‘Career Exploration’
Beyond the Lab: Molly Seale, Medical Science Liaison
Apr. 27, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. Today we highlight Molly Seale, PhD, a Medical Science Liaison, now manager, at Amgen. Dr. Seale presented at a PhD Career Connections seminar in December 2014. This...
Beyond the Lab: Harold Olivey, Faculty
Apr. 26, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. Today we highlight Harold Olivey, PhD, Associate Professor of Biology at Indiana University Northwest. Dr. Olivey was a speaker at the 2014 Career Symposium, "Exploring Avenues to Careers in Academia" Check out...
Beyond the Lab: Abby Cheng, Outreach
Apr. 24, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. Today we highlight Abby Cheng, PhD, the Volunteer Program Manager, Science Club for Girls. Dr. Cheng was a speaker at our 2015 BRET Annual Career Symposium, and we were glad...
Beyond the Lab: Sydika McKissic, Program Management
Apr. 23, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. Today we highlight Sydika McKissic, PhD. Dr. McKissic is the Managing Director of the Institute for Research on Men's Health at Vanderbilt University. Check out the video here! This video is...
Beyond the Lab: Mary Kosinski, Clinical Research
Apr. 19, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. Today we highlight Mary Kosinski, PhD, who has been in a number of Clinical Research roles. We were so pleased to talk with Dr. Kosinski about her daily tasks, her...
Beyond the Lab: Tom Utley, Technology Transfer
Apr. 16, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. Today we highlight Tom Utley, PhD, a licensing analyst at Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization at Vanderbilt University. Check out the video here! This video is supported by a BEST...
It’s Symposium time! 2016 brings Careers in Industry.
Apr. 11, 2016—The Annual Career Symposium is a large event to bring together PhD students and postdocs for 1 day of career and professional development. The Annual Symposium is typically attended by 300+ trainees. This year, the BRET Office of Career Development is excited to welcome research and development professionals in industry. The unique perspectives, as well as practical tips about applying to jobs...
Beyond the Lab: Hugh Fentress, University Professor
Apr. 11, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. Today we highlight Hugh Fentress, Assistant Professor of Biology at Tennessee State University. Dr. Fentress balances his time doing research and teaching and mentoring undergraduates at TSU here in Nashville....
Beyond the Lab: Leah Potter, Medical Writing
Apr. 10, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. Today we highlight Leah Potter, PhD, who is a medical writer for Syncrogenix. We also hosted Dr. Potter at a PhD Career Connections event in Spring 2016. Check out...
Beyond the Lab: Cynthia Brame, Academic Administration
Apr. 5, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. Today we highlight Cynthia Brame, PhD, currently with Vanderbilt's own Center for Teaching serving as their Assistant Director. She also is an instructor in Biological Sciences. Here...
Beyond the Lab: Jeremy Richman, From Pharma to Foundation
Apr. 4, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. Today we highlight Jeremy Richman, a former Vanderbilt postdoctoral fellow and the founder and CEO of the Avielle Foundation. This video is supported by a BEST...
Beyond the Lab: Karissa Culbreath, Medical Genetics
Apr. 3, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. Today we highlight Karissa Culbreath, the Scientific Director at Tricore Laboratories. Dr. Culbreath was a speaker at the 2013 Annual Career Symposium, and she shares her bio...
Beyond the Lab: Kim Dahlman, Shared Resource
Apr. 2, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. Today we highlight Kim Dahlman, PhD, the Director of Innovative Translational Research Shared Resource at the Vanderbilt Ingram-Cancer Center. Dr. Dahlman speaks with the BRET Office of Career Development about...
Beyond the Lab: Seth Ogden, Patent Law
Apr. 1, 2016—In the month of April, the Office of Career Development is featuring a Beyond the Lab video each day of the month, highlighting awesome alumni in the video series. We are starting off the series with the most popular interview of the series. This particular video is with patent attorney, Seth Ogden. Dr. Ogden has since returned to...
Q-Bio Conference, July 2016
Mar. 25, 2016—We are pleased to open registration and abstract submission for the 10th Annual q-bio Conference to be held at Vanderbilt University. Please consider joining us in Nashville and sending your trainees to this meeting! Specific conference information, abstract submission, and registration can be found http://vu.edu/qbio2016 Submit your abstracts now – there is no fee for abstract...
Peter Fiske and alumnus David Shifrin to give career talks at 2016 PDA Symposium
Mar. 21, 2016—The 10th Annual Postdoc Association & Shared Resources Symposium Friday, April 29, 2016, 9 AM – 5 PM 208 Light Hall Keynote Address at 2:30 PM “Put your PhD to work” Dr. Peter Fiske, CEO, Pax Water Technologies Featured Talk at 10:15 AM “Unexpected: Using Random Results and Chance Encounters to Build a Career” Dr. David Shifrin, Owner,...
PhD Careers in Consulting, hosted by VUADCC
Mar. 21, 2016—The Vanderbilt University Advanced Degree Consulting Club invites you to: PhD Careers in Consulting Wednesday, March 30 12-1PM Featheringill Hall, Room 136 Lunch served! Want to apply your PhD training in the real world? Have passion for solving problems? Want to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment? Come learn what consulting has to offer!
Center for Teaching hires Graduate Students!
Feb. 1, 2016—Each year the Center for Teaching (CFT) hires a number of graduate students as part of its efforts to mentor and train graduate students, including those serving as teaching assistants or instructors of record here at Vanderbilt as well as those interested in developing teaching skills for future faculty careers. The CFT has several types...
Info Session: STEM Teaching for K-12
Nov. 20, 2015—Join us as we learn about career options for teaching science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) to students in a grade K-12 environment. Also learn more about the STEM K12 ASPIRE Module offered this Spring. Tuesday, December 15, 2015 11:00am Light Hall 350 Registration is requested. Jennifer A. Ufnar, PhD, is the current director...
Event: Careers Options in Clinical Research Organizations
Oct. 7, 2015—Join us as we welcome Bill Taaffe, president of Medelis, an oncology clinical research company, as he discusses Career Options in Clinical Research Organizations. Friday, October 9, 2015 9-10am PRB 206 Registration is requested. Bill Taaffe spend 18 years at ICON Clinical Research-US in the roles of president and CEO, president of corporate development and president of DOCS,...