‘Announcements’
National Cancer Institute’s Graduate Student Recruiting Program (GSRP) now accepting applications
Jan. 11, 2018—Applications are currently being accepted for the National Cancer Institute’s Graduate Student Recruiting Program (GSRP)! The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is committed to fostering a diverse community of scientists and expanding the representation among its trainees. The Graduate Student Recruiting Program is a competitive program that aims to facilitate senior graduate students obtaining postdoc positions...
Biotech & Pharma Industry Internship Panel Discussion, January 25th
Jan. 11, 2018—Register here: https://redcap.vanderbilt.edu/surveys/?s=E3W87KYWPE
Science Programs Internship Opportunity through The Society for Women’s Health Research
Jan. 11, 2018—Science Programs Internship Opportunity ORGANIZATION As recently as the 1990s, women were routinely excluded from medical research and there was a profound lack of awareness that health conditions and treatments affect women and men differently. The Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR®) led the way to making women’s health a national priority, forever changing how...
Save the Date! 2018 Vanderbilt Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, Friday March 23rd
Jan. 10, 2018—Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (Australia) which challenges students to present a compelling oration on their research and its significance in just three minutes in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. At Vanderbilt, participants must be at least in their 2nd year of Graduate School...
Fellowship opportunity teaching science abroad with Science Corps; Applications due January 31
Jan. 5, 2018—Science Corps: Expanding science capacity internationally. Science Corps was founded by Dr. Eddy Rubin, CSO at Metabiota and a geneticist and genomicist who has spent more than 25 years as a member of the faculty of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California where he also served as the Director of the DOE Joint Genome Institute where he played...
Be an advocate for research – nominate someone for a “Golden Goose” Award
Jan. 4, 2018—‘Tis the Season … to Nominate! That’s right – this is the best time of the year to nominate your colleagues, collaborators and role models for a Golden Goose Award. What is the Golden Goose Award? The Golden Goose Award honors federally funded research that may be odd, obscure or serendipitous but ends up having...
Beyond the Lab is now a Podcast!
Jan. 3, 2018—The BRET Office of Career Development is excited to announce the podcast series, “Beyond the Lab.” Thanks to the current YouTube series featuring BRET PhD student and postdoctoral alumni, this series is now available for your listening as well as watching! Tune in on iTunes or wherever you listen to your podcasts to hear about Vanderbilt alumni...
PhD Scientists Interested in Public Policy: CCST Science Fellows Applications Now Open!
Jan. 3, 2018—The California Council on Science and Technology is now accepting applications for the 2019 Class of our CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellowship. Completed applications are due by February 28th, 2018. The CCST Science Fellows program is open to those holding a PhD or equivalent degree in science and engineering, and in social science fields...
Spring 2018 PhD and Postdoc Peak Performance Workshops
Jan. 2, 2018—The Psychology of Peak Performance: a workshop series for all Graduate & Professional Students and Postdoctoral Scholars Offered by the Psychological and Counseling Center, in conjunction with the Graduate School. Facilitator: David Sacks, PhD, HSP Thursdays 9:00 – 10:00 AM Location: Center for Student Wellbeing Topics and Dates: • Week 1 – 1/18: Perfectionism and the...
eI2 – The Enabling Innovation Initiative is Online!
Dec. 20, 2017—Last month, eI2 was introduced, a new program launched by Rob Carnahan, Chuck Sanders, and Alan Bentley to promote a culture of innovation and the dissemination of new knowledge and discoveries through entrepreneurial pathways. You can now learn more about eI2 from its new website. There, among other things, you’ll find a complete list of upcoming...
First session in the eI2 seminar series is January 5th!
Dec. 20, 2017—The eI2 (Enabling Innovation Initiative) program is being launched by Basic Sciences at Vanderbilt School of Medicine to lower barriers to commercializing basic science discoveries. The initiative will feature a new speaker seminar series. The first in this series features Dr. Chase Spurlock (CEO of iQuity) and Dr. Thomas Aune (Chief Strategy Officer/Chief Financial Officer...
Alumni Career Stories: Elizabeth Hibler
Dec. 20, 2017—The December issue of the Vanderbilt Basic Sciences Newsletter, Basically Speaking, features Elizabeth Hibler's career story, used her postdoctoral training at Vanderbilt to launch her academic career in public health. Check out her story here!
ASPIRE Internship: Life Science TN Policy Internship 2018
Dec. 19, 2017—Life Science Tennessee Policy Internship 217 Fifth Avenue North Nashville, Tennessee Life Science Tennessee (LifeSciTN) will be offering an internship opportunity for winter/spring 2018. The position is paid and will provide meaningful experiences for an individual interested in life science policy, as well as a unique opportunity to network and learn more about the industry in...
ASPIRE Internship: Pendant Biosciences, Business Development Intern, Nashville, TN
Dec. 19, 2017—ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: Pendant Biosciences, Inc. (Formerly Nanoferix, Inc.) Business Development Intern Nashville, TN Pendant Biosciences is an early-stage Nashville, TN- based life sciences company focused on developing surface coating and drug delivery technologies through a polymer-based platform. They are initially focused on developing applications for the orthopedic market. Pendant Biosciences, founded in 2012...
LaunchTN is excited to announce they have selected companies and Entrepreneur Centers for their annual summer internship program
Dec. 18, 2017—LaunchTN launched the Specialist Program, a summer internship program, in May 2014, providing undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to engage in Tennessee’s startup communities. Over the past four summers, 100+ students representing universities across the country, have interned at Tennessee’s statewide entrepreneur centers. In 2018, the internship program will evolve to include up to...
ASPIRE Teaching Internship: Fisk University, Developmental Biology, Nashville, TN
Dec. 18, 2017—Spring 2018 ASPIRE Internship Opportunity Teaching Internship: Developmental Biology Course Class Lecture/Discussion: Monday/Wednesday/Friday, 9:30- 10:25 am Course-associated laboratory: Tuesday from 2:30- 5:30 pm Fisk University 1000 17th Avenue North Nashville, TN 37208 Fisk University is a small, historically black liberal arts university with a history of excellence in academics through teaching, research, and service. It...
Check out Vanderbilt Students Volunteer for Science (VSVS)
Dec. 7, 2017—Having some time away from research is important. Getting to visit a local middle school and show kids how to do the experiments that inspired us? That's just fun. Only having to do two hours a week while getting a very good-looking resume for fellowships? That's just smart. Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science (VSVS) is...
VU-WISE Grad to Postdoc Mentoring Event 12/7
Nov. 29, 2017—
AMWA-Southeast Chapter holiday party on December 4th
Nov. 27, 2017—Celebrate the Holidays! The AMWA-Southeast Chapter will be hosting a holiday party at the Germantown Cafe in Nashville, Tennessee on Monday, December 4, 2017, at 5:30 pm. Please join us as we celebrate the holidays and look forward to a great 2018! Click here to RSVP by no later than Friday, December 1, 2017....