‘Announcements’
How to Enter the Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology
Sep. 18, 2023—The Michelson Philanthropies & Science Prize for Immunology focuses on transformative research in human immunology, with trans-disease applications to accelerate vaccine and immunotherapeutic discovery. This international prize is intended to encourage and support young investigators from a wide range of disciplines, including computer science, artificial intelligence/machine learning, protein engineering, nanotechnology, genomics, parasitology and tropical medicine,...
University Counseling Center- STEM Support Group
Sep. 15, 2023—
English Language Center Offerings
Sep. 13, 2023—The ELC provides free courses, workshops, and 1-to-1speaking, pronunciation, and writing consultations for multilingual VU students, faculty, staff, and scholars. The goal is to help you achieve the most from your Vanderbilt experience by providing innovative, high quality, individualized English-language support. For more information check here: ELC_flyer
Build Beyond: Career Development for Graduate and Postdoctoral Scholars
Sep. 13, 2023—Participate in career development programs sponsored by the Vanderbilt Career Center, dubbed Build Beyond: Career Development for Graduate and Postdoctoral Scholars. Check flyer for more information and save the dates! GPS-Team-Career-Center-Fall-2023-Events-Flyer
American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) Virtual session
Sep. 8, 2023—The American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) GREAT Outreach Committee will host a virtual session, “Maximizing the Research Conference Experience” on September 21 at 5 p.m. ET. The panel will provide tips to trainees on attending research conferences including networking, finding funding, how to submit an abstract, and other relevant topics. Registration is open now. For any questions,...
University of Michigan Medical School Postdoc Preview recruiting event
Sep. 7, 2023— University of Michigan Medical School will be hosting a virtual Postdoc Preview recruiting event on October 16, 2023. During this event, candidates will have the opportunity to learn about University of Michigan research resources, funding opportunities, life in Ann Arbor, and network with current postdocs. Registration is free and open to all prospective postdocs in the...
NIH Office of Clinical Research Education and Collaboration Outreach Online Course
Sep. 5, 2023—The NIH Office of Clinical Research Education and Collaboration Outreach (OD/OCRECO) offers this free, self-paced online course now through August 1, 2024. Graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, medical, dental, and pharmacy students, scientists, nurses, and other health professionals are encouraged to enroll now. The syllabus can be found here: https://ocreco.od.nih.gov/courses/ippcr_info.html The IPPCR course is a lecture series...
S Phase BioFund Info Session
Aug. 31, 2023—S Phase BioFund is a general partnership investment fund dedicated to educating advanced degree candidates on investing in publicly traded emerging life science companies while seeking capital growth. We achieve this by organizing pitches and discussions, conducting training programs, inviting relevant industry speakers and hosting networking events. Interested students can develop due diligence skills, gain valuable...
Tax workshop for International Postdoctoral Fellows
Aug. 29, 2023—ASPIRE international postdoctoral fellows are invited to attend a tax workshop for international students. This is a two-part workshop. Details for the second session would be communicated at a later date. The first session is scheduled: Date: Friday October 13, 2023 Time: 11:00am Venue: Light Hall 411ABCD/ Virtually Check the attached poster for details and...
Fall semester educational offerings from the libraries’ new Digital Lab
Aug. 28, 2023—The DiSC Office, Digital Commons, and Digital Humanities Center have joined forces in the Libraries’ new Digital Lab. This fall, the Digital Lab is sponsoring a variety of events focused on building technical skills. They include lesson series on: Intro to Network Analysis, Bibliometric Networks Intro to R, Intro to Python with an AI assistant,...
Pathways to Advanced Scientific Skills through Postdoctoral Research Training (PASSPoRT)
Aug. 24, 2023—The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs at Washington University in St. Louis is excited to host Pathways to Advanced Scientific Skills through Postdoctoral Research Training (PASSPoRT), a 2-day virtual event for prospective postdocs on October 12 and 13, 2023. The event is open to advanced PhD students (post-qualifying exams), recent PhD graduates, and early-stage postdocs. There is...
Bioengineering for Global Health Conference
Aug. 24, 2023—Nature Conferences and Vanderbilt University are partnering together to sponsor a new conference on “Bioengineering for Global Health” from Nov 13-15. There is an exciting line-up of invited speakers from across the globe. Students or trainees may submit an abstract if you work in this important area. The abstract / early registration deadline is Sept...
Incyte Medical Information and Medical Affairs Fellowship Program Information Session
Aug. 24, 2023—Incyte is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on finding solutions for serious unmet medical needs through the discovery, development and commercialization of novel medicines. The company’s portfolio includes Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs) and Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD), General Hematology/Oncology, Dermatology and other Inflammation & Autoimmunity (IAI), and Partnered Programs. The Incyte Medical Information and Medical Affairs team...
Guidehouse Life Sciences Virtual Information Session
Aug. 22, 2023—We invite undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral candidates interested in learning more about Guidehouse Life Sciences Consulting to register for an upcoming information session “Careers in Consulting: Spotlight on Life Sciences”. The information session will provide an overview of the Guidehouse Life Science practice, including an inside look at “a day in the life” of a...
ORISE Opportunities
Aug. 17, 2023—The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) currently has over 300 opportunities for STEM, policy, and technical research and non-research postdoc fellows at 20+ federal agencies. Check out the opportunities at: https://www.zintellect.com/ORISECatalog Interested in learning more – contact Leslie Fox at leslie.fox@orau.org
Stanford PRISM Baker Fellowship
Aug. 17, 2023—The application for Stanford PRISM’s Baker fellowship is now open! PRISM is a recruitment initiative from the Stanford Office of Postdoctoral Affairs designed to support late-stage graduate students interested in pursuing a postdoc at Stanford. The PRISM Baker fellowships are a fellowship program for postdoctoral candidates that took part in a PRISM recruitment event. For a current list of...
BRET celebrates Postdocs
Aug. 16, 2023—The BRET Office invites all postdocs to join the celebration!
Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) Program
Aug. 14, 2023—The PMF Program dates for the upcoming PMF Class of 2024 Application, are as follows: opening Noon (Eastern Time), Tuesday, September 12th and closing Noon (Eastern Time), Monday, September 25th, 2023. These dates have been posted at https://www.pmf.gov/become-a-pmf/2024-application/. The updated “2024 PMF Applicant Handbook” can be found on the PMF website. The Handbook can be found under the...
Application open for Fall 2023 Scipreneur Challenge
Aug. 14, 2023—Applications are officially OPEN for the BioTN Fall 2023 Scipreneur Challenge. The challenge is open to graduate students, Ph.D. candidates and post-doctoral researchers attending a Tennessee-based academic institutions to join the 10-week long entrepreneurship-based program that engages students to develop commercialization plans for untapped intellectual property. Program participants are tasked to develop commercialization plans, a...
Biological and Infectious Agent Health and Safety Training in Emerging Technologies
Aug. 10, 2023—Click on the link to sign up and register for the Biological and Infectious Agent Health and Safety Training in Emerging Technologies. BIOSTET2023-Registration2