‘ASPIRE Programs’
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...
Beyond the Lab: Dina Stroud, Program Administration
Apr. 15, 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 Dina Stroud, PhD, Executive Director of the Fisk-Vanderbilt Bridge Program. We enjoyed our interview with Dina… it was a wonderful exchange! Check out the video here! This video is...
Beyond the Lab: Jerome Jorquin, Grants Management
Apr. 14, 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 Jerome Jorquin, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow alumnus. This interview with Dr. Jorquin is a Beyond the Lab favorite! We hope you will enjoy it too! Check out...
Beyond the Lab: Erin Flynt, Medical Communications
Apr. 13, 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 Erin Flynt, PhD, in one of our very first Beyond the Lab videos. We were so pleased that she (as well as Nicole Speed) went out on...
Beyond the Lab: Hillary Carter, Government Administration
Apr. 12, 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 Hillary Carter, Senior Advisor for Biosecurity and a Team Chief in the Office of Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR), US Department of State. Dr. Carter spoke at the 2015...
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: Meghana Rao, Consulting
Apr. 9, 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 Meghana Rao, PhD, who is a consultant for Campbell Alliance and who was a speaker for the 2015 Annual Career Symposium. Check out the video here! This video...
Beyond the Lab: Nuruddeen Lewis, Drug Discovery
Apr. 8, 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 Nuruddeen Lewis, PhD, Scientist, Cellular and Translational Immunology group, EMD Serono. Dr. Lewis spoke at a PhD Career Connections seminar in November, 2014, and we were...
Beyond the Lab: Nikki Cheng, Principal Investigator
Apr. 7, 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 Nikki Cheng, PhD, who attended our 2013 Annual Career Symposium as a speaker. Watch the whole video here! This video is supported by a...
Beyond the Lab: Hayes McDonald, Core Facility Management
Apr. 6, 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 Hayes McDonald, PhD, co-associate director, MSRC Proteomics Laboratory, here at Vanderbilt. Check out the video here! This video is supported by a BEST award from...
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...
ASPIRE Internship: Tennessee Brew Works, Nashville, TN
Feb. 8, 2016—Tennessee Brew Works Brewery Intern 809 Ewing Ave. Nashville, TN 37203 Tennessee Brew Works is a locally owned and operated brewery founded in August of 2013. We are dedicated to producing high quality beer. We are committed to ethically conducting our business. We are passionate about enjoying great beer. This internship will provide an...
ASPIRE Internship: axialHealthcare, Nashville, TN
Feb. 4, 2016—axialHealthcare Science and Analytics Intern 209 10th Ave. S. Suite 332 Nashville, TN 37203 axialHealthcare is transforming the lives of patients in pain and revolutionizing the delivery of pain care through insightful data analysis, data modeling, and creation of effective cloud-based platforms. We are currently seeking energetic, highly motivated, part-time interns enrolled in a graduate...
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...
ASPIRE Module: STEM Teaching in K-12 Schools, Spring 2016
Dec. 4, 2015—The ASPIRE Program is excited to announce the STEM Teaching in K12 Schools ASPIRE Module, offered once again, this Spring 2016. Each participant will have the opportunity to experience the K-12 classroom through a volunteer placement in a middle or high school setting. The placements will be tailored to each participant and will range from one...
ASPIRE Module: Practical Strategies for Strong Writing
Dec. 4, 2015— The ASPIRE Modules are short, non-credit bearing electives that broaden the training experiences of biomedical sciences trainees. These elective modules provide efficient exposure to topics in three theme areas: Business/Entrepreneurship, Communication, and Clinical research.The ASPIRE Modules are optional and open to any biomedical sciences PhD student or postdoctoral fellow who wishes to take them to supplement their research training....