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BRET Failure Talk: alumma Molly Seale, PhD
Sep. 17, 2025—Molly Seale earned her PhD in Cell and Cancer Biology at Vanderbilt studying cell adhesion proteins. With over 20 years in Medical and Scientific Affairs, she excels at engaging clinicians, leading teams, launching new therapeutic products, and driving successful clinical trials. In this candid talk, Molly will share the untold story behind her career in...
ASPIRE Resume Masterclass Live
Sep. 10, 2025—Join us for a dynamic, interactive session designed to strengthen your resume and enhance your career readiness. In this one-hour event, Vanderbilt alumni Lori Rudolph Owen, PhD and JJ Owen, PhD will provide live feedback on the resumes of four selected trainees. Their insights will highlight what employers in industry look for, how to tailor...
2025-2026 ASPIRE Up Events
Aug. 26, 2025—For questions please reach out to Mary Gray (Mary.g.lindstrom@vanderbilt.edu).
PhD Career Stories: Project Management
Aug. 21, 2025—Join us for our 2025-2026 PhD Career Stories seminar series kickoff on Friday, September 12, at 10:00am, Light Hall 214. Ashley A. Able, PhD Scientific Project Manager, Natera Lakshmi Sundararajan, PhD Senior Project Manager, Research and Technical Operations, Astellas Gene Therapies SIGN-UP HERE! BIOS Dr. Lakshmi Sundararajan earned her Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental...
Celebrating our postdocs!
Aug. 1, 2025—Join us for National Postdoc Appreciation Week to celebrate our awesome VU and VUMC postdocs! Come have a cookie with us on Wednesday, September 17th, from 11:00am to 2:00pm in the North Lobby of Light Hall.
Open Jobs for Trainees
Aug. 14, 2024— Join us on our LinkedIn page to see current job opening shared with the ASPIRE Program. https://www.linkedin.com/company/vanderbiltbretaspire/ The Vanderbilt BRET Office of Career Development ASPIRE LinkedIn page shares current job postings available for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Job opening notifications are for faculty, non-faculty, and postdoc positions. Note:...
ASPIRE CV / Resume Drop In Clinic
Aug. 30, 2023—The BRET Office of Career Development ASPIRE Program provides a CV/Resume Drop-in Clinic for VU and VUMC biomedical sciences PhD students and postdoctoral fellows. We are happy to review CVs, NIH biosketches, resumes, LinkedIn profiles, or other professional documents you use in a job search. Drop in for a visit on Tuesdays from 11:30a-12:30p in...
ASPIRE Grant Repository
Mar. 9, 2021—The ASPIRE team maintains a repository of funded grant applications written by Vanderbilt graduate students. Access is restricted to Vanderbilt graduate students who are currently writing a grant application. Currently the repository contains example F31 NIH NRSA , AHA, and NSF GRFP grant applications. If you are a VU student who is interested in viewing the repository,...
ASPIRE Internships
Sep. 28, 2018— The ASPIRE Program is excited to offer ASPIRE Internships, which will be advertised on a rolling basis throughout the year. Please check back regularly! For a curated list of internships available outside of ASPIRE, please see: Internships Outside of ASPIRE. Eligibility requirements Applicants must be a current Vanderbilt University Ph.D. student or a current postdoctoral fellow....