Career Exploration Opportunities

Virtual Postdoc Preview: Discover Postdoctoral Training at Brown University The Office of University Postdoctoral Affairs (OUPA) is excited to announce an upcoming Virtual Postdoc Preview for those interested in learning more about postdoctoral training at Brown University. This event will take place on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. Read More

    Registration Requested   Jacob Brown, Ph.D. Product Development Scientist, Mars PetCare Dr. Brown received his BS and MS in Physiology and Developmental Biology from Brigham Young University. He received his Ph.D. in Physiology from the University of Missouri- Columbia. He completed his postdoctoral fellowship at Vanderbilt… Read More

Join us to hear from Drs. Chaloner and Ogden as they share their career journeys to roles in patent law. Registration is requested Aaron S. Chaloner, J.D., Ph.D.  Aaron Chaloner is an associate in Baker Donelson’s Nashville office. Dr. Chaloner focuses his practice on… Read More

  Registration is requested Amicia Elliott is a Product Manager at Form Bio. Dr. Elliott received her B.S. n Genetics at Purdue University and progressed through a Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics at Vanderbilt University and a postdoctoral fellowship at the NIH in systems neuroscience. Dr. Elliott has… Read More

  Join us virtually for our January PhD Career Stories session on Clinical Laboratory Medicine   Registration is required to receive Zoom login   Dr. Tiffany Guess received her M.Ed.  from Tennessee State University, and received her PhD in Molecular Biosciences from MTSU. She completed a postdoc in… Read More

Panelists will include: Jennifer Oldham Communications Director, The Healing Trust https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-oldham-o22/ VU Alumna – MTS Theology   Kavya Sharman, PhD Founder and CEO Phase Capital https://www.linkedin.com/in/kavyasharman/ VU Alumna – B.A. Neuroscience and PhD, Chemical and Physical Biology   John Vick, PhD Director, Office of Primary Prevention, TN… Read More

Covering study stories is a common entry point into the field for many science journalists. Despite the limitations of the form — notably that study stories risk overhyping or elevating an individual result beyond the significance it deserves — understanding how to “report out” and write about an individual study… Read More

Join us virtually for our December PhDCS featuring a panel of Vanderbilt alumni who have a career path point that includes an industry postdoc. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link Salma Cruz, Ph.D. Dr. Cruz  received a B.S. in Chemistry from Virginia Commonwealth University. She joined… Read More

Please join us for November PhD Career Stories session with Dr. Chastity Bradley and Dr. Emily Woodward *Please note updated location to Light Hall 411 Registration is requested Dr. Bradley is the Lead Medical Writer at BioMed Writers and has over 20… Read More

Please join us for the September PhD Career Stories session with Dr. Janice Ascano, Associate Director, and Dr. Phil Ko, Associate Director, Vanderbilt Research Development and Support.   Registration requested Janice Ascano, PhD Janice joined the Research Development and Support team in October 2020. With the goal of… Read More