garage. Leaders will work closely...
ASPIRE Internship: axialHealthcare- Research Data Scientist, Nashville, TN
Apr. 11, 2018—axialHealthcare Research Data Scientist 209 10th Ave. S. Suite 332 Nashville, TN 37203 axialHealthcare is transforming the lives of patients in pain and revolutionizing the delivery of pain care through insightful data analysis, data modeling, and creation of effective cloud-based platforms. We are currently seeking energetic, highly motivated, part-time interns enrolled in a graduate or...
The NIH is coming to Meharry April 17-18
Apr. 9, 2018—The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is convening a research funding workshop at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. The workshop will provide research funding information from several Institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) including NIAID, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institute of General Medical Sciences...
Invitation to Apply to BOLD Fellow Program
Apr. 5, 2018—Want to create innovative online learning experiences? Investigate the impact of the experience on your students’ learning and share the results with colleagues? The BOLD Fellows program helps graduate students from all disciplines design and develop online learning experiences, from building online learning modules to fostering online spaces for their students to interact. Each Fellow...
TRIUMPH (Translational Research In Multidisciplinary Program) Post-doctoral Fellowship
Apr. 5, 2018—TRIUMPH (Translational Research In Multidisciplinary Program) Post-doctoral Fellowship The Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) TRIUMPH Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is a post-doctoral program providing unique training in clinical and translational research. The immediate goal of our program is to recruit talented, productive, well-trained PhDs and train them through didactic course work as well...
April Beer and Biotech
Apr. 3, 2018—LST Beer and Biotech: Come have a casual beer with scientific leaders in Nashville biotechnology startups and learn about their professional experiences. Bring any questions you may have and join us at Craft Brewed on April 12th starting at 6pm. Organized by the Life Sciences Tennessee – Academic Alliance, email questions to andrew.w.brooks@vanderbilt.edu.
Lecture: Collaborating with Industry to Advance Basic Science Research, April 6
Mar. 30, 2018—Members of the Vanderbilt community are invited to a presentation and reception this April 6th highlighting Vanderbilt’s industry engagement efforts, with a focus on our just-announced collaboration with Deerfield Management (you can access the press release announcing the collaboration at https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2018/03/28/deerfield-management-and-vanderbilt-university-announce-the-launch-of-ancora-innovation/). The Deerfield collaboration will provide opportunities for researchers developing biological insights with potential...
Michigan State Summer Intensive on Community-Engaged Scholarship
Mar. 29, 2018—For more information and to apply: https://engage.msu.edu/learn/learning/summer-intensive-on-community-engaged-scholarship
Biopharmaceutical Development & Career Opportunities in the Biotech Industry
Mar. 26, 2018—Biopharmaceutical Development & Career Opportunities in Biotech Industry Thursday, March 29th 10:00am-11:00am 214 Light Hall Sathish Hasige, Ph.D. Director R&D, Biopharmaceutical Development Global Head, Early Stage Formulation Development MedImmune Gaithersburg, MD Please register here to attend Please join us to hear from Vanderbilt alumnus Sathish Hasige, Ph.D. who will be speaking to us about careers in...
Scientist in the Classroom Partnership (SCP) Program now hiring!
Mar. 23, 2018—The Scientist in the Classroom Partnership (SCP) Program is currently recruiting fellows (postdoc or graduate student) for a weekly outreach opportunity with the local schools for the 2018-2019 school year (see attached flyer). The fellow co-teaches with a classroom teacher one day per week and earns a stipend of $7000 on top of their current salary.
Summer Data Science Fellowship Opportunity – R1
Mar. 22, 2018—Program: The Data Incubator is an intensive 8 week fellowship that prepares masters students, PhDs, and postdocs in STEM and social science fields seeking industry careers as data scientists. The program is free for Fellows and supported by sponsorships from hundreds of employers across multiple industries. In response to the overwhelming interest in our earlier...
Work, Family, and Life: Implications for Faculty Careers, April 11
Mar. 16, 2018—Work, Family, and Life: Implications for Faculty Careers Kelly Ward, Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Recognition Washington State University Co-author of Academic Motherhood: How Faculty Manage Work and Family Wednesday, April 11 4:00 P.M. Buttrick 102 Sponsored by the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center
Advance Into Consulting (AIC) half day program through Bain & Company
Mar. 15, 2018—Advance Into Consulting (AIC) AIC is a half-day program intended for Advanced Degree candidates actively pursuing a consulting career in 2019. The events will feature an interactive exercise to highlight the way our case teams approach a problem and work together. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to meet and hear from our current...