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Ph.D. Career Stories

Ph.D. Career Stories is a monthly seminar series about career options for Ph.D. scientists. Speakers from a diverse range of exciting scientific careers present their career path and share insights from their professional experiences. Come hear about the career journey from Vanderbilt Alumni and professionals working in the field and see if this is a career path that could suit you.

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Upcoming Sessions

  • Thursday, September 10

    11:00am Virtual

    Careers in University Teaching

    Sarah Collier, Associate Professor, College of Pharmacy, Lipscomb UniversityKatie Robertson, Assistant Professor, Pepperdine UniversityJennell Talley, Interim Associate Dean, School of Science and Technology, and Professor Biology and Biochemistry, Georgia Gwinnett College

  • Thursday, October 8

    11:15 AM Light Hall 512

    PhD Career Stories: Careers in Clinical Research

    Mary E. Kosinski, Ph.D., CEO and Co-Founder of Innovative Clinical Research

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  • Friday, November 6

    10:00am Virtual

    PhD Career Stories: Careers in Consulting 

    Alexandra Dornbush, PhD, Life Sciences Consultant, Putnam
    Kimberly Pope, PhD, Senior Associate, Command Strategies, LLC

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    The Zoom link will be available beginning at 8:00 AM on Friday, November 6.

     

  • Thursday, December 3

    10:00 AM Zoom

    PhD Career Stories: Careers in Contract Research Organizations (CROs)

    Barak Gunter, Senior Research Scientist, Charles River Laboratories
    Megan Rasmussen, Bioanalytical Principal Investigator, Celerion

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    The Zoom link will be available beginning at 8:00 AM on Thursday, December 3.

For more information on the series, or to suggest a speaker, please contact Mary Gray Lindstrom.

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