‘Networking’
Vanderbilt Healthy Dores Week 2025
Mar. 27, 2025—Events are free and open to all! Free food and giveaways throughout the week! Monday End Overdose Training Learn a life-saving skill! Learn about opioid medical intervention and how to confidently use Narcan and fentanyl test strips from End Overdose at Vanderbilt. When: Monday, March 31 from 4:30 – 5:30 pm Where: MPH Classroom, 10th floor ...
Weill Institute Emerging Scholars Symposium
Feb. 26, 2025—The Weill Institute Emerging Scholars Symposium on Monday, October 13, is open to senior Ph.D. students and postdocs in cell and molecular biology and related disciplines. Apply by April 14, 2025 for a chance to: Network with students, postdocs, and faculty, and learn about career opportunities at Cornell University Attend the Weill Institute Symposium on...
VU Women in STEM Symposium sponsored by VUWise
Feb. 24, 2025—VU-WiSE is proud to present their 4th annual Women in STEM Panel and Symposium! The event will feature a panel discussion/Q&A with STEM professionals, including the DSI’s own Charreau Bell! Also included: Professional development workshops A networking/organization fair Professional headshots Free food! The event is open to undergraduates, graduate students, post docs, faculty, and staff.
New Nashville meet-up for women in tech founded by an alum: I.T. Girls: First meeting, March 19 at 5:30pm
Feb. 14, 2025—Are you Interested in getting more involved with the local tech scene? A new meet-up for women in tech is just getting started called I.T. Girls and it is founded by one of our biomedical Vanderbilt alums. Their first meetup will celebrate women’s history month by talking about the impact of women on tech. Wednesday,...
2025 Virtual Career Expo for PhDs and Postdocs
Feb. 5, 2025—As a graduate student and postdoctoral fellow at Vanderbilt University, you’re invited to attend the Virtual Career Expo (VCE). This free virtual job fair brings together employers from the fields of STEM, Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences seeking advanced degree talent (Masters, PhDs, Postdocs and Alumni). Event Details Date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Time: 11am-3pm...
September Women in the Academy session
Sep. 11, 2024—Join the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center for our September Women in the Academy session celebrating National Postdoc Appreciation, Getting Connected: Expanding Your Network 2.0, on Tuesday, September 17th at NOON in Alumni Hall Reading Room 206. This month’s luncheon will feature officers from the GWOC, GSC, VPA, and OBGAPS. Anchorlink Registration: https://anchorlink.vanderbilt.edu/event/10329840
ASPIRE Job Search Series: Informational Interviewing and Preparing for the Career Symposium
Jul. 5, 2023—Thursday, May 16, 2024 11:00am Light Hal 411 Ashley Brady, PhD Assistant Dean of Biomedical Career Engagement and Strategic Partnerships Associate Professor of Medical Education and Administration Have you ever heard of an informational interview? Come learn about one the most powerful, yet underutilized, networking tools available to you. Find out what an informational...
Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS) Networking Happy Hour open to grad students and postdocs, Omni Hotel, Nashville, TN
Feb. 28, 2023—The Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS) is holding their annual conference in Nashville this year from March 26-30th. The conference coordinator has agreed to allow Vanderbilt graduate students and post-docs to attend the networking event on the evening of Tuesday, March 28th for free MAPS Opening Doors Meet and Greet Are you new to Medical Affairs,...
Vanderbilt ASPIRE-Basic Sciences Board of Visitors Mentoring Program: Fall Mentor-Mentee Lunch
Dec. 9, 2022—This fall, eleven current PhD graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the biomedical sciences were selected through a competitive application process to be part of the newly launched Vanderbilt ASPIRE-Basic Sciences Board of Visitors Mentoring Program. Trainees were matched with a mentor from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences Board of Visitors (BOV) based upon common academic and professional...
Nature Masterclass Training Courses for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows
Oct. 20, 2022—Are you interested in taking professional development courses? The Nature Masterclass is an online platform which provides free professional development online courses. You will need your VU or VUMC email address, to access all the courses on the platform. Below are some of the online courses being offered: Scientific Writing and Publishing Effective Collaboration in...
