PhD Career Stories
PhD Career Stories is a monthly seminar series about career options for PhD 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.
The series is sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development.
For more information on the series, to suggest a speaker, or to become a member of the PhD Career Connections Planning Committee, please contact Angela Zito
Subscribe to the full series Google Calendar here, or add specific sessions by clicking the links in the table below!
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Upcoming Session
2019-2020 Series Schedule
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| AUGUST 8/23/2019  | Jami Scheib, PhD Science Officer, Ripple Effect Supporting the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), USAMRMC | Grant/Research Management |
| SEPTEMBER 9/6/2019 | Joseph Conrad, PhD , Regional Medical Scientific Director at Merck Dawn Stults, PhD , Medical Science Liaison at Genentech Oliver Vranjkovic , PhD, Medical Science Liaison at Myriad | Medical Science Liaisons |
| OCTOBER 10/18/2019 | Larry Thompson, PhD Senior Principal Scientist, Pfizer | Industry |
| NOVEMBER 11/8/2019 | Seth Ogden, PhD and Mark Kilgore, PhD Patterson Intellectual Property Law | Patent Law |
| DECEMBER 12/13/2019 co-sponsored by the IBSTO (Integrated Biological Systems Training in Oncology) Training Grant | Anthony J. (A.J.) Baucum II, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Biology Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis | Academic Research |
| JANUARY 1/24/2020 | Janice Ascano, PhD Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations for Scientific Research, Vanderbilt University | Nonprofit/Fundraising |
| FEBRUARY 2/7/2020 | Jennifer S. Sparks, Ph.D. Deputy, Advanced and Emerging Threats Division Chemical and Biological Technologies Department Defense Threat Reduction Agency | Defense and Intelligence |
| MARCH 3/6/2020 | Rachel Skelton, PhD Director of Business Development for Pharma Partnerships Leica Biosystems | Business Development |
| APRIL 4/3/2020 | Tim Shaver, PhD Computational Scientist at Inscripta, Inc. | Data Science |