‘Announcements’
Internship Opportunity: Tech Transfer Spring 2016 Internship Program
Jan. 7, 2016—Technology Transfer Summer Internship Program The Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization at Vanderbilt University has a 13 week technology transfer internship that runs from January 18th to the end of the semester. Technology transfer is the practice of transferring inventions from the research lab to the marketplace to benefit the public and is an...
Postdoc Fellowship via Lilly Innovation Fellowship Award (LIFA)
Dec. 28, 2015—The announcement below is about a post-doc fellowship award through the Lilly Foundation. For more information, see the website below and attached documents. Eli Lilly and Company is pleased to announce the opening of the 2015 Lilly Innovation Fellowship Award (LIFA) program, a competitive post-doctoral fellowship award. This program is designed to foster post-doctoral...
Join the VU Advanced Degree Consulting Club
Dec. 11, 2015—Interested in management consulting? Want to improve your resume for management consulting? COME JOIN VUADCC Recruiting for: VP of Finance VP of Technology VP of Communication VP of Education Want to apply PhD training and research skills in solving real-life business problems in a collaborative, fast-paced environment? Learn more about Management Consulting at ...
ASPIRE Teaching Intern, Anatomy and Physiology II, Belmont University, Nashville, TN
Dec. 10, 2015—ASPIRE Teaching Internship Opportunity: Anatomy and Physiology II course Class Lecture/Discussion: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 8:00-8:50 am Course-associated laboratory: Wednesday 1:00 -2:50 pm Includes opportunities to assist in a gross anatomy laboratory OR Anatomy and Physiology II course Class Lecture/Discussion: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays 9:00-9:50 am Course-associated laboratory: Thursday 1:00 -2:50 pm Includes opportunities...
ASPIRE Teaching Internship at Fisk University: Developmental Biology
Dec. 10, 2015— ASPIRE Teaching Internship: Developmental Biology Course Class Lecture/Discussion: Monday/Wednesday/Friday, 9:20- 10:10 am Course-associated laboratory: Tuesday from 2:50- 5:20 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 is Nashville’s oldest institution...
Volunteer Opportunity: Layout Editor for BRET Newsletter, “Results and Discussion”
Dec. 4, 2015—Do you enjoy making figures for all of your lab colleagues? Do you have an eye for designing attention-grabbing power point slides and posters? Would you like to improve your skills and versatility by learning Adobe InDesign while also helping to create a tangible product for your portfolio? The BRET Office of Career Development is seeking a...
Call for Bloggers for NIH BEST Consortium
Dec. 2, 2015—Your school’s BEST career development program is part of a national effort to help biomedical PhDs and postdocs prepare for a variety of career options. Only a handful of schools have programs like yours and we want to give others a taste of your experience. We are looking for bloggers to write diary-style entries about...
2016 Summer Mentorship at the American Center for Reproductive Medicine
Dec. 2, 2015—The American Center for Reproductive Medicine at Cleveland Clinic is offering a unique, highly integrated 7-week research internship to pre-med and medical students this summer from June 13 to July 29, 2016. This program strives to expose students to the fundamentals of clinical research as well as provide training in scientific writing and offer shadowing opportunities....
ASPIRE Internship: SyBBURE Searle Undergraduate Scientific Advisor
Nov. 20, 2015—ASPIRE Internship Opportunity: SyBBURE Searle Undergraduate Research Program Scientific Advisor Vanderbilt University Campus The SyBBURE Searle Undergraduate Research Program (sybbure.org) supports the year-round research of a diverse group of students and provides a culture of creativity, innovation, and teamwork that serves to incubate the minds of the next generation of scientists, engineers, researchers, and inventors. Positions...
ASPIRE Internship: Life Science TN Policy Internship
Nov. 20, 2015—Life Science Tennessee Policy Internship 217 Fifth Avenue North Nashville, Tennessee Life Science Tennessee (LifeSciTN) will be offering an internship opportunity for winter/spring 2015-2016. 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...
Results and Discussion newsletter: Fall 2015, Issue 2
Nov. 19, 2015—Please enjoy the second issue of the BRET newsletter, "Results and Discussion," devoted to highlighting the research accomplisments and activities of our PhD graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Read the issue here.
AIMBE Scholars Program looking for expert advisors for FDA
Nov. 18, 2015—The AIMBE Scholars Program enables distinguished postdoctorates in the medical and biomedical engineering fields to serve as expert advisors to policy makers at the FDA. Scholars learn how to apply their experiences from the lab bench to inform regulatory policy decisions. AIMBE Scholars work side-by-side with the most influential decision makers at the agency–from reviewers...
Internship Opportunity: US Dept of Homeland Security STEM Internship
Nov. 5, 2015—U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 2016 HS-STEM Summer Internships Graduate students receive a $7,000 stipend plus travel expenses. 10-week research experiences are offered at: Coast Guard Research and Development Center ● Homeland Security Studies and Analysis Institute ● Customs and Borders Protection ● Engineer Research and Development Center ● Federal Emergency Management Agency ●...
Make an Impact: Become a White House Fellow
Nov. 5, 2015—
ORISE Fellowships…. a great opportunity!
Nov. 3, 2015—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Division of Laboratory Sciences (DLS), is seeking Summer ORISE Fellows to focus on public health issues related to the environment. Candidates will join projects associated with developing and applying new methods to characterize and quantitate biochemical markers that are relevant in environmental exposures and chronic diseases. The fellowship carries a stipend of approximately $2,700 per month for full-time undergraduate student fellows and $3,400 for full-time graduate student fellows. Qualifications...
Volunteer Opportunity: Young Scientist journal needs reviewers
Nov. 2, 2015—If you are a post-doctoral fellow or graduate student in a science-related field, we are actively recruiting reviewers for the upcoming volume of Young Scientist (www.youngscientistjournal.org). This is a relatively small time commitment that makes a large difference for the students involved. Please find details in the below links. Young Scientist Call for Reviewers Young Scientist Reviewers' Guide Please...
STEM Pedagogy Journal Club meeting, Nov 17
Nov. 2, 2015—The STEM Pedagogy Journal Club will be meeting this month on Tuesday, November 17th at 4pm in MRBIV 11455. At this meeting, we will be joined by Dr. Anita Disney for our article discussion on applying the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in the college classroom. UDL principles encourage curriculum development that gives...
Office of Science and Technology Policy Spring 2016 Internship Program — deadline soon!
Oct. 26, 2015—OSTP Policy Internship Program—Spring 2016 The Office of Science and Technology Policy is currently accepting applications for its Spring 2016 Policy Internship Program. The application deadline is Friday, October 30. Students who are U.S. citizens and who will be actively enrolled during the Spring semester are welcome to apply. More information and application instructions are...
Internship Opportunity: Launch TN Specialist Program
Oct. 23, 2015—Would you like the opportunity to engage in Tennessee's entrepreneurial ecosystem and learn about what it's like to work for a start-up? Launch TN's Specialist Program is now accepting applications for their Spring and Summer internship program. The Specialist Program kicked off in May 2014 providing students the opportunity to engage in Tennessee’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. The...