Skill Development

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is offering two week-long courses this summer to help them transition to careers in biotech. Of 130 participants from 2014-2016, 70% now have nonacademic jobs in industry, regulatory affairs, or tech transfer; the remainder… Read More

If you are interested in data science, check out this workshop hosted by Purdue University. Space is limited and travel support is available. Critical Data Viz Workshop: An introduction to the ethics and practice of data visualization May 20 – 24, 2019 Purdue University,… Read More

How to Search in PubMed (Part 1/2) (Heather Laferriere, MLIS) Feb 22, 2019 PubMed is a free resource, developed and maintained by the National Library of Medicine, that contains over 29 million citations from the biomedical literature. This session will provide a demonstration of a PubMed search, while highlighting… Read More

Vanderbilt faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in a variety of workshops offered by the Vanderbilt Institute for Digital Learning this semester. VIDL is offering “pop’shops” throughout the semester at the VIDLstudio. Pop’shops are designed to help users learn more about the equipment, software and workflows available… Read More

Let’s Experiment: A Guide for Scientists Working at the Bench Before you step into the lab to do an experiment, you have a long list of questions. So many, that it’s overwhelming. A little guidance would be helpful, right?   That’s where iBiology’s new online course “Let’s… Read More

The ASBMB Public Outreach Committee is proud to offer “The Art of Science Communication,” an online course available for ALL scientists and STEM professionals. The application for the Winter 2019 session of the course is now open. Overview: The goal of the course is to provide participants with fundamental training… Read More

Whitsell Innovations, Inc. is a full-service medical and scientific writing company. We are seeking interns with writing talent, a strong work ethic, a passion for science, and a desire to learn about written communication in a regulated environment. Application and more information can be found here: https://www.whitsellinnovations.com/careers/ ❖ Because WI provides… Read More

The BRET Office of Career Development is excited to welcome Linda Bowen, a senior regulatory policy and intelligence leader and speaker, to lead the special opportunity: Transitioning to a Career in Regulatory Affairs The workshop will be held on Friday, March 8 AND Saturday, March 9, both days… Read More

Crafting an Effective Teaching Statement: Creating Your Draft In this workshop, we will address best practices for writing a teaching statement/philosophy for the academic job market. This workshop is open to Vanderbilt graduate students & Postdocs from across the disciplines who want to improve their teaching portfolio materials. All teaching… Read More