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2024 ASPIRE Annual Career Symposium, “A Kaleidoscope of Biomedical Science Careers”
Nov. 28, 2023—Join us in-person explore the many paths a biomedical science PhD can take! Friday, May 31, 2024 Student Life Center
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...
Beyond the Lab: Celebrating 100 Episodes!
Feb. 7, 2023—This week, The BRET Office of Career Development ASPIRE program is excited to announce the alumni interview series — Beyond the Lab – has reached 100 podcast episodes published! The podcast, which began as a YouTube video series in 2013, has interviewed 100 Vanderbilt University Biomedical Research Education and Training graduate student and postdoctoral fellow...
ASPIRE Micro-Credentialing through Badgr
Nov. 3, 2021—The ASPIRE Program is now awarding badges through Badgr to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows who fully complete any of our ASPIRE modules. We will be back issuing badges to trainees who participated in an ASPIRE Module in the 2020-2021 academic year. This micro-credentialing program will continue to grow in the coming months. To see criteria...
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....
Annual Report
Sep. 13, 2018—The Biomedical Research Education and Training (BRET) Office of Career Development provides career and professional development enrichment activities for Vanderbilt University School of Medicine graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. The office was recognized in 2013 for its commitment to career development for biomedical sciences PhD students and postdocs through a BEST award, a $1.2 million,...
Join us on Twitter!
Jul. 30, 2018—The ASPIRE Program uses Twitter to publicize resources and events as well as job postings for Ph.D.s and postdocs in the biomedical and life sciences. @VUbretASPIRE Launched May 2018, the VU BRET ASPIRE Twitter feed provides resources, seminar notices, event photos, and more. @VUBRETPhDJobs Created in October 2014, the VU BRET Jobs Twitter...