Tomorrow’s Life Science Workforce: Preparing and Pitching Yourself as a Scientist, virtual event
Sep. 26, 2022—Tomorrow’s Life Science Workforce Preparing and Pitching Yourself as a Scientist Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/preparing-and-pitching-yourself-as-a-scientist-1054409 Thursday, October 13, 2022 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM ET VIRTUAL ONLY Thursday, October 20, 2022 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM EDT IN PERSON ONLY UConn Health 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, CT 06030 This 2-part event is free of charge. You...
OUTbio Mentoring Program
Jun. 30, 2022—Empowering LGBTQ Professionals in Drug Development OUTbio is the biotech industry’s largest LGBTQ professionals group. Our mission is to empower the LGBTQ community and its allies in biotechnology and affiliated industries. Founded in 2015 and incorporated as a non-profit in 2019, OUTbio has over 1,200 members across all facets of biotech. Why biotech? Why Boston? Biotech encompasses a...
Applications for the Yale Ciencia Academy (YCA) for Professional Development are now open
Mar. 4, 2022—The YCA is an NIH-funded initiative to equip doctoral students interested in biological, biomedical or behavioral research and who are in the final 1.5-2 years of their programs with the knowledge, skills, and networks they need to find great postdoctoral positions that will further their academic interests and career goals. The program supports students who...
Career Development Series for Graduate Students & Postdoctoral Fellows
Jan. 26, 2022—The Vanderbilt Career Center is featuring some great events for graduate students and postdocs this spring! For more information check out DoreWays **For Biomedical PhD students and postdocs, please register for Decoding Your Story: Networking and Interview Success through here
Career Symposium Features the Significance of Mentorship and Networking
Jul. 13, 2021—This article was originally published in Results & Discussion, Issue 8, Fall 2018. By Jessamyn Perlmutter, Graduate Student Each year, the BRET Office holds its Annual Career Symposium for hundreds of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows looking for advice on how to take the next steps in their careers. Held on June 1, this year’s...
Postdoc Preview at University of Michigan Medical School
Jul. 12, 2021—Twice a year, the University of Michigan Medical School hosts Postdoc Preview, a recruiting event and opportunity for 20 upper-level graduate students to explore the extensive postdoctoral research and training opportunities in biomedical sciences at Michigan. During a virtual visit, candidates will interview with prospective mentors, network with their current postdocs, and learn about life...
Virtual Career Development Workshop, July 28-29
Jun. 24, 2021—The Leadership Alliance is excited to announce its upcoming Virtual Career Development Workshop from July 28-29, 2021. The ASPIRE team is proud to be a part of the planning committee for this year’s event, which also features Senior Associate Dean Kathy Gould and Assistant Dean Ashley Brady as speakers. The Virtual Career Development Workshop is an opportunity for...
IMPACT Fellowship Program: Now Accepting Applications!
Jun. 16, 2021—The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) is pleased to announce the IMPACT Fellowship Program (“IMPACT”), a six-month program that provides marginalized early-career research trainees with access to personal and career resources, along with opportunities to build skills, assess and better understand their strengths, and develop new networks. “Unfortunately, all postdoctoral scholars do not share equal access to critical...
Employer Info Session: Poly-Med
Jun. 10, 2021—Join us for an Employer Information Session with Poly-Med on June 24, 11:30am, via Zoom. Co-sponsored by the BRET Office of Career Development ASPIRE Program and the Vanderbilt Career Center. Register via Zoom. Poly-Med is the leading developer of bioresorbable polymers and fibers. We help innovative medical device companies focused on improving patient outcomes. Poly-Med...
Game night with the Graduate Women in Science Nashville Chapter
Apr. 13, 2021—The Graduate Women in Science Nashville Chapter is co-hosting a game night with the Tuscaloosa chapter on Thursday, April 22 at 7:30pm This event is open to all new and interested members of the Nashville and Tuscaloosa chapters of Graduate Women in Science! See flyer for more details!